August 22, 2025
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase can pause claims it's facing under Illinois' Biometric Privacy Act as the Seventh Circuit weighs questions about the state law's financial institution exemption provision, a Chicago federal judge has decided.
May 16, 2025
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has been sued in Illinois federal court by users who claim its identity verification process flouts Illinois' biometric privacy law, alleging it fails to get written, informed consent before collecting, analyzing and storing biometric data from users' government IDs and photographs.