Coinbase CEO: We Have a Good Relationship With the SEC

The video discusses Coinbase's approach to asset evaluation, regulatory compliance, and its relationship with the SEC. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong emphasizes the need for clear regulations and describes the company's global regulatory interactions. He highlights the importance of aligning interests with regulators to ensure consumer protection while fostering innovation in the crypto industry.

What is the SEC's stance on what constitutes a security?

• They have a narrow view.

• They have an expansive view.

• They have no view.

• They follow the industry's view.

How many assets did Coinbase reject as having properties of a security?

• 1000

• 500

• 800

• 200

What document did Coinbase file to explain their business to the SEC?

• Press release

• Annual report

• Quarterly earnings

• S1 filing

What are subpoenas described as in the context of regulatory interactions?

• Legal threats

• Requests for information

• Final judgments

• Public announcements

What is the shared goal of Coinbase and the SEC regarding the crypto industry?

• To make it tax-free

• To eliminate the industry

• To bring it within regulatory frameworks

• To ignore it