The U.S. Supreme Court announced Nov. 3 that it will review a contentious case involving cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and a dispute with its users over a Dogecoin sweepstakes, Bloomberg News reported.

根據彭博社報道，美國最高法院 11 月 3 日宣布，將審查涉及加密貨幣交易所 Coinbase 的爭議案件，以及其與用戶就狗狗幣抽獎活動發生的糾紛。

At the heart of the matter is Coinbase’s endeavor to shift the dispute with its users from the public court system into private arbitration, a route often favored by businesses for its cost-efficiency and expediency.

問題的核心是 Coinbase 試圖將與其用戶的糾紛從公共法院系統轉移到私人仲裁，這種途徑因其成本效益和便利性而經常受到企業青睞。

The Supreme Court will determine whether Coinbase can move the dispute with its users into arbitration.

最高法院將決定 Coinbase 是否可以將與其用戶的爭議提交仲裁。

Dogecoin lawsuit

狗狗幣訴訟

The case revolves around Coinbase’s appeal to overturn a prior court ruling that had effectively deemed the platform had forfeited its right to seek arbitration in a legal dispute stemming from a 2021 sweepstakes, which users claimed was misleading advertising.

該案圍繞 Coinbase 上訴，要求推翻先前的法院裁決，該裁決實際上認為該平台已放棄在 2021 年抽獎引發的法律糾紛中尋求仲裁的權利，用戶聲稱該抽獎是誤導性廣告。

Businesses frequently prefer arbitration as it is a swifter and more economical process than traditional court litigation, which can be more challenging to navigate and carries a higher risk of substantial damages.

企業通常更喜歡仲裁，因為與傳統的法庭訴訟相比，仲裁是一個更快捷、更經濟的過程，而傳統的法庭訴訟可能更具挑戰性，並且造成重大損失的風險更高。

The big question in the case is whether a judge or an arbitrator should decide which of two conflicting agreements should be followed in the dispute between Coinbase and its upset users. The Supreme Court ruling will determine whether the disagreement goes to arbitration or court.

該案的一個大問題是，在 Coinbase 與其心煩意亂的用戶之間的糾紛中，法官或仲裁員是否應該決定遵循兩個相互衝突的協議中的哪一個。最高法院的裁決將決定分歧是否提交仲裁或法院。

Upon creating their Coinbase accounts, users agreed to resolve disputes through arbitration. However, a subsequent agreement related to the sweepstakes stipulated that any issues related to the contest must be addressed in a California courtroom.

建立 Coinbase 帳戶後，用戶同意透過仲裁解決爭議。然而，隨後與抽獎相關的協議規定，與比賽相關的任何問題都必須在加州法庭解決。

When users later accused Coinbase of violating California’s false advertising law by luring them into participating in a sweepstakes offering Dogecoin prizes, they brought a class-action lawsuit in federal court. The suit alleges that Coinbase misled users into paying to enter the sweepstakes, which they believed was a false advertising campaign.

當用戶後來指責 Coinbase 誘騙他們參加提供狗狗幣獎品的抽獎活動，違反了加州的虛假廣告法時，他們向聯邦法院提起了集體訴訟。訴訟稱，Coinbase 誤導用戶付費參加抽獎活動，他們認為這是一場虛假廣告活動。

Arbitration requests

仲裁請求

A federal judge in California refused Coinbase’s request to shift the dispute to arbitration, contending that the user agreements required such a move. The decision was subsequently upheld by the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

加州的一名聯邦法官拒絕了 Coinbase 將爭議轉移至仲裁的請求，認為用戶協議要求這樣做。隨後，位於舊金山的美國第九巡迴上訴法院維持了這項裁決。

In a related dispute in June, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of Coinbase. In that case, the justices supported Coinbase’s request to suspend customer lawsuits while it sought appeals to relocate the disputes from public courts to private arbitration.

在 6 月的一次相關糾紛中，最高法院以 5 比 4 的結果做出了有利於 Coinbase 的裁決。在那起案件中，法官支持了 Coinbase 暫停客戶訴訟的請求，同時尋求上訴，將爭議從公共法院轉移到私人仲裁。

The Supreme Court review of the case is a pivotal development for companies utilizing arbitration clauses, as it will undoubtedly have a significant impact on the formulation and enforcement of user agreements, especially in the ever-evolving realm of digital currency trading.

最高法院對此案的審查對於利用仲裁條款的公司來說是一個關鍵的進展，因為它無疑將對用戶協議的製定和執行產生重大影響，特別是在不斷發展的數位貨幣交易領域。

The ongoing legal dispute hasn’t hindered Coinbase’s efforts to expand its services, with the company introducing new trading options for its users, including crypto futures trading.

持續的法律糾紛並沒有阻礙 Coinbase 擴大服務的努力，該公司為其用戶引入了新的交易選項，包括加密貨幣期貨交易。

The Supreme Court’s decision to investigate this matter underscores its commitment to defining the boundaries between arbitration and traditional legal proceedings. It could set a precedent for similar cases in the future.

最高法院調查此事的決定強調了其對界定仲裁與傳統法律程序之間界線的承諾。這可能為未來類似案件樹立先例。

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