---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-031346"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "COIN"
cik: "0001679788"
company_name: "Coinbase Global, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-02-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T06:58:56.335426+00:00"
event_type: "litigation"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Coinbase reaches agreement with SEC to dismiss enforcement lawsuit with prejudice

## Summary
- Coinbase and SEC Staff reached agreement in principle on Feb 21, 2025 to dismiss the SEC enforcement lawsuit with prejudice, subject to Commissioner approval.
- The lawsuit, filed June 2023, alleged Coinbase operated as unregistered exchange, broker, clearing agency and offered unregistered securities via staking.
- Coinbase had previously sought interlocutory appeal after partial denial of judgment on pleadings in March 2024.
- Dismissal with prejudice means the SEC cannot refile the same claims based on the same conduct.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-031346
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: COIN
- cik: 0001679788
- company_name: Coinbase Global, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-02-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: litigation
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1679788/000119312525031346/0001193125-25-031346-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1679788/000119312525031346/d857645d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-031346.txt

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