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12/16/2025
Coinbase on hook for $618,000 to investor who lost cryptocurrency after cyber-attack
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Coinbase Inc. lost a private arbitration complaint with damages and costs totaling $618,000 to a client who claimed to lose funds after a 2024 cyber-attack.
The complaint of Ashok Maini versus Coinbase Inc. was heard in private arbitration in the forum of the American Arbitration Association, commonly referred to as Triple A arbitration in the industry.
Arbitration complaints involving cryptocurrencies are outside the purview of FINRA Dispute Resolution because digital assets are not legally deemed to be securities.
Coinbase is a subsidiary of Coinbase Global Inc., a leading exchange for crypto assets.
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