SEC通過其用戶計數指標調查了Coinbasecoin-3.06％）

美國證券交易委員會正在調查Coinbasecoin-3.06％以前聲稱擁有超過1億“經過驗證的用戶”

The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating if Coinbase(NASDAQ:COIN)

證券交易委員會正在調查Coinbase（NASDAQ：COIN）是否

has been fibbing about its user count, according to The New York Times.

據《紐約時報》報導，人們一直在談論其用戶人數。

Coinbase previously claimed to have more than 100 million “verified users” in several pieces of content, including its original public offering document in 2021. However, the company ceased to quote it two years later.

Coinbase先前聲稱擁有多個內容的“經過驗證的用戶”，其中包括2021年其原始公開發行文件。但是，該公司在兩年後就停止引用。

The SEC’s probe, which began during the Biden administration and has continued under President Donald Trump, is focused on whether that metric is accurate, the Times reports.

據《泰晤士報》報導，SEC的調查是在拜登政府期間開始的，並一直在唐納德·特朗普總統的領導下繼續進行。

Shares in Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ:COIN)dropped 6% on Thursday.

Coinbase Global Inc（NASDAQ：COIN）的股票在周四下跌了6％。

The investigation comes as the SEC is juggling leadership changes and a busy agenda that includes several cases against crypto firms and the roll-out of new crypto regulations.

調查是因為SEC正在兼顧領導層的變化和繁忙的議程，其中包括針對加密貨幣公司的幾起案件以及推出新的加密法規。

The new leadership at the SEC comes after a period of intense scrutiny of the crypto industry.

在SEC的新領導之後，在對加密貨幣行業進行了嚴格審查之後。

The investigation began during the Biden administration and has continued under President Trump, sources told the Times. Paul Grewal, Coinbase’s chief legal officer, said that the inquiry is “a holdover investigation from the prior administration about a metric we stopped reporting two and a half years ago,” in a statement.

消息人士告訴《泰晤士報》，調查始於拜登政府期間，並一直在特朗普總統領導下。 Coinbase首席法律官Paul Grewal說，調查是“先前政府對我們停止兩年半前報告的指標的一項保留調查”。

“While we strongly believe this investigation should not continue, we remain committed to working with the S.E.C. to bring this matter to a close.”

“儘管我們堅信這項調查不應該繼續，但我們仍然致力於與SEC合作，以結束此事。”

The report from the Times comes amid a period of significant change at the SEC.

《紐約時報》的報告在SEC發生了重大變化的時期。

Earlier this month, crypto-friendly Paul Atkins was sworn in as chair of the SEC after Gary Gensler stepped down from the role in January.

本月早些時候，加里·蓋斯勒（Gary Gensler）在一月份辭職後，對加密貨幣友好的保羅·阿特金斯（Paul Atkins）擔任SEC主席。

Shortly after Trump’s return to office, the agency published a statement titled the “SEC Crypto 2.0.” whereby it announced a new task force to draft the first-ever regulations for digital assets. The agency has also dropped dozens of lawsuits against crypto companies in recent months and issued guidance on “meme coins,” which classified the tokens as non-securities.

特朗普重返任職後不久，該機構發表了一份名為“ SEC Crypto 2.0”的聲明。因此，它宣布了一個新工作組來起草有史以來第一個數字資產法規。該機構最近幾個月還撤銷了針對加密貨幣公司的數十項訴訟，並發布了“模因硬幣”的指導，該指南將令牌歸類為非安全性。

The inquiry also comes to light on the same day that the company announced it had been the victim of a cyberattack.

該詢問還揭示了該公司宣布已成為網絡攻擊的受害者的同一天。

Coinbase thinks it will be on the hook for $180 million to $400 million after hackers breached a “small subset” of its customers’ accounts.

Coinbase認為，在黑客違反了其客戶帳戶的“小子集”之後，它將以1.8億至4億美元的價格陷入困境。