U.S. SEC threatens to sue Coinbase over some crypto products


FILE PHOTO People watch as the logo for Coinbase Global Inc the biggest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange is displayed on the Nasdaq MarketSite jumbotron at Times Square in New York U.S. April 14 2021. REUTERSShannon StapletonFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: People watch as the logo for Coinbase Global Inc, the biggest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, is displayed on the Nasdaq MarketSite jumbotron at Times Square in New York, U.S., April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo

(Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has threatened to sue Coinbase Global Inc over some of the crypto exchange's products, turning up the heat on the largely unregulated sector.

Shares of Coinbase dropped nearly 13% to $67.33 in extended trading after the company said on Wednesday that the regulator had issued it a Wells notice - a formal declaration that SEC staff intend to recommend an enforcement action.

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