Coinbase Financial Markets, Inc. v. Raoul, et al

  1. February 24, 2026

    Coinbase Asks Judge To Bar Ill. Action Over Event Contracts

    Coinbase urged an Illinois federal judge Tuesday to grant an injunction blocking the state's enforcement of its gaming laws against the company's sports-related event contracts offerings, arguing that effort "falls right in the heartland of preempted state laws" and that such transactions can only be regulated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

  2. February 03, 2026

    Tribes Accuse Coinbase Of Siphoning Ill. Gambling Revenue

    The Indian Gaming Association, tribal gambling groups and 23 Native American tribes have urged an Illinois federal judge to toss cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase's suit against the state as it tries to prohibit the company from offering event contracts to consumers as a form of sports betting.

  3. December 19, 2025

    Coinbase Sues 3 States Over Event Contract Regulation

    Illinois, Connecticut and Michigan have been sued by cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase over their attempts to regulate the trading platform's prediction market offerings, with the firm arguing that the states are trying to unlawfully apply their gambling laws to federally regulated transactions that are under the jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.