A former Coinbase product manager was sentenced to two years in federal prison for his role in a crypto insider trading scheme.

Ishan Wahi was sentenced Tuesday by Judge Loretta Preska in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, according to a Department of Justice (DOJ) press release. He was also ordered to forfeit crypto assets he received in connection with the scheme, prosecutors said.

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