United States

Response to FDIC Proposal on Recordkeeping for Custodial Accounts

Coinbase urges the FDIC to amend its proposed recordkeeping rule to exclude state-regulated custodial accounts and avoid duplicative compliance burdens, ensuring regulatory clarity and alignment with state-level standards.

January 16, 2025

Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax: Addressing Unintended Consequences of Crypto Asset Accounting

Coinbase and MicroStrategy urge the Treasury to adjust CAMT rules to exclude unrealized crypto gains/losses from taxable income, ensuring fairness, market stability, and compliance with constitutional principles.

January 2, 2025

Coinbase Second Comment Letter on Proposed IRS Form and Instructions 1099-DA

Coinbase comments on proposed Form and Instructions for 1099-DA (September 2024 version).

October 21, 2024

Coinbase comment letter on the specific identification of digital asset sales

Coinbase comments on the final regulations on the specific identification of digital asset units taxpayers are selling.

October 14, 2024

Coinbase Response to U.S. Treasury RFI on Artificial Intelligence

Coinbase responds to U.S. Treasury's Request for Information regarding the uses, opportunities, and risks of AI in financial services.

August 12, 2024

Coinbase's Response to Proposed CFTC Rule on Event Contracts

Coinbase critiques the CFTC's proposed rule to ban certain event contracts by broadly defining "gaming." It argues this approach overreaches statutory authority, threatens innovation, and overlooks the economic value of prediction markets, urging a withdrawal of the rule.

August 8, 2024

Coinbase Comment Letter on Proposed IRS Form 1099-DA

Coinbase comments on proposed Form 1099-DA and the accompanying Notice.

June 20, 2024

Coinbase Response to CFTC Request for Comment

Coinbase responds to the CFTC’s request for comment on the uses of artificial intelligence and machine learning by CFTC-regulated entities.

April 24, 2024

Coinbase’s Grayscale ETH ETF Letter

Coinbase’s response to the SEC’s request for comment, supporting the approval of ETHE on the NYSE.

February 21, 2024

Testimony of Grant Rabenn Before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services

Grant Rabenn, Director of Financial Crimes Legal for Coinbase, testifies about the need for crypto and blockchain innovation in the U.S., and the critical role of the private sector in combating illegal activity, before the House Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion.

February 15, 2024

Coinbase Response to DFPI Invitation for Comments

Coinbase responds to an invitation for comments from the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (“DFPI”) on a proposed licensing rulemaking under the Digital Financial Assets Law.

January 12, 2024

Coinbase Comment Letter to IRS on Proposed Broker Reporting Rules

Coinbase comments on the IRS proposed tax broker reporting rules, and explains why the rules would be unduly burdensome.

October 12, 2023

Petition for Rulemaking — "Proof-of-Stake" Blockchain Staking Services

Coinbase responds to its July 2022 Petition for Rulemaking, and discusses the SEC's treatment of staking, in light of statements made by the agency regarding staking as a service.

March 20, 2023

Testimony of Paul Grewal Before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services

Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer at Coinbase, testifies about the critical need for new rules for crypto before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion.

March 9, 2023

Coinbase Response to Office of Science and Technology Policy Request for Comment

Coinbase responds to a request for comment from the Office of Science and Technology Policy on additional research that can be done on crypto and blockchain technology.

March 7, 2023

Comment to SEC Rulemaking

Coinbase responded to its July SEC Petition for Rulemaking with a comment proposing a framework for digital asset securities.

December 6, 2022

Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets

Coinbase’s response to the U.S. Treasury Department’s request for comment, explaining why blockchain technology enables far more effective disruption of illicit finance and compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) regulations.

November 1, 2022

Federal Election Commission's Proposed Rulemaking on Crypto

Coinbase’s response to the FEC’s proposed rulemaking, asking for for more clarity on how citizens can contribute to political campaigns using crypto.

October 11, 2022

Testimony of Christine Parker before the US Senate Committee on Agriculture

Christine Parker, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Regulatory Legal at Coinbase, testifies on the importance of developing a comprehensive, robust regulatory regime for digital assets.

September 15, 2022

Treasury EO response

Coinbase's response to the U.S. Treasury Department’s request for comment on “Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets” (the RFC).

August 8, 2022

California DFPI Response

Coinbase's response to the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation's ("DFPI") invitation for comments on crypto-asset related financial products and services under the California Consumer Financial Protection Law.

August 5, 2022

Coinbase calls for SEC rulemaking on digital asset securities

Our formal request for a workable crypto securities regulatory framework.

July 21, 2022

Developing a Framework on Competitiveness of Digital Asset Technologies

Coinbase explains why leading on crypto is central to US global tech leadership and competitiveness.

July 5, 2022

Testimony of John Kothanek Before the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism

John Kothanek, Vice President for Global Intelligence at Coinbase, testifies on the role of crypto in combating terrorism and criminal activity.

June 9, 2022

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