Coinbase wusste, dass es gegen US-Gesetze verstößt, behauptet die SEC

• Die SEC reichte eine Antwort auf ein Schreiben von Coinbase ein, in der sie erklärte, dass die Börse wisse, dass sie gegen US-Gesetze verstoße.
• The regulator said that the crypto exchange “made the calculated decision to take on this risk.”
• Coinbase legal chief Paul Grewal said that the SEC filing contradicts Gary Gensler’s statements. 
• Die Börse ist der Ansicht, dass die SEC nicht befugt ist, die Krypto-Börse zu verklagen.

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According to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the leading exchange in the country, Coinbase, knew that it was in violation of US securities laws prior to the regulator’s lawsuit. The two entities have been arguing over the listing of some of the cryptocurrencies on the exchange that the regulator considers securities.

Die SEC reichte eine Gerichtsakten in response to Coinbase’s claims that the regulator does not have sufficient authority to file a lawsuit against the crypto exchange. It is crucial to note that the regulator reichte Klage gegen die Krypto-Handelsplattform ein im Juni mit der Behauptung, dass das von Brian Armstrong geführte Unternehmen eine nicht registrierte Wertpapierbörse betreibe. 

In der Klage erwähnte die Regulierungsbehörde 13 verschiedene Kryptowährungen, bei denen es sich um nicht registrierte Wertpapiere handelt, darunter Solana (SOL), Cardano (ADA) usw.

“Coinbase, a multi-billion-dollar entity advised by sophisticated legal counsel, argues it was unaware that its conduct risked violating the federal securities laws, and suggests that by approving Coinbase’s registration statement in 2021, the SEC confirmed the legality of Coinbase’s underlying business activities – at that time and for all time,” the SEC said.

In the filing sent by the lawyers representing the SEC to Judge Katherine Polk Failla of the Southern District Court of New York, the regulator said that Coinbase “adopted the very legal framework as a basis for making listing decisions that it now claims has no applicability to its activities.”

Paul Grewal, the Chief Legal Officer at the crypto exchange, said that the SEC is ignoring the statements made by Chair Gary Gensler a month ago, wherein he said that “there are no regulatory authorities applicable to cryptocurrency exchanges.”

After Coinbase gave notice of it intent to move to throw out their case, we consented to a few extra days for the SEC to explain why it intends to oppose. They’ve now filed and, sadly, it’s more of the same. 1/6

— paulgrewal.eth (@iampaulgrewal) 7. Juli 2023

Es ist wichtig anzumerken, dass die Einreichungen von Coinbase auch darauf hinweisen, dass ein potenzielles Risiko für Kunden darin besteht, dass börsennotierte digitale Vermögenswerte als Wertpapiere betrachtet werden könnten. 

“These actions clearly show that Coinbase understood that the securities laws could apply to its conduct and knew which rules to consider in evaluating the legality of its conduct, but nevertheless made the calculated decision to take on this risk in the name of growing its business,” the SEC filing said.

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