Is Coinbase a 'first insider trading case' involving cryptocurrency?

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ Acquire Licensing Rights NEW YORK, Feb 7 (Reuters) - A former Coinbase Global Inc (COIN.O) product manager pleaded guilty on Tuesday in what U.S. prosecutors have called the first insider trading case involving cryptocurrency, his defense lawyer said in a court hearing.

Who was charged in the US government's first cryptocurrency insider trading case?

NEW YORK -- A former Coinbase product manager and his brother, along with a Houston man, were charged Thursday in what federal authorities described as the U.S. government’s first cryptocurrency insider trading case.

Who was the cryptocurrency expert who was sentenced to prison?

NEW YORK — A cryptocurrency expert was sentenced Tuesday to more than five years in federal prison for helping North Korea evade U.S. sanctions. Virgil Griffith, 39, pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy, admitting he presented at a cryptocurrency conference in Pyongyang in 2019 even after the U.S. government denied his request to travel there.

What is Coinbase accused of?

Let’s dig into what the company stands accused of since we are getting tons of inquiries of people looking to join the Coinbase class action lawsuit. The case ( Alfia vs Coinbase Global, Inc) was brought by McCathern LLP and is over Coinbase’s handling of customer balances. It is case number 3:21-cv-08689.