U.S. Supreme Court rules courts, not arbitrators, decide if Coinbase's 2021 Dogecoin sweepstakes arbitration agreement was superseded.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Coinbase in a dispute over an arbitration agreement with customers who participated in a 2021 Dogecoin sweepstakes. The court found that a court, not an arbitrator, must decide whether the parties' first agreement was superseded by their second, as opposed to Coinbase's preference for arbitration. The decision gives courts the authority to make decisions about changes to arbitration contracts in certain cases.

May 23, 2024
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