{"id":4358,"date":"2021-03-23T09:18:22","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T09:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atozcrypto.org\/?p=4358"},"modified":"2021-03-23T09:50:18","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T09:50:18","slug":"cryptocurrency-report-coinbases-and-cftc-tassle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atozcrypto.org\/cryptocurrency-report-coinbases-and-cftc-tassle\/","title":{"rendered":"Cryptocurrency report: Coinbase\u2019s and CFTC tussle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cryptocurrency trading exchange Coinbase settled with CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) after the latter accused the platform of engaging in self-trading of different cryptocurrency assets. According to the accusation, this platform self-traded cryptocurrencies between 2015 and 2018 through the platform&#8217;s automated trading plans.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.ledger.com\/pages\/back-to-school?r=3ed9810a0800\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=850 height=420 alt=\"Back to school - Get 20% Off\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ledgerwallet.com\/images\/promo\/banners\/ledger_banner_8-5-0x4-2-0.jpg\"><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These plans or programs can forecast how much of a particular cryptocurrency would sell on the exchange\u2019s app. Then this plan can be used to purchase that cryptocurrency through another system, called GDAX (or Coinbase Pro).<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/?ref=11002907\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2871\" src=\"https:\/\/atozcrypto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DQmTjQ8yUXb11cWogfubBL2wWp28wywJLBDR9HjMCGU6wgp_1680x8400-300x54.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"606\" height=\"109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atozcrypto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DQmTjQ8yUXb11cWogfubBL2wWp28wywJLBDR9HjMCGU6wgp_1680x8400-300x54.png 300w, https:\/\/atozcrypto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DQmTjQ8yUXb11cWogfubBL2wWp28wywJLBDR9HjMCGU6wgp_1680x8400-768x138.png 768w, https:\/\/atozcrypto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DQmTjQ8yUXb11cWogfubBL2wWp28wywJLBDR9HjMCGU6wgp_1680x8400-850x152.png 850w, https:\/\/atozcrypto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DQmTjQ8yUXb11cWogfubBL2wWp28wywJLBDR9HjMCGU6wgp_1680x8400.png 954w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another accusation says that an ex-employee performed some wash trading of some Litecoins too. Self-trading occurs when one participant participates in the same trade. The platform is not accused of harming or scamming its consumers, according to reports.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudways.com\/en\/?id=368202\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=800 height=282 alt=\"cloudways\" src=\"https:\/\/atozcrypto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a48aaa90-e1c4-4f38-a45b-8bace9af8fee.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This investigation was launched by CFTC, to investigate one of the exchange\u2019s ex-employees. The findings stated that there are no security issues associated with trading on this platform. CFTC commissioner Dawn Stump agreed to the findings, and Coinbase agreed to come to a settlement and agreed to put this tussle behind and move forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cryptocurrency trading exchange Coinbase settled with CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) after the latter accused the platform of engaging in self-trading of different cryptocurrency assets. 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