Coinbase: 1, SEC: 0 (But Don’t Get Too Excited…)

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🚨 “Coinbase: 1, SEC: 0 (But Don’t Get Too Excited…)” 🚨

Coinbase: 1, SEC: 0 (But Don’t Get Too Excited…)

Oh joy, oh rapture! 🎉 Coinbase has managed to scrape together a teensy-weensy victory in its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) takedown of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Judge Ana C. Reyes basically told the SEC to stop dragging its feet and meet the already-established deadline. Yay, deadlines! 📆

The Thrilling Saga of Coinbase vs. US SEC Continues…

In a thrilling update (not really), Coinbase’s CLO Paul Grewal revealed that Judge Ana gave the SEC the old “no, no, no” on dismissing the FOIA case and asking for yet another extension. The SEC had previously been granted a 3-week extension in January, because, you know, they needed a bit more time to get their act together 🙄.

The Court was all like, “Uh, SEC, you only produced 8 documents? That’s cute. 📁” Judge Reyes hinted that if they don’t shape up by April 11, there might be *gasp* sanctions! 🚫

On a more intriguing note, Paul Grewal mentioned that Coinbase has been having cozy chats with the new SEC leadership. Apparently, we’ll soon get to peek behind the curtain at the regulator’s crypto crackdown efforts… or will we? 🤔

What’s Really Behind Coinbase’s FOIA Frenzy?

As we previously reported (because we’re on top of things 📰), Coinbase wanted to get its hands on some juicy deets about the SEC’s crypto crackdown during Gary Gensler’s reign. Specifically:

  • 🔍 Docs related to Ethereum‘s PoS transition and its commodity classification (because, why not?)
  • 🔍 The lowdown on the Ethereum 2.0 investigation (intrigue!)
  • 📊 How much moolah the SEC spent on crypto litigation (because someone’s got to keep the lawyers in business 🤑)

It’s all about transparency and accountability, folks! (Or is it just a clever ploy to keep the SEC on its toes? 🤷‍♀️)

The SEC’s Regulatory About-Face

Under Mark Uyeda’s temporary chairmanship (since January 20), the SEC has been attempting to make nice with the industry. They’re all about collaboration now, rather than playing the enforcement bad cop 🚔. As a peace offering, they’ve even closed cases against Coinbase and other crypto firms. Aw, isn’t that sweet? 🍰

But will this newfound SEC niceness influence Coinbase’s FOIA crusade? 🤔 Only time (and more thrilling updates) will tell! 🕰️

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2025-03-28 21:23