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.

据彭博社报道，美国最高法院 11 月 3 日宣布，将审查涉及加密货币交易所 Coinbase 的争议案件，以及其与用户就狗狗币抽奖活动发生的纠纷。

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.

问题的核心是 Coinbase 试图将与其用户的纠纷从公共法院系统转移到私人仲裁，这种途径因其成本效益和便利性而经常受到企业青睐。

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

最高法院将决定 Coinbase 是否可以将与其用户的纠纷提交仲裁。

Dogecoin lawsuit

狗狗币诉讼

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.

该案围绕 Coinbase 上诉，要求推翻先前的法院裁决，该裁决实际上认为该平台已放弃在 2021 年抽奖引发的法律纠纷中寻求仲裁的权利，用户声称该抽奖是误导性广告。

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.

企业通常更喜欢仲裁，因为与传统的法庭诉讼相比，仲裁是一个更快捷、更经济的过程，而传统的法庭诉讼可能更具挑战性，并且造成重大损失的风险更高。

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.

该案的一个大问题是，在 Coinbase 与其心烦意乱的用户之间的纠纷中，法官或仲裁员是否应该决定遵循两个相互冲突的协议中的哪一个。最高法院的裁决将决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.

创建 Coinbase 账户后，用户同意通过仲裁解决争议。然而，随后与抽奖相关的协议规定，与比赛相关的任何问题都必须在加州法庭解决。

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.

当用户后来指责 Coinbase 诱骗他们参加提供狗狗币奖品的抽奖活动，违反了加州的虚假广告法时，他们向联邦法院提起了集体诉讼。该诉讼称，Coinbase 误导用户付费参加抽奖活动，他们认为这是一次虚假广告活动。

Arbitration requests

仲裁请求

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.

加利福尼亚州的一名联邦法官拒绝了 Coinbase 将争议转移至仲裁的请求，认为用户协议要求这样做。随后，位于旧金山的美国第九巡回上诉法院维持了这一裁决。

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 月份的一次相关纠纷中，最高法院以 5 比 4 的结果做出了有利于 Coinbase 的裁决。在那起案件中，法官支持了 Coinbase 暂停客户诉讼的请求，同时寻求上诉，将争议从公共法院转移到私人仲裁。

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.

最高法院对此案的审查对于利用仲裁条款的公司来说是一个关键的进展，因为它无疑将对用户协议的制定和执行产生重大影响，特别是在不断发展的数字货币交易领域。

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.

持续的法律纠纷并没有阻碍 Coinbase 扩大服务的努力，该公司为其用户引入了新的交易选项，包括加密货币期货交易。

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.

最高法院调查此事的决定强调了其对界定仲裁与传统法律程序之间界限的承诺。这可能为未来类似案件树立先例。

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