Coinbase requests the U.S. SEC to submit core documents related to its case

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by The Block, in a court filing submitted on Tuesday, Coinbase filed a motion requesting the New York court to order the SEC and Chairman Gary Gensler to hand over the core documents that Coinbase claims are related to the agency's lawsuit.

In the motion, Coinbase stated that several years before the SEC sued Coinbase, the agency's commissioners and staff met with stakeholders in the crypto market, including Coinbase, and issued public statements and guidance regarding crypto regulation.

Coinbase is requesting the court to compel the agency to provide certain documents related to the tokens in the SEC complaint, documents concerning the SEC's review of Coinbase's public listing in April 2021, and statements made by Gensler during his tenure at the SEC regarding personal and professional matters.