SEC Agrees to Pay $150,000 to End Coinbase Suit Over Records

News July 23, 2026 at 01:55 PM

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SEC agreed to pay $150,000 to end Coinbase Global Inc.’s 2024 lawsuit seeking internal documents on the regulator’s Biden-era crypto crackdown.
The agreement ends a two-year Freedom of Information Act legal battle between the Wall Street regulator and Coinbase.
It’s also the latest sign of the SEC’s embrace of crypto under President Donald Trump.

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