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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInCoinbase drops plans to launch interest product after CEO’s SEC comments
Coinbase has decided to halt its plans to launch an interest-earning product two weeks after CEO Brian Armstrong took the SEC to task on Twitter for its lack of guidance on the matter. The newly public cryptocurrency services firm said in an update on its blog Friday that it will not launch Coinbase Lend, which […]
Why Coinbase Will Lose Its Battle with the SEC | LinkedIn
Though Coinbase has fired the first salvo with its Blog and Twitter barrages, the SEC will undoubtedly respond with its own thunderous bombardment of devastating canon and ordinance – in the form of a hefty and far-reaching enforcement action. And just like other SEC forays into crypto-enforcement, when the gunsmoke settles, the SEC will be […]
Coinbase Gets Wells Notice From the SEC on Lend Product – Bloomberg
Coinbase Global Inc. was warned by the Securities and Exchange Commission against launching a product that would allow consumers to earn interest on their crypto holdings. The U.S.’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange said it received a Wells notice saying the agency will bring an enforcement action if the company goes ahead with its Lend product. Coinbase […]
Coinbase Hires Ex-SEC Director to Run Capital Markets Division – WSJ
Coinbase named Brett Redfearn, most recently the director of the SEC’s division of trading and markets, to run its capital-markets group, which includes its exchange operations and a brokerage and custody business. Mr. Redfearn, who left the SEC in December, is the second high-ranking former SEC official this week to take a role with a […]
Coinbase Transactions Under Review by U.S. Sanctions Enforcer – WSJ
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc. said its services may have been used by individuals, entities or jurisdictions subject to U.S. sanctions regulations and has disclosed the activity to a federal agency. The largest U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, which on Thursday filed to go public with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in a regulatory filing said it […]
Coinbase, a top cryptocurrency company, files for initial public offering – The New York Times
The cryptocurrency company Coinbase has joined the rush of start-ups looking to go public. The company said on Thursday that it had filed confidentially for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It gave few other details. Source: Coinbase, a top cryptocurrency company, files for initial public offering. – The New York […]
Coinbase cryptocurrency index fund – Business Insider
Coinbase, the cryptocurrency trading platform, announced Tuesday the launch of an index fund which will allow investors to put money into a basket of four of the largest cryptocurrencies. The so-called Coinbase Index Fund will give investors access to the digital currencies listed on GDAX, the exchange operated by Coinbase. It will be weighted by […]