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Coinbase Says New Jersey Users Can Resume Staking as Regulator Rescinds 2023 Cease-and-Desist Order
The state's Bureau of Securities withdrew the order without ruling on its merits, and Coinbase's Molly Abraham named four more states as "next.
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New Jersey's securities regulator has withdrawn a 2023 enforcement order against Coinbase tied to its staking program, according to a notice dated Oct. 30 that General Counsel Molly Abraham shared Monday. The June 2023 order required $5 million in civil penalties and barred unregistered securities sales in the state, including the Coinbase Staking Securities. Unchained calculated that it stood for 1,242 days. Abraham said on X that New Jersey users can now resume staking after missing rewards for over three years, and named Wisconsin, Maryland, California and Washington as the states next. The rescission is without prejudice, so the state can still pursue future enforcement. The notice does not mention staking resuming, the penalty payment or any refund.
Why it matters: It shows state regulators can reverse past enforcement against a major exchange yet keep the power to act again, which matters for staking offered state by state.
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- Staking
- Locking a proof-of-stake network’s native asset to help secure it in return for rewards, directly or through a service.