A German man is facing a US federal lawsuit after allegedly using a Coinbase‑like domain name to earn affiliate commissions and pose phishing risks.
Coinbase, one of the world’s most prominent cryptocurrency exchanges, has sued Tobias Honscha, a German national, in a US federal court, accusing him of misusing the domain name “coinbase.de.”
The company alleges that Honscha engaged in cybersquatting, violated affiliate program rules and posed significant phishing risks by operating email services from the domain.
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