Former Coinbase manager charged in first crypto insider trading case
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Aaron Nicodemus2022-07-22T19:37:00
The Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission charged a former product manager at Coinbase with insider trading for allegedly passing on tips to his brother and friend regarding when certain cryptocurrency assets would be made available on the platform.
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