US SEC settles FOIA lawsuit with Coinbase over lost messages
The settlement includes a $150,000 payment and reforms to record-retention policies, reported by a Wall Street Journal op-ed.
Bastian Riccardi
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has settled a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, resolving a dispute over lost or destroyed messages. The settlement was reported in a Wall Street Journal op-ed.
The settlement includes a $150,000 payment to Coinbase and reforms to the SEC's record-retention policies.
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- — US SEC settles FOIA lawsuit with Coinbase over lost messages, WSJ op-ed says (opens in a new window)
- — US SEC settles FOIA lawsuit with Coinbase over lost messages, WSJ op-ed says (opens in a new window)
- — Coinbase Settles FOIA Fight With the SEC Over Gensler’s Vanished Texts (opens in a new window)