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Coinbase Responds to SEC Wells Notice, Defends Cryptocurrency Lending Products

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On April 27th, Coinbase, a well-known cryptocurrency exchange based in San Francisco, boldly responded to a recent Wells Notice issued by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in March. For those unfamiliar with the term, a Wells Notice is a warning that the SEC is considering taking legal action against a company. It’s a serious matter and not one to be taken lightly. In the wells notice letter, the watchdog regulator urged that Coinbase lending products that allow cryptocurrency users to earn interest on certain digital assets are…

Coinbase execs respond to SEC’s Wells notice in person and on video

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Executives of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase took their company’s regulatory issues to the public on April 27, with chief legal officer Paul Grewal speaking at Consensus 2023 and appearing with CEO Brian Armstrong in a video released on YouTube. The appeal was in response to a Wells notice received by the firm, a notification by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it may intend to carry out enforcement actions against it. “Coinbase’s core commitment to regulatory compliance has never wavered,” Grewal said in the video, which was addressed…

Coinbase Shares Wells Response, Challenges SEC’s Change in Attitude Towards Its Core Businesses – Bitcoin News

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On April 27, Coinbase, the crypto exchange based in San Francisco, made public the disclosure of its response to the Wells notice it had received from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) back in March. The company maintained that the regulatory body’s enforcement actions were in direct contrast to the agency’s previous approval of the firm’s public listing via its S-1 filing. Coinbase asserted in its response to the SEC that it is the “innocent investors who stand to lose the most from the commission’s abrupt about-face.” Coinbase Responds…

SEC Is Alleging Legal Violations ‘On the Fly,’ Crypto Exchange Coinbase Says

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“An investment contract exists when you invest money in a common enterprise with a reasonable expectation of profits to be derived from the efforts of others. Intermediaries for investment contracts, whether they’re exchanges, brokers, dealers, clearinghouses, they need to comply with the securities laws and register with the Securities and Exchange Commission,” he said. “Instead, many crypto platforms are just pretending that these investment contracts that they offer are more like goldfish,” using an analogy about pets. Source

NY investment bank says ‘crypto winter is over,’ bullish outlook for Coinbase

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Analysts from the prominent New York-based investment bank H.C. Wainwright have declared an end to “crypto winter.” The bank has initiated its coverage of U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase with a “buy” rating, saying that the company stands to benefit from the growing cryptocurrency industry around the globe. In an April 26 note sent out to investors, Wainwright analyst Mike Colonnese observed that overall crypto asset prices have rallied 45% year-to-date (YTD) supported by a 67% increase in the price of Bitcoin (BTC). According to the analyst, markets “have likely now…

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest Accumulates More Coinbase Stock (COIN) As Crypto Exchange Goes Against SEC

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Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest added more than 157,000 Coinbase (COIN) shares this week as the top US crypto exchange goes on the offensive against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). On Monday, three of ARK Invest’s funds made separate purchases of COIN shares worth a combined $6.98 million at time of writing. Coinbase shares currently make up 4.74% of ARK’s combined portfolio. The three funds’ estimated cost averages for COIN are $239.60, $254.65, and $242, all of which are far greater than Coinbase’s current share price, which currently sits…

Former Coinbase Employee Guilty of Insider Trading Wants to Limit Jail Term to 10 Months

Ishan Wahi has cited reasons such as “modest, law-abiding and admirable life” and mental health for the court to consider a jail term no more than 10 months. In the latest court filing, crypto exchange Coinbase former product manager Ishan Wahi, who’s guilty of insider trading, has asked for a jail term of no more than 10 months. The lawyers representing Wahi have made an appeal to the court in their recent filings. First-Ever Insider Crypto Trading Case Wahi pleaded guilty to the first-ever insider trading case concerning crypto assets.…