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Coverage dated February 20, 2025

Coinbase says SEC has agreed to drop enforcement case

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Coinbase said Friday that the Securities and Exchange Commission has agreed in principle to drop a federal lawsuit that charged the company with illegally selling securities.

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  1. New York Post

    Coinbase says SEC to toss crypto lawsuit (opens New York Post)

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    Top digital currency platform Coinbase said on Friday that federal regulators will toss a lawsuit brought during the Biden administration that sought to tighten its grip on crypto assets.

  2. NBC News

    Coinbase says the SEC is dropping its crypto lawsuit against them (opens NBC News)

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    The largest U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange said Friday the Securities and Exchange Commission would drop its lawsuit against them, a signal to the broader crypto industry that the Trump administration plans to take a friendlier approach to it.

  3. UPI

    Coinbase says SEC has agreed to drop enforcement case (opens UPI)

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    Coinbase said Friday that the Securities and Exchange Commission has agreed in principle to drop a federal lawsuit that charged the company with illegally selling securities.

  4. CNN

    Coinbase says SEC will drop case that ‘could have killed the crypto industry in America’ (opens CNN)

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    Coinbase, America’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, said Friday that the Trump administration has agreed to drop a major lawsuit that would have broad ramifications for the crypto industry. It comes as the new Trump administration has promised to deregulate digital currencies like bitcoin.

  5. NBC New York

    Coinbase says the SEC has agreed to end enforcement case against crypto exchange (opens NBC New York)

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    The announcement comes as the regulator is expected to be more friendly to crypto under President Donald Trump.

  6. Forbes

    Coinbase Says SEC Will Drop Lawsuit Against Crypto Exchange—Citing Change In ‘Political Leadership’ (opens Forbes)

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    The crypto exchange suggested a change in “political leadership” shifted the regulatory agency’s stance.

  7. Quartz

    Coinbase just got a big win as Trump's SEC drops the case against it (opens Quartz)

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    The financial watchdog has dismissed a lawsuit accusing the crypto exchange of selling unregistered securities

  8. Engadget

    Coinbase says Trump’s SEC has ended its enforcement case against the crypto company (opens Engadget)

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    Coinbase has announced that the SEC under President Trump has put an end to legal actions regarding an allegation that the company ran an unregistered security exchange. The commission still has to put it to a vote.

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