The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has responded to a filing by Coinbase, arguing that the agency has jurisdiction to bring a lawsuit against the company. The SEC sued Coinbase last month, alleging that it was operating as an unregistered broker, clearinghouse, and exchange all at once. The regulator stated that Coinbase had previously acknowledged the possibility that federal securities laws would apply to its listings and had adopted the legal framework enacted by the U.S. Supreme Court to determine whether certain cryptocurrencies met the requirements of federal securities laws.
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