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After Binance, SEC Sues Coinbase over Illegal Operation of Crypto Exchange

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, with operating an illegal trading platform that offered unregistered crypto asset securities. The securities watchdog also accused the platform of running a digital asset staking-as-a-service programme without authorization. In a complaint filed before a US district court in New York, SEC further alleged that Coinbase combines the functions of an exchange, brokerage and clearing agency–which are separated under US laws–without registering to engage in these activities. “All the while, Coinbase has earned billions…

Coinbase, CFTC, and Others Testify in Congress Over Proposed Crypto Bill

Representatives from Coinbase, Robinhood, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, among others, will speak at a House Agriculture Committee hearing on digital asset regulation about the recently released draft crypto bill. United States legislators put forth a crypto bill to provide clear regulations for cryptocurrency, its users, and companies. The 162-page bill attempts to establish regulatory jurisdiction and definitions. However, it was also acknowledged that the bill would require extensive reviews. One is the House Agriculture Committee hearing on digital asset regulation today. Coinbase and the CFTC are among those…

SEC sues Coinbase in NY federal court for offering unregistered securities

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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit against New York-based crypto exchange Coinbase for offering unregistered securities. The SEC lawsuit alleged that Coinbase has never registered as a broker, national securities exchange or clearing agency, evading the disclosure scheme for securities markets. SEC alleged that several tokens offered by the crypto exchange including  Solana (SOL),  Cardano (ADA), Polygon (MATIC) Filecoin (FIL), Sandbox (SAND), Axie Infinity (AXS), Chiliz (CHZ), FLOW, ICP, NEAR, VGX, DASH, and NEXO qualify as securities. Today we charged Coinbase, Inc. with operating its crypto asset…

Coinbase (COIN) Shares Tumble 9% amid SEC’s Binance Securities Violation Allegations

The SEC filing against Binance had a significant impact not only on Coinbase but also on other linked entities and cryptocurrencies. Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) witnessed a significant drop of 10.3% in its share value after the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its decision to sue the trading platform’s biggest rival the Binance exchange. Following the news, Coinbase stock closed the trading day down by 9% Edward Moya, a senior market analyst at foreign exchange Oanda, eloquently captures the sentiment surrounding the recent decline in Coinbase…

Coinbase aims at institutional investors with larger BTC and ETH futures

Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied Coinbase derivatives exchange is set to launch its institutional-sized bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) futures contracts. The company says the financial instruments will come with enhanced risk management features and lower fees. Exposing  institutional investors to advanced crypto derivatives Coinbase derivatives exchange, a CFTC-regulated derivatives platform, has announced the introduction of institutional-sized futures contracts for bitcoin (BTI) and ether (ETI) which will go live on June 5. With a surge in institutional interest and the demand…

Coinbase, Robinhood, CFTC to testify in Congress over draft crypto bill

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Coinbase, Robinhood, and representatives from the United States commodities regulator are set to testify before Congress on June 6 to discuss a newly proposed crypto bill.  The trio will be sharing their firm’s, or agency’s views on a proposed bill that could see certain crypto tokens classified as digital commodities, among other things. “Tomorrow I have the honor of testifying on Capitol Hill before the House Committee on Agriculture to share Coinbase’s views on the Digital Asset Market Structure Discussion Draft […] released last week,” said Coinbase Chief Legal Office…