Coinbase facing SEC enforcement over potential securities violations
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.
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