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The SEC's lawsuit accusing cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase of operating as an unregistered securities broker has survived its first legal challenge, opening the door for the case to go to trial. In an order [PDF] handed down in New York City on Wednesday, federal district Judge Katherine Polk Failla said America's financial …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
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    RICO

    Charge everyone on a given block chain with being party to any crime that involves said block chain. No bail.

    If that fails, move on to the EPA and charge them for the environmental damage.

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    1. Sora2566 Silver badge
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      Re: RICO

      Somehow, I don't see charging old grannies who had no idea what they were getting into with grand fraud going over well.

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