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Jeff John Roberts

SEC moves to sue Coinbase over asset listings and staking, company sees ‘retaliation’

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Credit: Patrick T. Fallon—AFP/Getty Images)

Coinbase disclosed on Wednesday that the company has received a Wells Notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission—a document the agency uses to inform firms they are facing imminent legal action.

The company revealed it received the notice in a 8-K filing—a form used by public companies to disclose significant news to shareholders—and in a blog post, titled "We asked the SEC for reasonable crypto rules for Americans. We got legal threats instead."

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