Ryan VanGrack
@RVanGrack
VP legal @coinbase; fmr GC Citadel Securities, SEC Senior Advisor, White House Atty | law, politics, crypto and Duke basketball (not necessarily in that order)
When @iampaulgrewal brought me to work on this case, I knew the stakes were high and the outcome was binary. Not all legal teams get to fight such a consequential battle. Even fewer get to win one. Grateful for the incredible work of @coinbase’s litigation army and that…
"Case dismissed." Two words that every defendant in every case yearns to hear. Today we can announce upon full Commission approval @SECGov is dropping our case. There will be no settlement or compromise-- a wrong will simply be made right. 1/4
Further proof that crypto remains the most bipartisan issue in this country. A great day to work @coinbase.
Huge bipartisan vote on the CLARITY Act, with 78 Democrats joining 216 Republicans to advance regulatory clarity, protect consumers and make the US the world leader in the next generation of consumer-led financial innovation. This is historic, and gives us huge momentum in the…
Notable line from brief: The AG’s decision to defy ongoing federal policy & regulatory efforts, with the express purpose of attempting to “fill the enforcement vacuum left by federal regulators,” plainly implicates “the kinds of issues most properly resolved in a federal forum.”
Federal issues belong in federal court. That's why today we opposed the Oregon AG's effort to bury its unwarranted case against @coinbase in state court. This attempt to override federal decisions about the future of digital assets would be a huge step backward that only harms…
What OR AG @DanRayfield calls “malicious,” @coinbase calls transparency. Oregonians deserve to know why the state changed its stance and now seeks to ban its citizens from trading crypto. Complying with public record requests isn’t malicious, it’s the law. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/07/15/ag-…
Sunlight remains the best disinfectant. Oregonians deserve to know why their elected officials want to bar them from trading crypto. @coinbase washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jul/…
Tokenized equities “are the future of finance, and a huge priority” for the crypto giant. “All of TradFi will ultimately accept that reality, but there will always be some who shake their fist at the clouds.” Thx @declanharty and @politico
Last week, I told a bipartisan group of senators the time to legislate on crypto was yesterday. OR AG trying to turn back the clock is precisely why that's necessary. Enough is enough - customers and innovators deserve a clear, comprehensive regulatory framework. @coinbase
In most place it's 2025. But the Oregon AG still thinks it's 2023 with his Gensler-era @secgov copycat suit. Yesterday he asked the federal court to send the case back to his home state court. This pursuit of a patchwork of state regulation - especially against the historic…
100 never felt so good. I couldn’t be more excited for the months and years to come. Legislation to keep the US the global crypto hub is gonna happen.
Both @RVanGrack and @CFTCbehnam have said that figuring out market structure and distinguishing between securities and commodities is not that complicated. Behnam: "Market structure is not terribly complex... customer, broker, exchange, clearinghouse, and custodian." VanGrack:…
Here at the @BankingGOP Digital Asset Subcommittee hearing on market structure led by @SenLummis. Witnesses include: 📌@RVanGrack of @coinbase 📌 @xethalis of @multicoincap 📌 @FinanceHammer of @Wharton 📌 @CFTCbehnam, former CFTC chair
Always fun to hang out with DJ PG. @iampaulgrewal
Someone must've leaked the video of me and my head of litigation after first learning that @SECGov was withdrawing its enforcement case against us.