Coinbase is motioning to dismiss an SEC lawsuit claiming the company committed securities violations, TechCrunch’s Jacquelyn Melinek reports. The SEC also alleged that the 13 cryptocurrencies available for trading on the exchange were securities, but Coinbase is requesting that New York District Judge Katherine Polk Failla dismiss the suit because it alleges that cryptocurrencies aren’t under the jurisdiction of the SEC as shares in stocks are.
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