Coinbase Financial Markets, Inc. v. Tong et al

  1. 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.

  2. January 20, 2026

    Coinbase And Kalshi Contracts 'Siphoning' Money, Tribes Say

    Battles between crypto titan Coinbase, derivative exchange KalshiEX LLC and Connecticut officials over the legality of sports-related event contracts directly impact "tribal sovereignty over gaming that occurs on Indian lands," a coalition of American Indian tribes and tribal associations told a federal judge in proposed amicus briefs that side with the state government.

  3. January 09, 2026

    Conn. Deems Coinbase, Kalshi Contracts 'Pure' Gambling

    Cryptocurrency giant Coinbase and the derivative exchange KalshiEX LLC are not entitled to injunctions that would block Connecticut's enforcement of state gaming laws against their "unlicensed, unlawful sports wagers disguised as financial products," the state argued Friday in federal court.

  4. 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.