{"id":152233,"date":"2025-02-28T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T10:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=152233"},"modified":"2025-02-28T13:57:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T11:57:26","slug":"sec-drops-lawsuit-against-coinbase-marking-a-major-win-for-crypto-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/sec-drops-lawsuit-against-coinbase-marking-a-major-win-for-crypto-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"SEC Drops Lawsuit Against Coinbase, Marking a Major Win for Crypto Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/us-sec-announces-dismissal-civil-enforcement-action-against-coinbase-2025-02-27\/\">recent<\/a> <\/strong>court documents, the case was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled.<\/p>\n<p>This marks a significant win for Coinbase and the wider crypto industry, as it removes the legal cloud hanging over the company.<\/p>\n<p>The settlement comes after 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class=\"title mb-0\">Trump&#8217;s 25% EU Tariff Sparks Market Turmoil &#8211; Will Crypto Benefit?<\/h4>           \n            \n        <\/div>        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Court filings confirmed that all parties involved in the case had been discharged without any associated costs.<\/p>\n<p>The SEC explained that its decision to close the case was part of a broader strategy to reassess and refine its regulatory stance on cryptocurrencies, not necessarily a reflection on the substance of the original claims.<\/p>\n<p>This development signals a potential change in the SEC&#8217;s approach to the crypto market, especially in light of new leadership taking charge in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Coinbase has maintained throughout the process that the lawsuit was unwarranted, reinforcing its belief that the regulator should never have pursued such an action in the first place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has decided 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