The State of Oregon has filed a lawsuit against Coinbase, accusing the exchange of violating securities laws by promoting and selling unregistered high-risk investments.
Oregon Attorney General Rayfield believes that states must step in to enforce crypto regulation as federal agencies have failed to do so effectively.
The lawsuit cites the collapse of Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) token price, which dropped 99% and wiped out billions in investor money.
Coinbase's Chief Legal Officer, Paul Grewal, called the lawsuit a 'copycat case' and criticized it as a waste of taxpayer dollars, diverting attention from important progress in digital asset legislation.