Coinbase says SEC dropping enforcement case as CEO calls for end to ‘bogus’ actions against crypto

Coinbase says SEC dropping enforcement case as CEO calls for end to ‘bogus’ actions against crypto


Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong: SEC case was 'bogus', we were right on the facts

Coinbase announced Friday that the Securities and Exchange Commission has agreed to drop its enforcement case against the company, pending the approval of the regulator’s commissioners.

Shares of Coinbase rose 4% in premarket trading.

In 2023, the SEC charged Coinbase with operating an unregistered securities exchange and for failing to properly register its crypto staking program. However, the case was started under former SEC Chair Gary Gensler. The commission is expected to take a more friendly stance to the crypto industry under President Donald Trump and Paul Atkins, the current nominee for SEC chair.

Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” said that the company will not pay any fine. He said the agreement to end the case marks a “huge day” for Coinbase and the crypto industry at large.

“I think it’s a really important signal that, [after] a small group of activists in this prior administration who tried to unlawfully attack this industry, we’re going to be able to turn the page on that and finally get some regulatory clarity in America,” Armstrong said.

“I hope that they’ll dismiss all the bogus cases, frankly, and it will be a domino effect for the rest of the industry,” he continued.

An SEC spokesperson declined to comment on Coinbase’s announcement Friday.

President Trump embraced crypto during his presidential campaign, attending the 2024 Bitcoin Conference and receiving financial donations from industry leaders. The president signed an executive order on Jan. 23 to establish a working group to draw up a regulatory framework for the crypto industry.

A key issue in the charges against Coinbase, and several other crypto cases under Gensler, was whether certain crypto assets counted as securities. The SEC argued that some crypto assets fell under existing securities laws, and therefore required additional registration and disclosure, while crypto exchanges and other digital asset firms pushed for a new set of rules.

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