Coinbase

Coinbase Inc. et al v. CFTC: Motion to Compel Compliance With Rule 45 Subpoena (Crypto Regulation)

October 1, 2024

Motion to Compel Compliance with Rule 45 Subpoena in Coinbase Inc. and Coinbase Global Inc., self-described as the operators of "the nation's largest and only publicly traded digital asset platform" v. Commodity Futures Trading Commission at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Erik Castle v. Coinbase Global Inc. et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Securities Fraud’)

September 13, 2024

Class Action Complaint in Erik Castle v. Coinbase Global Inc., Brian Armstrong, and Alesia J. Haas at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Coinbase Insurance Company SPC, Ltd.: Directors (Cayman Islands)

February 4, 2024

Director Details for Coinbase Insurance Company SPC, Ltd., obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on February 4th, 2024.

Mignon Guishard-Pole v. Coinbase Inc. et al: Complaint (’10 BTC Crypto Theft’)

October 6, 2023

Complaint alleging negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract regarding the alleged theft of "10 BTC worth $488,260.90" in Mignon Eugenie Guishard-Pole, aged 70 v. Coinbase Inc. and Coinbase Global Inc., operators of "the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Eric O’Neill et al v. Coinbase Global Inc. et al: Complaint (‘Wrongful Conduct’)

September 28, 2023

Stockholder Derivative Complaint alleging breach of fiduciary duty, waste of corporate assets, and unjust enrichment in Eric O'Neill and Patrick O'Neill, derivatively and on behalf of nominal defendant Coinbase Global Inc. v. Frederick Ernest Ehrsam II, Tobias Lütke, Fred Wilson, Brian Armstrong, Marc L. Andreesen, Kathryn Haun, Kelly A. Kramer, Gokul Rajaram, Alesia J. Haas, and Jennifer N. Jones, as Defendants, and Coinbase Global Inc., as Nominal Defendant, at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.

USA v. Virtual Currency: Forfeiture Complaint (‘$170K Crypto Customer Service Fraud’)

September 22, 2023

Forfeiture Complaint regarding the alleged proceeds of a $170,000 crypto scam against an "84-year-old victim" in USA v. Virtual Currency Seized from Binance User ID 178147165, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.

Germany: August Majewsky (‘Bitcoin Theft’)

July 5, 2023

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Coinbase Inc. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Germany - for a criminal investigation into August Majewsky for suspected theft of BTC 99.0325307 while he was "an employee of cryptocurrency investment company in Germany".

David Nyarko v. Coinbase Inc. et al: Complaint (‘$20K Crypto Theft’)

June 7, 2023

Complaint alleging the loss of crypto valued at $20,108 due to fraud in David Nyarko v. Coinbase Inc. and Does 1-12 at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

USA v. Rayan Sharaf: Criminal Complaint (‘$180K Crypto Fraud’)

June 6, 2023

Criminal Complaint alleging "a scheme to defraud" crypto exchanges and banks in USA v. Rayan Sharaf, a.k.a. Feras Ghousheh, described as "a Middle-Eastern male born in 1968", at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

SEC v. Coinbase Inc. et al: Complaint (‘Unregistered Securities Exchange’)

June 6, 2023

Complaint in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Coinbase Inc. and Coinbase Global Inc., both of Delaware, described as operators of "the largest crypto asset trading platform in the United States", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Adam Grabski v. Marc Andreessen et al: Complaint (‘Coinbase Shareholder Dispute’)

May 1, 2023

Stockholder Derivative Complaint alleging breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment in Adam Grabski, derivatively on behalf of Coinbase Global Inc. v. Marc Andreessen, Brian Armstrong, Surojit Chatterjee, Emilie Choi, Frederick Ernset Ehrsam III, Alesia J. Haas, Kathryn Haun, Jennifer Jones, and Fred Wilson, as Defendants, and Coinbase Global Inc., as Nominal Defendant, at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.

Michael Massel v. Coinbase Inc.: Class Action Complaint

May 1, 2023

Class Action Complaint "to redress and curtail Defendants’ unlawful collections, obtainments, use, storage, and disclosure of Plaintiff’s sensitive and proprietary biometric identifiers and/or biometric information" in Michael Massel v. Coinbase and Does at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Dallas Woody et al v. Coinbase Global Inc. et al: First Amended Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)

April 6, 2023

First Amended Complaint in Dallas Woody and Peter Hrehorovich, MD v. Coinbase Global Inc., Coinbase Inc., and Brian Armstrong at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

International Collection Corporation v. Coinbase Global Inc.: Complaint (‘$3,832 Outstanding Hotel Bill’)

March 6, 2023

Complaint alleging crypto exchange firm Coinbase "continues to refuse to pay" an "outstanding balance" of $3,832 on a "total" bill of $28,374 for "a hotel stay and banquet at Resort World Las Vegas" in April 2022 in International Collection Corporation v. Coinbase Global Inc. at the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco.

Darren Kramer et al v. Coinbase Inc. et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)

January 30, 2023

Complaint "for public injunctive relief to protect members of the general public from dangerous misrepresentations made by Defendants" in Coinbase Inc. and Coinbase Global Inc. v. Darren Kramer, Manish Aggarwal, Mostafa El Bermawy, and Amish Shah at the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Francisco.

Dallas Woody v. Coinbase Global Inc. et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)

January 13, 2023

Class Action Complaint in Dallas Woody v. Coinbase Global Inc., Coinbase Inc., and Brian Armstrong at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Karl Brummer v. Coinbase Inc. et al: Complaint (‘Stolen Crypto Refund’)

January 10, 2023

Complaint in Karl Alexander Brummer v. Coinbase Inc. and American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida at the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.

Matthew Allan v. Coinbase Inc.: Complaint (‘Crypto Dispute’)

January 6, 2023

Complaint regarding "fraud protection" for allegedly stolen Bitcoin in Matthew Allan v. Coinbase Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Coinbase Inc.: $50M Fine (New York)

January 4, 2023

Consent Order imposing a fine of $50 million in the Department of Financial Services v. Coinbase Inc.

Fir Tree Value Master Fund LP et al v. Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC) et al: Complaint (‘Inspection of Books & Records/Potential Wrongdoing’)

December 6, 2022

Complaint to "to enforce their information rights" and alleging "mismanagement of the Trust and the troubling reports about liquidity issues within Digital Currency Group and its corporate affiliates" in Fir Tree Value Master Fund LP, Fir Tree Capital Opportunity Master Fund LP, and Fir Tree Capital Opportunity Master Fund III LP, all of the Cayman Islands v. Grayscale Investments LLC, formerly Alternative Currency Asset Management LLC, and Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC), formerly Bitcoin Investment Trust, at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.

Nadia Zahmoul v. Coinbase Group Inc. et al: Discovery Application (England)

November 21, 2022

Application by Nadia Zahmoul to take discovery from Coinbase Group Inc and Helium Systems, Inc. for use in divorce proceedings in England in which she has alleged that her husband, Karim Zahmoul, "has undertaken a complicated scheme to obscure the extent of the marital estate from Applicant and has dissipated significant amounts of it", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Dennis Laffoon v. Coinbase Global Inc. et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Securities Fraud’)

September 27, 2022

Class Action Complaint alleging securities fraud in Dennis Dean Laffoon v. Coinbase Global Inc., described as "one of the world’s largest crypto asset exchanges"; Brian Armstrong, Alesia J. Haas, and Emilie Choi at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Malta police investigate lawyer Aron Mifsud Bonnici & businessman Yorgen Fenech for ‘Dark Web weapons purchase using crypto’

September 22, 2022

Police in Malta are investigating lawyer Aron Mifsud Bonnici and businessman Yorgen Fenech regarding "the unlawful acquisition of firearms" on the "Dark Web" using Bitcoin. Details are contained in an application to collect evidence from crypto exchanges Poloniex and Coinbase that was filed at federal court in Delaware by the USA after receiving a request for judicial assistance from Malta.

Malta: Yorgen Fenech et al (‘Dark Web Firearms Purchase’)

September 21, 2022

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from crypto exchanges Poloniex and Coinbase - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Malta - for a criminal investigation into Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech and Maltese lawyer Aron Mifsud Bonnici for "the unlawful acquisition of firearms".

U.S. seeks forfeiture of crypto from ‘$2M Asian ‘Pig Butchering’ RiotX scam’

September 12, 2022

The U.S. has filed a forfeiture complaint against crypto that allegedly came from a $2 million investment fraud committed by three citizens or residents of Hong Kong, Myanmar, and Singapore - Wing San Tse, Zin Ko Oo, and Shen Chee Kok - against a financial advisor in California and his family via an allegedly fraudulent investment platform called RiotX using an "emerging fraud" technique known as "Pig Butchering".

USA v. 503,349.86 Tether et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘$2M RiotX Crypto Investment Fraud’)

September 12, 2022

Forfeiture Complaint regarding "the theft of more than $2 million in cryptocurrency by Zin Ko Oo [a 30-year-old citizen of Myanmar], Wing San Tse [a 33-year-old resident of Hong Kong], Shen Chee Kok [a 34-year-old citizen of Singapore], and potentially others through a wire fraud scheme affecting multiple victims" in USA v. Approximately 503,349.86 Tether, 1,379,999 Cardano, and 163,118 Binance USD formerly held in accounts at cryptocurrency exchange Binance at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Hasim Kolenovic v. Coinbase Inc. et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)

September 1, 2022

Complaint alleging "Coinbase's belated and inept response" to a crypto fraud in Hasim Kolenovic v. Coinbase Inc., described as a cryptocurrency exchange, and T-Mobile Inc. at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Vahagn Serobyan v. Coinbase Global Inc.: Complaint (‘16,800 USDT Crypto Conversion’)

August 26, 2022

Complaint alleging "a conversion of 16,800 USDT that Plaintiff purchased from Coinbase Global Inc, a Delaware based brokerage firm" in Vahagn Serobyan v. Coinbase Global Inc. at the Superior Court of the State of California, Los Angeles County.

USA v. 34.5 Bitcoin: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud Proceeds’)

August 24, 2022

Forfeiture Complaint regarding the alleged proceeds of wire fraud in USA v. USA v. 34.5 Bitcoin from a Coinbase account at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

George Kattula v. Coinbase Global Inc. et al: Class Action Complaint

August 15, 2022

Class Action Complaint "on behalf of all Coinbase "wallet" and account holders who have had their accounts breached and incurred losses arising from the unauthorized transfer of assets – including the unauthorized transfer of "crypto" securities listed on Coinbase’s platform without a registration statement, without Coinbase having registered as a broker or dealer, and without Coinbase having registered as a securities exchange" in George Kattula v. Coinbase Global Inc. and Coinbase Inc., described as the operators of "the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States", at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Manny Alicandro v. Coinbase Global Inc. et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)

August 10, 2022

Class Action Complaint alleging securities fraud in A. Manny Alicandro v. Coinbase Global Inc., which operates a cryptocurrency platform; Brian Armstrong, Alesia J. Haas, Jennifer N. Jones, Marc L. Andreesen, Frederick Ernest Ehrsam III, Kathryn Haun, Kelly Kramer, Gokul Rajaram, Fred Wilson, Emilie Choi, Surojit Chatterjee, AH Capital Management LLC, Paradigm Fund LP, Ribbit Management Company LLC, Tiger Global Management LLC, Union Square Ventures LLC, and Viserion Investment Pte Ltd., of Singapore, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Donald Kocher v. Coinbase Inc. et al: Shareholder Derivative Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)

August 4, 2022

Shareholder Derivative Complaint "for the benefit of Nominal Defendant Coinbase Global, Inc. against certain of the Company’s current and former executive officers and members of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) aiming to rectify the Defendants’ violations of the Securities Act and breaches of fiduciary duties for issuing false and misleading statements and/or omitting material information in the Company’s public filings" in Donald Kocher v. Brian Armstrong, Alesia J. Haas, Jennifer N. Jones, Marc L. Andreessen, Frederick Ernest Ehrsam III, Kathryn Haun, Kelly Kramer, Gokul Rajaram, and Fred Wilson, as Defendants, and Coinbase Inc., as Nominal Defendant, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Vijay Patel v. Coinbase Global Inc. et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)

August 4, 2022

Class Action Complaint alleging fraud in Vijay Patel v. Coinbase Global Inc., described as a provider of "financial infrastructure and technology products and services for the cryptocurrency economy (or "cryptoeconomy") in the U.S. and internationally.Brian Armstrong, and Alesia J. Haas", at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Aramik Tarvirdi et al v. Coinbase Global Inc. et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)

July 29, 2022

Class Action Complaint alleging fraudulent business practices and negligent misrepresentation in Aramik Tarvirdi and Steve Mintz v. Coinbase Global Inc. and Coinbase Inc. at the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Los Angeles.

Andrew Calo v. Coinbase Inc.: Complaint

July 29, 2022

Complaint for $10,000 regarding a crypto dispute in Andrew Calo, described as a citizen of the United Kingdom residing in San Diego, California v. Coinbase Inc., of San Francisco, California, at the Superior Court for the State of California, County of San Francisco.

SEC v. Ishan Wahi et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Insider Trading’)

July 21, 2022

Complaint alleging "insider trading in certain crypto asset securities that Coinbase Global, Inc. announced would be “listed,” or made available to trade, on its crypto asset trading platform" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Ishan Wahi, described as a citizen of India residing in Seattle, Washington; Nikhil Wahi, described as a citizen of India residing in Seattle, Washingtnon, and Sameer Ramani, described as a former resident of Houston, Texas currently residing in India, at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Robert Piña v. Coinbase Inc.: Complaint (‘$100K Crypto Fraud’)

July 14, 2022

Petition alleging "unauthorized debits" totaling $100,000 in Robert Piña v. Coinbase Inc., described as "an online platform that offers consumers all over the world the ability to purchase, invest in, send, and receive Bitcoin, Ethereum, Shiba, and other cryptocurrencies" at the District Court for Harris County, Texas.

Mohamad Mahmoud et al v. Coinbase Inc. et al: Complaint

July 8, 2022

Complaint alleging fraud involving "a defective cryptocurrency" known as GYEN that was purportedly pegged to the Japanese Yen in Mohamad Mahmoud and Muath Mahmoud v. Coinbase Inc., GMO-Z.com Payment Gateway USA Inc., and GMO-Z.com USA Inc. at the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Francisco.

Van Williams v. Coinbase Global Inc. et al: Petition (‘$755,000 Missing Crypto’)

June 28, 2022

Petition alleging negligence and violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act regarding cryptocurrency worth $755,000 that "vanished" from an account in Van V. Williams v. Coinbase Global Inc. and Coinbase Inc. at the District Court of Tarrant County, Texas.

Larry Pearl et al v. Coinbase Global Inc. et al: Class Action Complaint (‘TerraUSD Crypto Fraud’)

June 16, 2022

Class Action Complaint alleging fraud and negligence involving a cryptocurrency called TerraUSD in Larry Pearl and Eric Vladimirsky v. Coinbase Global Inc. and Coinbase Inc., operators of a cryptocurrency exchange, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Daniel Hindin v. Coinbase, Inc.: Discovery Application (Singapore)

June 16, 2022

Application by Daniel Hindin to take discovery from Coinbase, Inc., described as "a digital asset exchange", for use in legal proceedings in Singapore involving the alleged theft of Bitcoin, filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

USA v. 40.997711 Ethereum: Forfeiture Complaint

May 12, 2022

Forfeiture Complaint in USA v. 40.997711 Ethereum digital currency in an account at Binance cryptocurrency exchange that is believed to be the proceeds of a fraud against the operator of "an investment vehicle which invests in digital currencies, including Ethereum" who had an account at another cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

USA v. Bitcoin: Forfeiture Complaint (Rei Ishii)

December 20, 2021

Forfeiture Complaint in USA v. 3879.16242937 Bitcoin that are allegedly the proceeds of a $154 million alleged fraud by Rei Ishii, described as "a dual national of the United States and Japan" and "a former employee of Sony Life Insurance Company Ltd.", involving accounts in Bermuda, Japan and the USA, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

Jose Flores v. Coinbase Global Inc. et al: Complaint

December 16, 2021

Complaint alleging a cryptocurrency exchange did not allow a client to realize "big gains" from trading in a "stable-coin running on Ethereum" known as GYEN, in Jose Flores v. Coinbase Global Inc. and Coinbase Inc. at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of California.

USA v. Coinbase Crypto Account: Forfeiture Complaint

December 15, 2021

Forfeiture Complaint in USA v. Cryptocurrency held in an account at cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Inc. that is "derived from proceeds of wire fraud and wire fraud conspiracy ... and property involved in monetary transactions and money laundering conspiracy", at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.

Christopher Underwood et al v. Coinbase Global Inc.: Class Action Complaint

October 8, 2021

Class Action Complaint in Christopher Underwood, Louis Oberlander, and Zeneyda Patin v. Coinbase Global Inc., described as the operator of "two digital asset trading platforms: Coinbase and Coinbase Pro", at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Donald Ramsey v. Coinbase Global Inc. et al: Class Action Complaint

July 22, 2021

Class Action Complaint alleging "Offering Materials were inaccurate and misleading" and "contained untrue statements of material facts" in Donald Ramsey v. Coinbase Global Inc., of Delaware, described as "the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States"; Brian Armstrong, Alesia J. Haas, Jennifer N. Jones, Surojit Chatterjee, Paul Grewal, Marc L. Andreessen, Frederick Ernest Ehrsam III, Kathryn Haun, Kelly Kramer, Gokul Rajaram, Fred Wilson, AH Capital Management LLC, Paradigm Fund LP, Ribbit Management Company LLC, Tiger Global Management LLC, Tiger Global Management LLC, Union Square Ventures LLC, and Viserion Investment Pte Ltd., of Singapore, at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Coinbase Inc.: $6.5M Fine

March 19, 2021

Administrative Order by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission imposing a fine of $6.5 million on Coinbase, Inc., described as a San Francisco-based "digital asset company", for "recklessly delivering false, misleading or inaccurate reports concerning transactions in digital assets, including Bitcoin, on the electronic trading platform it operated, GDAX".

SEC v. Stefan Qin: Asset Freeze Motion

December 22, 2020

SEC's Ex Parte Emergency Motion for an Asset Freeze in the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Stefan Qin, described as a 23-year-old "citizen and resident of Australia and a part-time resident of New York, NY" who is "currently believed to be in Seoul, South Korea"; Virgil Technologies LLC, described as a Cayman Islands company based in New York, NY; Montgomery Technologies LLC, Virgil Quantitative Research, LLC, Virgil Capital LLC, each described as a Delaware company based in New York, NY, and VQR Partners LLC, described as a Cayman Islands company based in New York, NY, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

James Harper v. IRS et al: Complaint

July 15, 2020

Complaint regarding "the unbridled power that the Internal Revenue Service regularly exerts to seize innocent Americans' private financial information" in James Harper, a client of digital currency exchanges Coinbase, Abra, and Uphold who "received a letter from Defendant Internal Revenue Service informing him that his financial records related to ownership of bitcoin had been obtained by Defendant IRS without any particularized suspicion of wrongdoing" v. Internal Revenue Service and Charles P. Rettig, in his capacity as Commissioner of the IRS, at the U. S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire.