Coverage dated July 30, 2023

SEC Asked Coinbase To Stop Trading All Crypto Tokens Except Bitcoin, CEO Brian Armstrong Claims

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SEC chair Gary Gensler has previously stated that he views most cryptocurrencies as securities, despite opposition from the crypto industry.

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Reports & sources

6 articles, oldest first.

CNN
Coinbase CEO says complying with SEC request would have been the 'end of the crypto industry in the US' (opens CNN)
Published Jul 30, 2023
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The Securities and Exchange Commission asked Coinbase to halt trading on all cryptocurrencies except for bitcoin before it sued the company in June, Coinbase’s chief executive told the Financial Times.
Forbes
SEC Asked Coinbase To Stop Trading All Crypto Tokens Except Bitcoin, CEO Brian Armstrong Claims (opens Forbes)
Published Jul 30, 2023
Forbes's feed description
SEC chair Gary Gensler has previously stated that he views most cryptocurrencies as securities, despite opposition from the crypto industry.
Fortune
The U.S. once made a request of Coinbase that would have triggered ‘the end of the crypto industry’ in America, its CEO says (opens Fortune)
Published Jul 30, 2023
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“Let’s go to court and find out what the court says.”
Gizmodo
SEC Asked Coinbase to Halt All Trading—Except for Bitcoin (opens Gizmodo)
Published Jul 30, 2023
Gizmodo's feed description
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong rebuked the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission's request, opting to handle the matter in court.

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