Breaking: Coinbase Loses Supreme Court Case Over Dogecoin Dispute

突發：Coinbase 因狗狗幣糾紛在最高法院敗訴

In a landmark decision on May 23, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase in a dispute related to a $1.2 million Dogecoin sweepstakes held in 2021.

5 月 23 日，美國最高法院做出了一項具有里程碑意義的裁決，就與 2021 年舉行的價值 120 萬美元的狗狗幣抽獎相關的糾紛，對加密貨幣交易所 Coinbase 做出了敗訴。

Supreme Court Rejects Coinbase's Arbitration Argument

最高法院駁回 Coinbase 的仲裁論點

The Supreme Court upheld a California court's decision that it has the authority to determine whether Coinbase can compel users into arbitration. In a ruling authored by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Court emphasized that arbitration is a matter of "contract and consent" and that courts, not arbitrators, have the primary responsibility to interpret agreements.

最高法院維持了加州法院的裁決，即它有權決定 Coinbase 是否可以強迫使用者進行仲裁。在大法官 Ketanji Brown Jackson 撰寫的裁決中，法院強調仲裁是「合約和同意」的問題，法院而非仲裁員對協議的解釋負有主要責任。

"We conclude that a court, not an arbitrator, must decide whether the parties' first agreement was superseded by their second," the Court stated.

法院表示：“我們的結論是，必須由法院而不是仲裁員來決定雙方的第一項協議是否被第二項協議取代。”

Coinbase Users Allege Misleading Tactics

Coinbase 用戶指控誤導性策略

Coinbase users argued that they were forced to pay $100 to enter the Dogecoin giveaway. Plaintiff Suski alleged that the marketing company hired by Coinbase used "false and misleading" tactics to conceal the option for free entry.

Coinbase 用戶辯稱，他們被迫支付 100 美元才能參加狗狗幣贈品活動。原告蘇斯基聲稱，Coinbase 聘請的行銷公司使用「虛假和誤導性」策略來隱瞞免費進入的選項。

Supreme Court Dismisses Coinbase's Concerns

最高法院駁回 Coinbase 的擔憂

Coinbase had warned that a ruling against it would create legal uncertainty. However, the Supreme Court dismissed this concern, stating that its decision "does not create an unmanageable burden on arbitration."

Coinbase 曾警告稱，反對它的裁決將帶來法律上的不確定性。然而，最高法院駁回了這一擔憂，稱其裁決「不會對仲裁造成難以控制的負擔」。

Implications for Cryptocurrency Industry

對加密貨幣產業的影響

The Supreme Court's ruling could have implications for the cryptocurrency industry, as it clarifies the role of courts in resolving disputes related to arbitration agreements. The decision reinforces the principle that courts have the primary authority to interpret contracts and determine the applicability of arbitration clauses.

最高法院的裁決可能會對加密貨幣產業產生影響，因為它澄清了法院在解決與仲裁協議相關的爭議中的作用。該決定強化了法院擁有解釋合約和確定仲裁條款適用性的首要權力的原則。