Coinbase shareholders sue company executives for allegedly misleading investors about bankruptcy risks

2025-02-19 11:51:27

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ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Coinbase shareholder Wenduo Guo filed a lawsuit in the New Jersey federal court on February 18, accusing the cryptocurrency exchange and its executives of violating securities laws by allegedly concealing information related to bankruptcy risks from investors.

The lawsuit claims that Coinbase and its management failed to disclose the risk that user assets could be considered bankruptcy property, which would make retail users unsecured creditors. The complaint also points out that at least 75 cryptocurrency exchanges had collapsed before the company's listing in April 2021, leaving users unable to recover their digital assets.

Additionally, the lawsuit alleges that Coinbase did not disclose its engagement in proprietary trading to cope with the decline in cryptocurrency prices. The defendants include several executives and board members, including CEO Brian Armstrong. The plaintiffs are seeking a jury trial and are requesting damages and corporate governance reforms.

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