Coinbase Sues Oregon Governor, Demands Disclosure of Cryptocurrency Regulation Policy Change-Related Public Records

BlockBeats News, July 11th, Coinbase filed a lawsuit against Oregon Governor Tina Kotek in Marion County Circuit Court, requesting her to disclose public records related to the sudden change in cryptocurrency regulation policy. Coinbase pointed out that the Oregon state government abruptly shifted its long-standing policy position in April 2025 and sued Coinbase without public participation, claiming that trading of 31 digital assets on its platform constituted regulated securities trading.

Coinbase emphasized that this policy change affected hundreds of thousands of Oregonian digital asset holders and traders, but the entire process lacked public discussion or rulemaking procedures. The company stated that this lawsuit is not directed at the Attorney General's accusations against Coinbase itself but is about whether the state government violated public records law by failing to disclose the information behind its new regulatory stance.