Coinbase savait qu'il violait les lois américaines, affirme la SEC

• La SEC a déposé une réponse à un mémoire de Coinbase indiquant que l'échange savait qu'il violait les lois américaines.
• 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. 
• La bourse estime que la SEC n'a pas compétence pour poursuivre la bourse crypto.

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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.

La SEC a présenté une dépôt au tribunal 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 a déposé une plainte contre la plateforme de trading de crypto en juin, affirmant que la société dirigée par Brian Armstrong exploitait une bourse de valeurs mobilières non enregistrée. 

Dans le procès, le régulateur a mentionné 13 crypto-monnaies différentes qui sont des titres non enregistrés, dont Solana (SOL), Cardano (ADA), etc.

“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 juillet 2023

Il est important de noter que les documents déposés par Coinbase soulignent également le fait qu'un risque potentiel pour les clients tourne autour de la possibilité que les actifs numériques cotés soient considérés comme des valeurs mobilières. 

“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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