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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.

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Smartphone screen displaying Coinbase app next to five cryptocurrency coins 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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Sources

  1. channelnewsasia.comUS SEC settles FOIA lawsuit with Coinbase over lost messages, WSJ op-ed says (opens in a new window)
  2. finance.yahoo.comUS SEC settles FOIA lawsuit with Coinbase over lost messages, WSJ op-ed says (opens in a new window)
  3. bitcoinmagazine.comCoinbase Settles FOIA Fight With the SEC Over Gensler’s Vanished Texts (opens in a new window)
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