Coinbase CEO’s stock sale was probably not planned to occur a day ahead of SEC suit By Cointelegraph

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Coinbase (NASDAQ:) CEO and co-founder Brian Armstrong sold company shares the day before the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a complaint against the exchange for securities law violations. The transaction caused a minor stir in the Twitter cryptoverse, as Armstrong avoided a sharp loss by doing so.

SEC records show that Armstrong sold 29,730 shares of the company on June 5, the day before the SEC suit. Coinbase’s share price plummeted the day of the suit, with an initial dip of 20%.

Coinbase’s share price over the past year. Source: Google (NASDAQ:)