US charges ex-Coinbase manager in first crypto insider trading case

US charges ex-Coinbase manager in first crypto insider trading case

A representation of the cryptocurrency is seen in front of Coinbase logo in this illustration taken, March 4, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

A former product manager at Coinbase Global and two others have been charged with wire fraud in the first insider trading case involving cryptocurrency, US prosecutors in Manhattan said on Thursday.