1/ Today Coinbase received a Wells notice from the SEC focused on staking and asset listings. A Wells notice typically precedes an enforcement action.
2/ Two years ago the SEC reviewed our business in detail and approved Coinbase to go public. Our S1 clearly explained our asset listing process and included 57 references to staking. Coinbase runs a rigorous asset review process and has rejected more than 90% of assets that have… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
3/ While we understand that this is all part of the journey to reforming our financial system, we are right on the law, confident in the facts, and welcome the opportunity for Coinbase (and by extension the broader crypto community) to get before a court.
4/ We are proud to stand up for our customers and the industry in these moments.
5/ Going forward the legal process will provide an open and public forum before an unbiased body where we will be able to make clear for all to see that the SEC simply has not been fair, reasonable, or even demonstrated a seriousness of purpose when it comes to its engagement on… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
6/ In the meantime, Coinbase will continue to do what we do best: build the most trusted products and services in order to advance our purpose of updating the financial system, and creating more economic freedom in the world.
7/ We're excited to work with all governments and regulators around the world who are focused on putting in place clear rules to regulate the crypto industry.
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Mar 9
1/ @PatrickMcHenry and @RepRitchie have reintroduced the Keep Innovation in America Act, which would clarify crypto tax reporting requirements so that they work with digital assets.
2/ We’re grateful this is a bipartisan effort, and we hope it’s the first of many bills to come this year that will protect consumers and provide clarity on the regulatory environment for crypto.
3/ I recently wrote about how the US is quickly falling behind on defining clear and fair rules, that protect consumers and enable innovation: cnbc.com/2023/03/01/op-…
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Feb 23
1/ Today, Coinbase is launching @BuildOnBase, an Ethereum layer 2 that will help improve scalability and usability of crypto, so we can bring economic freedom to 1B+ people.
@BuildOnBase 2/ Base is a platform for developers to build the next generation of decentralized apps in the cryptoeconomy.

It is designed as a secure, low-cost, developer-friendly platform that enables anyone, anywhere, to build.
3/ I wanted to get in on the builder energy, and opened the pull request on github that adds Base to the broader ecosystem of chains

github.com/ethereum-lists…
Read 6 tweets
Feb 13
I’m in Washington D.C. and had a meeting canceled. Will be at the Dirksen Senate Office building snack bar for the next hour or so, if anyone wants to come chat about crypto and how we get crypto legislation + regulatory clarity this year.
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Woah soft serve ice cream. Tempting. Need more low sugar options though, this place is carb central. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Feb 8
1/ We're hearing rumors that the SEC would like to get rid of crypto staking in the U.S. for retail customers. I hope that's not the case as I believe it would be a terrible path for the U.S. if that was allowed to happen.
2/ Staking is a really important innovation in crypto. It allows users to participate directly in running open crypto networks. Staking brings many positive improvements to the space, including scalability, increased security, and reduced carbon footprints.
3/ Staking is not a security. Here’s a good primer:
paradigm.xyz/2022/10/ethere…
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Jan 31
1/ Every company should exist for a reason - our reason at @coinbase is creating more economic freedom. It helps us ride through all the ups and downs to have a bigger purpose.

Economic freedom has many downstream positive impacts in society... medium.com/the-coinbase-b…
2/ ...and crypto is an incredibly powerful tool that enables more of it, in every country with internet access and smartphones.

Important to remember this broader vision, as we keep building in crypto.
3/ There will be many stepping stones along the way - even some more centralized components - that serve as a bridge to this more decentralized economy. Those are important, as we won't get there in one fell swoop.

But we shouldn't lose sight of the bigger picture.
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Dec 20, 2022
1/ I often get asked: “What does regulatory clarity actually look like for crypto?” So I outlined a realistic blueprint for this that regulates centralized actors, while preserving decentralized innovation. coinbase.com/blog/regulatin…
2/ IMO, legislation should start with centralized actors (stablecoin issuers, exchanges, and custodians) because this is where we've seen the most risk of consumer harm, and pretty much everyone can agree it should be done. It’s the low hanging fruit.
3/ I've included what a reasonable stablecoin law should require of issuers and what a modern day Howey Test for determining what crypto assets are commodities vs securities might look like.
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