Crypto Exchange Coinbase Moves to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit, Alleging Crypto Falls Out of Regulator’s Oversight

“The transactions over Coinbase’s platform and Prime are not, and do not involve, contractual undertakings to deliver future value reflecting the income, profits, or assets of a business. They are commodity sales, with the obligations on both sides discharged entirely the moment the digital token is delivered in exchange for payment,” the filing said.