Crime & Justice

SEC Sues Coinbase, Alleging It Operated as an Unregistered Broker

TAKING ACTION

The complaint against the biggest crypto exchange in the U.S. comes the day after charges were brought against the biggest exchange in the world.

People watch as the logo for Coinbase Global Inc, the biggest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, is displayed on the Nasdaq MarketSite jumbotron at Times Square in New York, U.S., April 14, 2021.
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