Topic 9 stories, 4 agency actions, 2020–2026
Coinbase
Stories and enforcement actions involving Coinbase, the US crypto exchange.
2026
- EU crypto licences under MiCA: 380 firms authorised in 23 months, 111 in GermanyLook-back
- Bitcoin from January to October 2026: down 11.5%, after a 39.6% fall to JuneLook-back
- Prosecutors filed a civil forfeiture action to recover about $47,000 in USDT allegedly stolen from a Massachusetts victim's Coinbase account.DOJ
2025
2024
- Bitcoin in 2024: up 120.8%, from $42,289 to $93,354Look-back
- An Indian national was sentenced to 60 months in prison for stealing over $20 million in crypto via fake Coinbase websites.DOJ
- SEC obtained a default judgment against a friend of a former Coinbase manager for insider trading ahead of crypto listing announcements.SEC
2023
2022
2020
Hacks come from the failures ledger and agency actions from the enforcement ledger, which starts in 2024. An action is listed when its announcement mentions Coinbase. Being mentioned doesn't mean a company did anything wrong. Look-backs were written later and sit under the period they cover.