Coinbase Hit With Lawsuit Over Unregistered Securities—What’s Next?
Prominent crypto exchange Coinbase is set to face a class-action lawsuit by some customers over accusations of selling securities as an unregistered dealer-broker. This latest development comes amid the exchange’s interlocutory appeal in an ongoing case with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Related Reading: Ripple Vs. SEC Lawsuit: XRP Price Balks At The […]
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A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase alleging that the platform lets customers trade 79 cryptocurrencies that are unregistered securities, including XRP, dogecoin (DOGE), and shiba inu (SHIB).
Lawsuit Claims Coinbase Sold 79 Unregistered Crypto Securities to Customers
A class-action lawsuit was filed last week against Coinbase Global Inc., Coinbase Inc., and CEO Brian Armstrong.
Lead plaintiffs and Coinbase users Christopher Underwood, Louis Oberlander, and Henry Rodriguez allege that from Oct. 8, 2019, to....
A lawsuit against Binance accusing the cryptocurrency exchange of selling unregistered crypto securities has been dismissed. The plaintiffs listed nine cryptocurrencies in the lawsuit.
Binance’s Lawsuit Dismissed
U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter dismissed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Binance Thursday.
The motion to dismiss was filed by Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ). The lawsuit (case no. 20-02803) was originally filed in April 2020 in the U.S. district court in the Southern District of New York.
Binance is accused of violating....
A class-action lawsuit has been filed claiming that cryptocurrency solana (SOL) is an unregistered security under the Howey test. “The specific facts and circumstances relating to SOL securities support the conclusion that SOL is a security under the Howey test,” the plaintiff argued. Solana Is a Security, Lawsuit Claims A lawsuit, filed on July 1 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, claims that cryptocurrency solana (SOL) is an unregistered security. Lead plaintiff Mark Young, a California resident and SOL investor, is suing on behalf of....
A class-action lawsuit against Binance US has been filed in California that alleges the exchange misled investors and sold unregistered securities to roughly 2,000 plaintiffs. The case was filed by the law firm Roche Freedman LLP, a company known for high-profile crypto lawsuits during the last few years. The lawsuit accuses Binance US of marketing terrausd (UST) as a firmly fixed stablecoin tied to the value of the U.S. dollar.
Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Binance US Over the Terra UST Collapse — 2,000 Plaintiffs Say They Were Misled by the Exchange
On Monday, the....
Another class-action lawsuit has been filed against Ripple Labs and CEO Brad Garlinghouse. This lawsuit follows the one filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleging that the defendants sold XRP, which it considers unregistered security, for over $1.38 billion. The lawsuit, filed Monday in a Florida district court alleges that the “sale of XRP cryptocurrency tokens to Florida residents” violates Florida securities laws. The suit names Ripple Lab Inc., XRP II LLC, and Garlinghouse as the defendants. They have allegedly sold “millions of dollars (or....