Coinbase protests as judge declares token trades are securities transactions
Coinbase filed a notice to Judge Polk Failla on March 5, saying that Judge Lin's ruling "was procured against an empty chair and its reasoning reflects as much."
Coinbase filed a notice to Judge Polk Failla on March 5, saying that Judge Lin's ruling "was procured against an empty chair and its reasoning reflects as much."
Ex-Coinbase product manager Ishan Wahi has been sentenced to two years in prison for insider trading he had committed while working at the exchange.
A path to resolving the U.S. SEC's insider trading charges against the Wahi brothers has opened up following an in-principle agreement between the involved parties, a move that signals a settlement.
Ex-Coinbase staffer Ishan Wahi pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He, together with his brother Nikhil and Sameer Ramani, were charged with insider trading in July 2022.
Nikhil Wahi admitted that he received tips from his brother, who was a former product manager at Coinbase, about upcoming listings and made $1.4 million from them.
Ishan Wahi is alleged to have shared with his brother and a friend tokens that were to be listed on Coinbase, with the three earning $1.5 million from this.
The news comes days after U.S. Attorneys in the Southern District of New York announced charges on former Coinbase product manager Ishan Wahi and two other men over an alleged insider trading scheme.
Ishan Wahi, his brother Nikhil and friend Sameer Ramani are accused of violating securities laws’ antifraud provisions to earn over $1.1 million in illegal profits between June 2021 and April 2022.