Coinbase Chief Legal Officer: We have obtained several undisclosed documents from the Gensler era on ETH2.0 and plan to investigate further
Odaily News Paul Grewal, chief legal officer of Coinbase, posted on the X platform: “We have obtained more details about the Gensler-era investigation of Ethereum 2.0 (ETH2.0) from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit. The following documents were found in their Vaugh index for undisclosed materials and they intend to pursue them further:
A May 2022 PDF document titled “Analysis of Ethereum 2.0 under the Howey Test” prepared by SEC staff.
A February 2023 email titled "Response Regarding Whether Ethereum is a Security."
A PDF document from April 2023 titled “2 - Ethereum 2.0,” which may have been a memo the commissioners received before voting to authorize an investigation into Ethereum 2.0.
An August 2023 email titled “On timing for Ethereum discussion.”
Two emails from February 2024, titled "FW Spot Ethereum - Is it a Security or Not?" and "Ethereum - Is it a Security or Not?"
Emails and attachments from February and April 2024 containing 'possible approaches to specific legal issues related to Ethereum'.
