Coinbase 因違反 FOIA 合規性起訴 SEC 和 FDIC，質疑以太幣安全分類

Coinbase 起訴美國證券交易委員會 (SEC) 和聯邦存款保險公司 (FDIC)，因為它們不願公佈《資訊自由法》(FOIA) 涵蓋的關鍵資訊。

Coinbase has filed lawsuits against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) for their alleged failure to disclose crucial information as per the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The crypto exchange filed the suits in the District Court for the District of Columbia on 27 June.

Coinbase 已對美國證券交易委員會 (SEC) 和聯邦存款保險公司 (FDIC) 提起訴訟，指控它們未能根據《資訊自由法》(FOIA) 披露重要資訊。該加密貨幣交易所於 6 月 27 日向哥倫比亞特區地方法院提起訴訟。

The legal dispute stems from these agencies' efforts to exclude the crypto industry from the broader financial ecosystem, according to the filed complaints. Fox Business journalist Eleanor Terret reported on the development, writing on Twitter, “Coinbase is looking to shed light on what it describes as a ‘deliberate and concerted effort by the SECGov, @FDICgov, and other financial regulators’ to pressure banks to deny crypto firms access to the federal banking system.”

根據提交的投訴，法律糾紛源於這些機構試圖將加密貨幣產業排除在更廣泛的金融生態系統之外。福克斯商業新聞記者Eleanor Terret 報導了這一進展，並在Twitter 上寫道：“Coinbase 正在尋求揭露其所謂的'SECGov、@FDICgov 和其他金融監管機構故意和協調一致的努力'，向銀行施壓，要求他們拒絕加密貨幣。

Coinbase alleges that these agencies are using their authority to prevent crypto assets and innovations from accessing banking services, thereby stifling the growth and wider acceptance of crypto businesses. Paul Grewal, Coinbase's chief legal officer, stated on Twitter, “Financial regulators have used multiple tools at their disposal to try to cripple the digital-asset industry. SECGov has claimed sweeping authority, but refuses to provide any rules, let alone consistent or coherent ones.”

Coinbase 聲稱，這些機構正在利用其權力阻止加密資產和創新來獲得銀行服務，從而抑制加密業務的成長和更廣泛的接受度。 Coinbase 首席法律長 Paul Grewal 在 Twitter 上表示：「金融監管機構使用了多種可用工具，試圖削弱數位資產產業。 SECGov 聲稱擁有廣泛的權力，但拒絕提供任何規則，更不用說一致或連貫的規則了。

Regarding the FDIC, he added, “While FDICgov pressured financial institutions to cut off the industry from the banking system.” And then, on the FOIA compliance violation, “Today we filed lawsuits under the Freedom of Information Act for requests we made over a year ago seeking important information to which we, and the public, are entitled.”

關於 FDIC，他補充道，“FDICgov 向金融機構施壓，要求將該行業與銀行系統隔離。”然後，關於違反《資訊自由法》的規定，“今天，我們根據一年多前提出的請求，根據《資訊自由法》提起訴訟，尋求我們和公眾有權獲得的重要資訊。”

Coinbase's lawsuit also questions the SEC's classification of Ether as a security and its subsequent pursuit of Ethereum and service providers in the US offering services involving Ether. Several businesses, including Coinbase, received Wells Notices from the SEC for listing the asset and offering Ether-related services.

Coinbase 的訴訟也質疑 SEC 將以太幣歸類為證券，以及隨後對以太坊和美國提供涉及以太幣服務的服務提供者的追蹤。包括 Coinbase 在內的多家企業因列出該資產並提供以太坊相關服務而收到了 SEC 的 Wells 通知。

History Associates, the consulting firm behind Enigma MPC—a crypto firm sued by the SEC for offering unregistered securities through its native ENG tokens—joined Coinbase in the legal battle. The firm filed a separate lawsuit against the FDIC, stating, “This FOIA lawsuit seeks to bring to light the FDIC’s role in that unlawful scheme.” The suit also alleges that the FDIC and the SEC are共同努力“扼殺數字資產產業”。

History Associates 是 Enigma MPC 背後的顧問公司，該公司是一家因透過其原生 ENG 代幣提供未註冊證券而被 SEC 起訴的加密貨幣公司，也加入了 Coinbase 的法律訴訟。該公司對 FDIC 提起了單獨的訴訟，並指出：“該 FOIA 訴訟旨在揭露 FDIC 在該非法計劃中所扮演的角色。”訴訟還稱，FDIC和SEC正在共同努力「扼殺數位資產產業」。