BTC logo
BTC
$105,401.99
5.54%
ETH logo
ETH
$3,758.09
7.33%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0002
0.02%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,055.89
11.52%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.2508
8.03%
SOL logo
SOL
$179.07
8.71%
USDC logo
USDC
$1.0000
0.01%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3079
4.78%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1805
10.04%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6103
10.32%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9995
0.05%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$34.76
10.09%
LINK logo
LINK
$16.17
12.32%
RYO logo
RYO
$7.1345
4.51%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.2974
9.87%
BCH logo
BCH
$466.35
11.96%
WBT logo
WBT
$40.27
4.78%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.2648
4.05%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.3745
13.09%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$19.67
11.57%
BTC logo
BTC
$105,401.99
5.54%
ETH logo
ETH
$3,758.09
7.33%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0002
0.02%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,055.89
11.52%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.2508
8.03%
SOL logo
SOL
$179.07
8.71%
USDC logo
USDC
$1.0000
0.01%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3079
4.78%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1805
10.04%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6103
10.32%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9995
0.05%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$34.76
10.09%
LINK logo
LINK
$16.17
12.32%
RYO logo
RYO
$7.1345
4.51%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.2974
9.87%
BCH logo
BCH
$466.35
11.96%
WBT logo
WBT
$40.27
4.78%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.2648
4.05%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.3745
13.09%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$19.67
11.57%
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The SEC to Coinbase: Crypto Banking Is Still Banking

Coinbase is not the first would-be crypto lender to run into trouble for trying to act like a bank, says our columnist.

By Frances Coppola
Updated May 11, 2023, 6:05 p.m. Published Sep 14, 2021, 1:00 p.m.
Monitors in Times Square display the Coinbase logo during the company's initial public offering. (Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)