{"id":725832,"date":"2026-05-06T15:25:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T12:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/coinbase-faces-lawsuit-over-frozen-funds-from-55m-crypto-theft\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T15:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T12:25:11","slug":"coinbase-faces-lawsuit-over-frozen-funds-from-55m-crypto-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/coinbase-faces-lawsuit-over-frozen-funds-from-55m-crypto-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"Coinbase faces lawsuit over frozen funds from $55M crypto theft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float:right;margin:0 0 10px 15px;width:240px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmx1bS10cmkub3JnL2FwaS9hcnRpY2xlLWNvdmVycy9maWxlL0hJJTIwVGhlJTIwYWN0aW9uJTIwYWdhaW5zdCUyMENvaW5iYXNlJTIwaXMlMjBiYWQlMjBuZXdzLTEuanBnP3ByZWZpeD1tZWRpYSUyRmFydGljbGUtY292ZXJz.jpg\" alt=\"Coinbase faces lawsuit over frozen funds from $55M crypto theft\" class=\"type:primaryImage\"><\/p>\n<p>The plaintiff says Coinbase froze traceable assets from a 2024 DAI phishing theft but refused to return them without a court order.<\/p>\n<p>Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase was sued in California federal court over frozen crypto allegedly tied to a $55 million DAI phishing theft from August 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/docket\/73294035\/1\/b-v-coinbase-global-inc\/\">complaint<\/a>, filed Monday in a San Francisco federal court, alleges that after laundering the proceeds through crypto mixer Tornado Cash, the attacker deposited part of the \u201ctraceable stolen funds\u201d into a Coinbase retail user account, where the funds remain frozen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Puerto Rico-based plaintiff is asking the court to declare him the rightful owner of the frozen assets and order Coinbase to return them. The lawsuit also names an unknown John Doe defendant accused of carrying out the theft.<\/p>\n<p>Read more<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN63nwsw68G3Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" target=\"_blank\" >General category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/coinbase-sued-for-withholding-frozen-crypto-linked-to-55m-defi-saver-hack?utm_source=rss_feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The plaintiff says Coinbase froze traceable assets from a 2024 DAI phishing theft but refused to return them without a court order. Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase was sued in California federal court over frozen crypto allegedly tied to a $55 million DAI phishing theft from August 2024. 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