{"id":476647,"date":"2025-04-26T00:30:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T23:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=476647"},"modified":"2025-04-26T01:08:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T00:08:20","slug":"coinbase-contends-state-lawsuits-impede-access-to-90m-in-staking-rewards-for-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coinbase-contends-state-lawsuits-impede-access-to-90m-in-staking-rewards-for-users\/","title":{"rendered":"Coinbase contends state lawsuits impede access to $90M in staking rewards for users"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Five US states continue to pursue lawsuits against <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/coinbase\/\">Coinbase\u2019s<\/a> staking program, and the firm\u2019s executives argue that this is creating barriers for users who seek to earn rewards through the platform, amounting to over $90 million since 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Coinbase's chief legal officer <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/people\/paul-grewal\/\">Paul Grewal<\/a>, California, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington, and Wisconsin<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iampaulgrewal\/status\/1915787226048549121\">are maintaining<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> active legal actions against Coinbase\u2019s staking services as of April 25.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Four states, California, New Jersey, Maryland, and Wisconsin, have issued cease-and-desist orders prohibiting Coinbase from offering staking to new users within their jurisdictions. Washington state has an ongoing lawsuit, but no active ban exists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The enforcement actions stem from allegations that Coinbase\u2019s staking services constitute unregistered securities offerings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The crypto firm contested these allegations, which maintain that staking services do not meet the legal definition of securities. In February, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) dismissed its staking case against Coinbase with prejudice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Illinois, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vermont, and Alabama have also withdrawn similar lawsuits.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>User impact and lost rewards<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coinbase\u2019s vice president of legal, Paul VanGreck, estimates that California, New Jersey, Maryland, and Wisconsin residents have collectively missed out on over $90 million in staking rewards since June 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In an April 25<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinbase.com\/en-br\/blog\/High-Stakes-Litigation-Time-to-End-the-War-on-Staking\">article<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, VanGreck noted that the cease-and-desist orders against Coinbase were issued using emergency procedures typically reserved for cases of serious securities fraud, such as Ponzi schemes, which he argues is inappropriate for routine staking activities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He said the restrictions affect consumer choice and contribute to regulatory uncertainty in the broader digital asset industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VanGreck further emphasized that Coinbase operates under extensive federal and state regulations. The company is registered with FinCEN as a money services business, holds 46 state money-transmission licenses, and is publicly traded in the US, subject to regular financial disclosures.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, it maintains a security commitment that includes indemnifying users for losses in the unlikely event of a staking failure caused by Coinbase.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VanGreck argued that the continued litigation by the five states contradicts the broader trend toward regulatory clarity. He referenced ongoing efforts by Congress to establish a comprehensive digital asset framework and noted that regulators, including the SEC, have shown movement toward a more balanced approach.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VanGreck added that courts are not the appropriate venue to decide on staking policy and that elected officials should be the ones to define the legal status of staking services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coinbase has pledged to contest the remaining lawsuits and defend user access to staking services.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five US states continue to pursue lawsuits against Coinbase\u2019s staking program, and the firm\u2019s executives argue that this is creating barriers for users who seek to earn rewards through the platform, amounting to over $90 million since 2023.\u00a0 According to Coinbase&#8217;s chief legal officer Paul Grewal, California, New Jersey, Maryland, 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