SEC continues crusade against crypto with Coinbase charges
By 
Jeff Dale2023-06-06T17:44:00
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continued its crackdown on the digital asset industry Tuesday, charging cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase with violating federal securities laws.
The allegations against Coinbase, which are largely similar to charges levied against Binance by the SEC on Monday, include operating an unregistered securities exchange, broker, and clearing agency and the unregistered offer and sale of securities in connection with a staking-as-a-service program, the SEC said in a press release.
The agency is seeking injunctive relief, disgorgement of ill-gotten gains plus interest, penalties, and other equitable relief as part of its litigation.
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