1. Why is there a notice?
2. What is this litigation about?
3. Why is this a class action?
4. Why is there a Settlement?
5. Who is included in the Settlement?
6. What if I am not sure whether I am included in the Settlement?
7. What does the Settlement provide?
8. How much will my payment be?
9. When will I receive my payment?
10. What am I giving up if I participate in the Settlement?
11. How do I exclude myself from the Settlement?
12. If I do not exclude myself, can I sue the Defendants for the same thing later?
13. If I exclude myself, can I still get a payment?
14. Do I have a lawyer in the case?
15. How will the lawyers be paid?
16. How do I tell the Court if I do not like the Settlement?
17. What is the difference between objecting and asking to be excluded?
18. When and where will the Court decide whether to approve the Settlement?
19. Do I have to attend the hearing?
20. May I speak at the hearing?
21. What happens if I do nothing at all?
22. How do I get more information?
A court ordered that the Notice be provided because you have a right to know about the proposed Settlement of this class action lawsuit. The Notice explains the lawsuit, the Settlement, and your legal rights.
United States Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim, of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, is overseeing this Action. The persons that sued—David Suski, Jaimee Martin, Jonas Calsbeek, and Thomas Maher—are the Plaintiffs. Coinbase and Marden-Kane are the Defendants.
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The lawsuit claims that Coinbase and Marden-Kane violated California consumer protection statutes, the False Advertising Law and the Unfair Competition Law, when they failed to adequately disclose the free method of entry into a Dogecoin Sweepstakes, which was sponsored by Coinbase and administered by Marden-Kane in June 2021. The lawsuit alleges that this caused Plaintiffs and the Settlement Class to unnecessarily pay for entry into the Sweepstakes.
You can review the complaint in this lawsuit here. Coinbase and Marden-Kane deny that they engaged in any wrongdoing and deny that Plaintiffs and the Settlement Class suffered any harm.
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In a class action, one or more people called Class Representatives (in this case, Plaintiffs) sue on behalf of themselves and other people with similar claims. Together, all the people with similar claims are members of a Class.
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The Court has not decided in favor of either the Plaintiffs or the Defendants (together, the “Parties”). Instead, the two sides have agreed to a Settlement. In doing so, the Parties avoid the costs and uncertainty of future litigation, trial, and appeals, and instead, Settlement Class Members (except those who exclude themselves) receive the benefits described in Question 7. The proposed Settlement does not mean that any law was broken, or that Coinbase or Marden-Kane did anything wrong. Defendants deny all claims and allegations in this case.
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If you received notice of the Settlement from a postcard or email addressed to you, then the Parties believe you are in the Settlement Class. But even if you did not receive a postcard or email with notice of the Settlement, you may still be a member of the Settlement Class, as described below in Question 5.
If you did not receive a postcard or email addressed to you but you believe you are in the Settlement Class, as defined below in Question 5, you may contact the Settlement Administrator.
You are a member of the Settlement Class if you opted into the June 2021 Dogecoin Sweepstakes sponsored by Coinbase and bought, sold, or traded Dogecoins on the Coinbase website or mobile app for a total of $100.00 (USD) or more between June 3, 2021, and June 10, 2021, inclusive.
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If you are not sure whether you are in the Settlement Class, or have any other questions about the Settlement, visit the Important Documents page of this website or call the toll-free number, 1-833-360-6904. You may also send questions to the Settlement Administrator at Suski v. Coinbase Settlement, P.O. Box 25191, Santa Ana, California 92799.
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If the Court approves the Settlement and it becomes final, Defendants will provide two million two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($2,250,000.00) to settle the Action (the “Cash Settlement Amount”). After paying attorneys’ fees to Class Counsel of up to $750,000.00, litigation expenses to Class Counsel of up to $75,000.00, Administrative Costs of approximately $96,000.00, and court-approved service awards to the Plaintiffs of up to $7,000.00 each for their participation in the lawsuit, the remaining cash relief (the “Net Cash Settlement Amount”) will be distributed among Settlement Class Members. Settlement Class Members’ cash awards will be paid through their Coinbase accounts (if their accounts remain open) or automatically by check if their Coinbase accounts have been closed or are otherwise disabled with respect to U.S. Dollar transmissions.
Members of the Settlement Class who receive Settlement payments through their Coinbase accounts may electronically transfer their Settlement payments to any verified bank account within the United States, free of charge. You need not submit a claim to receive your award payment from this Settlement; all payments to Settlement Class members will occur automatically if and after the Court approves the Settlement.
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Each Settlement Class Member’s cash award will depend upon how much Coinbase charged him or her in transaction fees and spreads for their first $100.00 in Dogecoin transactions during the Sweepstakes period of June 3, 2021, to June 10, 2021. While the specific amount each Settlement Class Member receives may vary, the estimated average award to individual Settlement Class members is approximately $1.00 to $5.00, with a small percentage of awards being lower and others as high as $17.00, depending upon each individual’s Coinbase transaction records.
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Settlement Class Members do not need to do anything to receive their cash awards under the Settlement. If the Court approves the Settlement and it becomes final, and you do not exclude yourself from the Settlement (see Questions 11, Question 12, and Question 13 below), then you will be automatically paid U.S. Dollars through your Coinbase account or by a check mailed to the address you maintain with Coinbase. Your check will be mailed to the mailing address provided in your Coinbase account as of June 17, 2025. If you would like to confirm or change your address, please contact the Settlement Administrator by writing to info@June2021DogecoinSweepstakesSettlement.com, or Suski v. Coinbase Settlement, PO Box 25191, Santa Ana, CA 92799.
Payments will be sent only after the Court grants final approval to the Settlement and after any appeals are resolved (see "The Final Approval Hearing" below). If there are appeals, resolving them can take time. Please be patient.
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If the Settlement receives Final Approval from the Court, each Settlement Class Member who has not excluded himself or herself from the Settlement Class releases, waives, and forever discharges Defendants and related persons from any claim or dispute relating to any of the claims that were asserted in the Action. Each Settlement Class Member who does not exclude himself or herself from the Settlement Class will be bound by the decisions by the Court and precluded from asserting future claims against Coinbase or Marden-Kane regarding the June 2021 Dogecoin Sweepstakes.
Section 2.3 of the Settlement Agreement describes the precise legal claims that you give up if you remain in the Settlement. The Settlement Agreement is available here.
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If you don’t want benefits from the Settlement, and you want to keep the right to sue Coinbase and Marden-Kane on your own regarding the claims in this case, then you must take steps to opt out of the Settlement. This is called excluding yourself—or it is sometimes referred to as “opting out” of the Settlement.
To exclude yourself from the Settlement, you must mail your Exclusion Request, postmarked no later than October 1, 2025, to Suski v. Coinbase Settlement, P.O. Box 25191, Santa Ana, California 92799. Your Exclusion request must include the following information:
Your name, address, and telephone number;
A statement that you want to be excluded from the Settlement in Suski et al. v. Coinbase, Inc., et al., Case No. 3:21-cv-04539-SK (N.D. Cal.), and that you understand you will receive no money from the Settlement; and
Your signature and date of execution.
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No. If you do not exclude yourself, you will give up the right to sue Coinbase and Marden-Kane for the claims that the Settlement releases. You must exclude yourself from the Settlement Class if you want to pursue your own lawsuit regarding the claims in the Action.
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No. You will not receive money from the Settlement if you exclude yourself from the Settlement.
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The Court has appointed lawyers to represent you and others in the Settlement Class as “Class Counsel”:
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Class Counsel intend to request up to $750,000.00 for their attorneys’ fees and up to $75,000.00 for their out-of-pocket costs and expenses in connection with this case. The attorneys’ fees and expenses awarded by the Court will be paid out of the Cash Settlement Amount of $2,250,000.00. Class Counsel will file their motion seeking attorneys’ fees and expenses by August 4, 2025. That motion will be available on the Important Documents page of this website. The Court will review Class Counsel’s request and determine the amount of attorneys’ fees and expenses to award.
Class Counsel will also request that Service Awards of up to $7,000.00 be paid out of the Settlement Fund to each of the Class Representatives for their service as representatives of the entire Settlement Class, and their personal expenditures and risks undertaken in pursuing the Action.
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You can tell the Court that you do not agree with the Settlement or some part of it.
If you are a member of the Settlement Class, you can object to any part of the Settlement, the Settlement as a whole, Class Counsel’s request for attorneys’ fees and expenses, and/or Class Counsel’s requests for Service Awards for the Class Representatives. To object, you must file an objection with the Court electronically, or by first-class mail to the Clerk of the Court, in either event with copies sent to Class Counsel as well as Coinbase’s and Marden-Kane’s counsel of record in the Action at the following addresses:
Class Action Clerk | David J. Harris, Jr. |
The name of this case, which is Suski et al. v. Coinbase, Inc., et al., Case No. 3:21-cv-04539-SK (N.D. Cal.);
Your full name, address, and telephone number;
An explanation of the basis upon which you claim to be a Settlement Class member;
The identity of any counsel representing you, including any current or former counsel who may be entitled to compensation for any reason related to your objection;
Each objection you are raising and the specific legal and factual grounds for each objection, identifying all documents that you are asking the Court to consider;
A list of all documents that you ask the Court to consider;
An explanation of whether your objection applies only to you, to a specific part of the Settlement Class, or to the entire Settlement Class;
The number of times that you or your counsel have objected to a class action settlement in the past five (5) years, including the caption of each case in which you made such an objection;
A list of all persons including and apart from you and your lawyer, who may testify and/or argue in Court at the Final Approval Hearing; and
Your personal signature (your attorney’s signature is not sufficient).
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Objecting is telling the Court that you do not like something about the Settlement. You can object to the Settlement only if you do not exclude yourself. Excluding yourself from the Settlement is telling the Court that you do not want to be part of the Settlement. If you exclude yourself from the Settlement, then you cannot object to the Settlement because it no longer affects you at all.
The Court will hold a Final Approval Hearing to decide whether to approve the Settlement and whether to approve Class Counsel’s request for attorneys’ fees, expenses, and Service Awards for the Class Representatives. You may attend and ask to speak in Court, but you don’t have to do so.
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The Court has scheduled a Final Approval Hearing on November 10, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. PT in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. United States Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim will conduct the hearing via Zoom; for instructions on attending the Final Approval Hearing via Zoom, please see Judge Kim’s instructions for “Public Hearings” on the following webpage:https://cand.uscourts.gov/judges/kim-sallie-sk.
The hearing may be moved to a different date or time without additional notice, so it is a good idea to check this website for updates. At this hearing, the Court will consider whether the Settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate. The Court will also consider Class Counsel’s request for attorneys’ fees, expenses and Service Awards for the Class Representatives. If there are objections, the Court will consider them at the hearing. After the hearing, the Court will decide whether to approve the Settlement, the request for attorneys’ fees and expenses, and the request for Service Awards. It is not know how long these decisions will take.
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No. Class Counsel will answer any questions the Court may have. But you may attend the hearing at your own expense. If you send an objection, you don’t have to come to Court to talk about it. As long as you submit your written objection properly and on time, and it complies with the requirements set forth in Question 16 above and in paragraph 2.5(b) of the Settlement Agreement, the Court will consider it. You may also pay your own lawyer to attend, but it is not necessary.
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You may ask the Court for permission to speak at the Final Approval Hearing. To do so, you must submit an objection that complies with the requirements set forth in Question 16 above. You cannot speak at the hearing if you exclude yourself from the Settlement.
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If you do nothing, you will receive the money to which you are entitled under this Settlement.
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This website summarizes the proposed Settlement. More details are in the Settlement Agreement. You can obtain the complete Settlement Agreement, along with other case-related documents, on the Important Documents page of this website. You also may write with questions to the Settlement Administrator at Suski v. Coinbase Settlement, P.O. Box 25191, Santa Ana, California 92799 or call the toll-free number, 1-833-360-6904.
Please do not contact Coinbase, Marden-Kane, or the Court to ask questions about the Settlement.
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