One user has filed a class-action lawsuit against crypto exchange Coinbase on behalf of account and wallet holders “who have had their accounts breached and incurred losses arising from the unauthorized transfer of assets.”
In an Aug. 15 filing in the U.S. district court for the Northern District of Georgia, plaintiff George Kattula requested a jury trial against Coinbase, claiming the crypto exchange did not employ practices aimed at keeping users’ accounts secure and had “improperly and unreasonably” locked clients out of their accounts during periods of peak volatility in the crypto market. In addition, Kattula alleged that Coinbase should be registered as a broker or dealer in the United States as the platform handles the transfer of securities — in this case, cryptocurrencies.
“Coinbase does not disclose that the crypto assets on its platform are securities,” said the lawsuit. “Indeed, Coinbase boldly flouts federal and state laws by proclaiming it does not need a registration...
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