Coinbase will argue at a court hearing on Wednesday that the U.S. securities regulator should drop its case against it because the tokens traded on its crypto exchange are not akin to securities, said a person familiar with the case and court filings.
The hearing is the next major development in a closely watched court battle between Coinbase and the Securities and Exchange Commission that is likely to have implications for digital assets since it could clarify the SEC’s jurisdiction over the sector. Coinbase’s plan is to lean on a core argument it has made in court filings: that the SEC is overreaching and the assets it lists for trading are not securities.
The hearing is the next major development in a closely watched court battle between Coinbase and the Securities and Exchange Commission that is likely to have implications for digital assets since it could clarify the SEC’s jurisdiction over the sector. Coinbase’s plan is to lean on a core argument it has made in court filings: that the SEC is overreaching and the assets it lists for trading are not securities.
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