Coinbase Pro Accidentally Relists the Troubled XRP

In January 2021, Coinbase Pro delisted XRP from its cryptocurrency list amid fears of a crackdown by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). However, recently, several users of the crypto exchange noticed that the coin appeared to be listed again. The excitement was short-lived, however, as Coinbase Pro quickly denied that XRP was listed on their exchange.

Following this news, XRP experienced sharp price increases. But once the excitement was over, the price crashed again. At the time of writing, XRP is trading at $1.11. This means the coin has fallen 13% in one week.

The news of XRP’s re-listing on Coinbase Pro was shared on Twitter by excited investors. They had noticed that certain currency pairs were available on the platform. For example, it was possible to trade XRP-USD, XRP-EUR, XRP-GBP, and XRP-BTC.

Many of these investors reacted to the news and shared their trade setups to benefit from the potential rise of the coin. Unfortunately, the new entry was a false alarm.

Shortly after the news spread on Twitter, Coinbase issued its own statement. It said that XRP could be displayed but not traded. It was apparently due to a technical problem.

“As previously announced, Coinbase has suspended trading of XRP. Due to a technical issue, XRP was temporarily visible on the Coinbase Pro mobile app for some customers, but not tradable.”

Before the exchange issued its statement, several traders had their own theories that Coinbase was using it to troll the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The agency had threatened to sue Coinbase over the platform’s launch of a lending program.

Many members of the crypto community speculate that the crypto exchange is ready to fight with the regulator over decisions made.

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Litigation between Coinbase and the SEC

The dispute between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Coinbase has been around for some time. The SEC wants to regulate the crypto exchange because of its published loan plans.

The loan plan in question is a return-generating product called Lend. Through Lend, the crypto exchange wants to compete with other decentralized products such as Compound and Aave and operate a USD Coin-focused loan pool.

According to Brian Armstrong, Coinbase received the following response when the exchange approached the SEC about regulations:

“They responded to us that Lend is security. They won’t tell us why they think it’s security. Instead, they demand a bunch of documentation from us (we comply), demand a deposition from our staff (we comply), and in the end tell us they will sue us if we proceed with the launch. Without an explanation as to why.”

Coinbase has been working closely with the SEC for the past six months, as the company believes in an “open and substantive dialogue” with regulators. According to the crypto exchange, Lend does not qualify as a security because it is not an investment contract or bond. Although it shares this view with the SEC, it appears that regulators continue to strongly oppose Coinbase’s new lending initiative.

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