US Court Put Stop to Coinbase Biometric Data BIPA Case

One federal court for Illinois don allow Coinbase motion to hold pause for class-action BIPA lawsuit till US Seventh Circuit go don tok on one voice-ID matter wey relate. Dem file the case for May 2025, the case talk say Coinbase dey gather and share customers faceprint data during KYC without clear permission, dem break the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. Under BIPA, every willful breach fit cost up to $5,000 for statutory damages. The pause na to make the case smoother and to avoid two different courts to give two different rulings. Early this year, Coinbase get wahala when contractors for India dem dey access customer data to collect bribe and dem try do $20 million BTC extortion. Traders suppose dey watch this case well, because the matter fit affect KYC compliance, data security, and trust wey users get for crypto exchanges.