By
Aaron Nicodemus2023-03-23T18:08:00
Coinbase said it was served a Wells Notice by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for potential violations of securities law.
In a blog post Wednesday, Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal wrote the SEC’s notice related to “an unspecified portion of our listed digital assets, our staking service Coinbase Earn, Coinbase Prime, and Coinbase Wallet after a cursory investigation.”
Coinbase, which is publicly traded, operates one of the largest cryptocurrency exchange platforms in the world.
2023-06-06T17:44:00Z By Jeff Dale
The Securities and Exchange Commission continued its crackdown on the digital asset industry, charging cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase with violating federal securities laws.
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Former Coinbase product manager Ishan Wahi was sentenced to two years in federal prison for his role in a crypto insider trading scheme.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against Seattle-based Bittrex and its co-founder and former CEO for operating an unregistered national securities exchange, broker, and clearing agency.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shut down a registry of non-bank financial firms that broke consumer laws. The agency cites the costs being ”not justified by the speculative and unquantified benefits to consumers.”
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Senate Democrats warned OMB Director Russell Vought Tuesday that it would be illegal for the Trump administration to shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, citing a recent court decision barring actions that could severely harm the agency.
2025-10-23T20:36:00Z By Jaclyn Jaeger
It has been nearly six months now since the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division released its memorandum on the selection of compliance monitors. This article provides a critical analysis of the monitorships that received early terminations, those that remain in place, and the broader compliance lessons they impart.
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