Ex-Coinbase Exec and His Brother Reached Settlement With SEC

It’s been just revealed that the former Coinbase product manager Ishan Wahi and his brother, Nikhil Wahi, just reached an agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This is to settle charges arising from an insider trading scheme involving crypto assets.  Check out more reports about this below.

In July 2022, Ishan Wahi was accused by the SEC of providing confidential information to his brother and friend, Sameer Raman, regarding the crypto assets that Coinbase was going to support.

It is common for the value of digital assets to increase upon the announcement of their listing on a platform. Consequently, Nikhil Wahi and Raman acted on a privileged tip and purchased tokens, ultimately accumulating $1.5 million in illegal profits.

According to the securities regulator, 9 out of the 25 crypto assets purchased are classified as securities.

According to the SEC, the Wahi brothers agreed not to deny the agency’s allegations as part of the settlement.

“Ishan Wahi and his brother, Nikhil Wahi, agreed to settle charges that they engaged in insider trading through a scheme to trade ahead of multiple announcements regarding at least nine crypto asset securities that would be made available for trading on the Coinbase platform.”

The same notes revealed the following:

“Ishan and Nikhil Wahi each agreed to be permanently enjoined from violating Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 and to pay disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, plus prejudgment interest.”

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According to an SEC filing – with the exception of chief financial officer Alesia Haas – Coinbase’s executives walked away with more money in their pockets in 2022 than the year before.