#Coinbase Receives Subpoena#
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a subpoena to cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, seeking customer information related to market prediction platform Polymarket. The CFTC is reportedly investigating the relationship between Coinbase and Polymarket, following an FBI raid on Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan's residence in November. Coinbase confirmed in an email notification that it had received the subpoena, which requests general customer information, including information related to accounts.
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a subpoena to cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, seeking customer information related to market prediction platform Polymarket. The CFTC reportedly subpoenaed Coinbase for customer information related to its investigation into Polymarket. The subpoena comes after the FBI raided the home of Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan in November. Coinbase responded by saying it had received a subpoena related to the matter, requesting general customer information, including information related to accounts. It is unclear what the CFTC's investigation into Polymarket specifically entails, but the subpoena suggests that regulators are stepping up their scrutiny of the cryptocurrency industry, particularly in areas involving prediction markets and derivatives trading.
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Coinbase received a subpoena from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regarding the market prediction platform Polymarket.
The subpoena requests Coinbase to provide customer information related to Polymarket events, including account information.
The CFTC is investigating potential connections between Coinbase and Polymarket.
Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan's residence was raided by the FBI in November.