Breaking: Coinbase Loses Supreme Court Case Over Dogecoin Dispute

突发：Coinbase 因狗狗币纠纷在最高法院败诉

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，美国最高法院做出了一项具有里程碑意义的裁决，就与 2021 年举行的价值 120 万美元的狗狗币抽奖相关的纠纷，对加密货币交易所 Coinbase 做出了败诉。

Supreme Court Rejects Coinbase's Arbitration Argument

最高法院驳回 Coinbase 的仲裁论点

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.

最高法院维持了加州法院的裁决，即它有权决定 Coinbase 是否可以强迫用户进行仲裁。在大法官 Ketanji Brown Jackson 撰写的裁决中，法院强调仲裁是“合同和同意”的问题，法院而非仲裁员对协议的解释负有主要责任。

"We conclude that a court, not an arbitrator, must decide whether the parties' first agreement was superseded by their second," the Court stated.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：“我们的结论是，必须由法院而不是仲裁员来决定双方的第一项协议是否被第二项协议取代。”

Coinbase Users Allege Misleading Tactics

Coinbase 用户指控误导性策略

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 用户辩称，他们被迫支付 100 美元才能参加狗狗币赠品活动。原告苏斯基声称，Coinbase 聘请的营销公司使用“虚假和误导性”策略来隐瞒免费进入的选项。

Supreme Court Dismisses Coinbase's Concerns

最高法院驳回 Coinbase 的担忧

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 曾警告称，反对它的裁决将带来法律上的不确定性。然而，最高法院驳回了这一担忧，称其裁决“不会对仲裁造成难以控制的负担”。

Implications for Cryptocurrency Industry

对加密货币行业的影响

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.

最高法院的裁决可能会对加密货币行业产生影响，因为它澄清了法院在解决与仲裁协议相关的争议中的作用。该决定强化了法院拥有解释合同和确定仲裁条款适用性的首要权力的原则。