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With a Coinbase dismissal pending, what’s next?
The post With a Coinbase dismissal pending, what’s next? appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. This is a segment from the Forward Guidance newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. The industry celebrated Coinbase’s revelation that the SEC is set to drop its case against the company. Then the Bybit hack occurred, reminding us all of how erratic crypto news can be. You can read about the Bybit stuff here; I want to expand on what the SEC’s latest moves could mean going forward. Arie Heijkoop, a partner in Haynes Boone’s investment management division, pointed out the significance of the pending Coinbase action dismissal being “with prejudice” — meaning the SEC doesn’t expect to bring the case back. He also pointed to the joint filing to “stay” the SEC-Binance case, signaling the agency’s pivot from its regulation-by-enforcement approach (at least toward crypto exchanges). “It could therefore also indicate the SEC’s leanings in the Binance and Kraken suits down the road,” Heijkoop said of the agency’s Coinbase decision. “But it does seem to be doing a methodical review of each case on its merits, rather than a blanket reverse on similar open matters.” Could the 60-day postponement in the Binance case indicate a self-imposed timeline for future guidance by the SEC? Heijkoop said that’s what he’ll be watching for. So, despite Bitwise general counsel Katherine Dowling noting the agency might be in a “purgatorial state” ahead of Paul Atkins’ confirmation, there is indeed movement. She said she’s not surprised the Coinbase case was “one of the first to fall.” This suit was “distinguishable” from the Binance lawsuit filed the day before in June 2023, Dowling noted. The one against Binance alleged fraud and mishandling of customer funds, while the Coinbase case hinged on digital asset classification questions. “The fact that the SEC had allowed Coinbase to go public after a lengthy process also called into question the…
The post With a Coinbase dismissal pending, what’s next? appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
This is a segment from the Forward Guidance newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. The industry celebrated Coinbase’s revelation that the SEC is set to drop its case against the company. Then the Bybit hack occurred, reminding us all of how erratic crypto news can be. You can read about the Bybit stuff here; I want to expand on what the SEC’s latest moves could mean going forward. Arie Heijkoop, a partner in Haynes Boone’s investment management division, pointed out the significance of the pending Coinbase action dismissal being “with prejudice” — meaning the SEC doesn’t expect to bring the case back. He also pointed to the joint filing to “stay” the SEC-Binance case, signaling the agency’s pivot from its regulation-by-enforcement approach (at least toward crypto exchanges). “It could therefore also indicate the SEC’s leanings in the Binance and Kraken suits down the road,” Heijkoop said of the agency’s Coinbase decision. “But it does seem to be doing a methodical review of each case on its merits, rather than a blanket reverse on similar open matters.” Could the 60-day postponement in the Binance case indicate a self-imposed timeline for future guidance by the SEC? Heijkoop said that’s what he’ll be watching for. So, despite Bitwise general counsel Katherine Dowling noting the agency might be in a “purgatorial state” ahead of Paul Atkins’ confirmation, there is indeed movement. She said she’s not surprised the Coinbase case was “one of the first to fall.” This suit was “distinguishable” from the Binance lawsuit filed the day before in June 2023, Dowling noted. The one against Binance alleged fraud and mishandling of customer funds, while the Coinbase case hinged on digital asset classification questions. “The fact that the SEC had allowed Coinbase to go public after a lengthy process also called into question the…
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