Coinbase Sued for Allegedly Selling 79 Unregistered Crypto Securities — Inclu...
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....
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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 […]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against organizations associated with Dragonchain as well as its chief architect John Joseph Roets for allegedly generating $16.5 million through “unregistered crypto asset” securities offerings. The court petition accuses the defendants of breaching the Securities Act of 1933 by amassing millions of dollars in 2017 through the […]
The cryptosphere has one of its entities running into some major issues with the regulators. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has been quite busy these days going after companies. This time, it has its whip readied against crypto firm Hydrogen, who it accuses of selling unregistered securities. Hydrogen’s market maker Moonwalkers Trading and its […]
The two cryptocurrency exchanges are under increased U.S. scrutiny for allegedly listing unregistered securities and evading sanctions, respectively.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a complaint against the blockchain-based file-sharing and payment network called Lbry last week, as the U.S. regulator has accused the company Lbry Inc. of selling unregistered securities. However, the CEO of Lbry denies the project’s native tokens are securities and says the SEC’s logic will put a number of public blockchain projects at risk. US Regulator Accuses Lbry of Selling Unregistered Securities U.S. financial regulators have filed a complaint against another blockchain project as the SEC claims the company Lbry....