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Coinbase launches appeal against SEC over classification of investment contracts for digital assets

By Crypto FlexsApril 13, 20244 Mins Read
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Coinbase launches appeal against SEC over classification of investment contracts for digital assets
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Coinbase has filed a motion to appeal a judge’s decision last month to allow the SEC’s lawsuit to proceed, Paul Grewal, Coinbase’s chief legal officer, said in an X Post today. If the appeal is upheld, the Second Circuit could review the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) authority to classify certain digital asset transactions as investment contracts, potentially halting ongoing trials.

today @Coinbase We filed a brief requesting the court’s permission to pursue an interlocutory appeal. @SECGov The case for this governing question: whether an “investment agreement” requires something to be contractual – we think it does, but the SEC disagrees. 1/5 https://t.co/M5HgMQxCLF

– paulgrewal.eth (@iampaulgrewal) April 13, 2024

Coinbase’s motion focuses on whether purchases of digital assets constitute “investment contracts” under SEC rules, a resolution that will have far-reaching implications for the digital asset industry as a whole. The company is seeking clarity from a higher court to resolve the uncertainty.

According to Coinbase, the definition of an investment contract includes the need for post-sale obligations, a standard that the Supreme Court and the Second Circuit have upheld for nearly 100 years. Nonetheless, the SEC has been actively pursuing a new interpretation that simply integrating a digital asset into a token ecosystem can constitute an investment contract.

In the 90 years since the federal securities laws were enacted, neither the Supreme Court nor the Second Circuit has ever found an investment agreement without a post-sale obligation. However, recent enforcement actions against the digital asset industry have led the SEC to advance the theory that such obligations are not necessary,” Coinbase’s legal defense stated.

This approach has sparked widespread debate among lawmakers, regulators and industry participants, with even SEC commissioners acknowledging the regulatory uncertainty plaguing the cryptocurrency sector, Coinbase says. The company argues that the SEC’s broad interpretation is creating uncertainty in an industry that has seen exponential growth and economic impact.

Coinbase’s legal defense disputes the SEC’s claims, arguing that the transactions in question lacked the traditional elements of an investment contract. According to the Company, the Second Circuit is the appropriate vehicle to provide urgently needed guidance on this important legal issue.

“Applying Howey to digital asset trading raises difficult questions. The division of responses among House members, senators and regulators speaks to the difficulty of the topic, and the differing judicial outcomes illustrate the point. As a result of this split, “a cloud of legal uncertainty hangs over” the digital asset industry… “This case provides the ideal vehicle for the Second Circuit to remove it quickly and cleanly,” Coinbase’s legal counsel wrote.

Today’s motion comes after a U.S. court recently rejected Coinbase’s appeal in a lawsuit filed by the SEC last year. Judge Failla determined that the SEC’s evidence was sufficient to require Coinbase to register as an exchange, broker and clearinghouse.

But she sided with Coinbase on the separate issuance of the wallet product and concluded it was unrelated to the SEC’s securities charges.

Following the court’s dismissal, Grewal said Coinbase would continue its legal fight against the SEC.

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