Former Coinbase staffer pleads guilty to insider trading in landmark cryptocurrency case, weeks after brother sentenced
An ex-Coinbase employee pleaded guilty to 2 counts of wire fraud, the first case of its kind. Ishan Wahi co-ordinated with his brother and another accomplice to preempt new listings on Coinbase. The group made about $1.5 million in profit from 14 Coinbase announcements, per prosecutors.