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As the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) targeted Coinbase with a Wells Notice alleging that the crypto exchange's staking products constituted unregistered securities, crypto community members went on social media to express various concerns, with some seeing a common enemy in the regulator.

https://zycrypto.com/sec-action-against-coinbase-triggers-ballistic-reaction-from-crypto-community/

Coinbase executives this week said the courts could be the best path to clarity for an industry looking for answers

https://blockworks.co/news/coinbase-happy-to-go-to-court-with-sec

In a recent development, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a “Wells notice” to Coinbase, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges and the leading exchange in the United States.

https://www.cryptopolitan.com/sec-takes-aim-at-coinbase-is-the-end-near-for-the-top-exchange/

Member of the US House of Representatives and Majority Whip Tom Emmer has recently introduced a new bill to provide regulatory clarity for the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry. The bill is called the Blockchain Regulatory Act (BCRA).

https://bitcoinist.com/crypto-industry-receives-new-regulatory-bill/

Oppenheimer Executive Director and Senior Analyst Owen Lau breaks down the SEC's warning to Coinbase over the potential for legal action against the company.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8NYiSuEWak

Amid its ongoing crackdown on crypto entities, the SEC issued an enforcement action Wells notice to Coinbase. 

https://www.coinspeaker.com/sec-enforcement-action-coinbase/

As the SEC barrels down on Coinbase, the top US exchange is in Supreme Court over lawsuits its says should be handled in arbitration

https://blockworks.co/news/coinbase-supreme-court-user-lawsuits

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued an official investor alert warning against investing in crypto assets that may not comply with US laws. This follows several lawsuits the regulator has brought forward against notable figures, such as Justin Sun of Tron, and various celebrity endorsers.

https://www.cryptopolitan.com/sec-issues-official-investor-alert-crypto-trading-risks/

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sent Coinbase a “Wells notice” about potential violations of securities law. The Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange noted that, unlike what SEC Chairman Gary Gensler said, the securities regulator “will not let crypto companies ‘come in and register.

https://news.bitcoin.com/sec-informs-crypto-exchange-coinbase-of-potential-securities-law-violations/

The Treasury and IRS are soliciting comments on new plans to treat most NFTs as collectibles

https://blockworks.co/news/irs-floats-new-nft-guidance

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun, Tron Foundation Limited, BitTorrent Foundation Ltd., and Rainberry Inc. (formerly BitTorrent) for the unregistered offer and sale of Tronix ($TRX) and BitTorrent ($BTT) crypto asset securities.

https://www.cryptoglobe.com/latest/2023/03/sec-targets-justin-sun-and-star-studded-lineup-in-crypto-fraud-and-market-manipulation-case/

Recent actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission risk putting U.S. financial leadership behind, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said on a Twitter live chat today. 

https://www.theblock.co/post/222443/coinbase-ceo-says-sec-risks-us-financial-leadership

With banks on the edge of meltdown and Bitcoin about to embark on its bull market, has Gensler been told to bring Coinbase down, and with it a large proportion of retail investors who are buying crypto? A broken system The banking system is broken, and perhaps it has got to the point of no return, even given the massive sums of currency that central banks have used to try and prop the system up.

https://cryptodaily.co.uk/2023/03/sec-gensler-attacks-coinbase

Following the announcement, a section of the crypto community on Twitter has heaped praises on the IRS and Treasury Department for taking such a detailed approach instead of regulating through enforcement.

https://www.coinspeaker.com/irs-nfts-physical-art-taxation/

Coinbase, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, announced that it had received a Wells notice from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), signaling that the regulatory body may take enforcement action against the company.

https://www.cryptoglobe.com/latest/2023/03/coinbase-faces-potential-sec-enforcement-action-after-receiving-wells-notice/