Attorneys for the U.S. Securities and Alternate Fee hinted at a possible settlement with Coinbase in a late Friday courtroom submitting, citing the regulator’s new crypto job drive.

The SEC requested a federal appeals courtroom to increase its deadline to answer Coinbase, which filed an enchantment of a federal choose’s ruling final month. District Decide Katherine Polk Failla dominated final 12 months that the SEC had introduced a believable case that Coinbase offered unregistered securities on its platform. The trade requested the appeals courtroom panel to weigh in on how securities legal guidelines may apply to crypto.

On Friday, the agency asked for a four-week extension to its deadline (presently set for Feb. 14) to file its response, citing Appearing SEC Chair Mark Uyeda’s new crypto job drive, headed by Commissioner Hester Peirce.

“The crypto job drive’s work might have an effect on and will facilitate the potential decision of each the underlying district courtroom continuing and potential appellate assessment, conserving judicial sources. As a result of the Fee’s assessment of crypto-related points is ongoing, the Fee requests this extra time to organize its reply to Coinbase’s petition and for acceptable assessment,” the submitting stated.

That is the second case the SEC requested for an extension in; earlier this week, the SEC and Binance filed for a 60-day stay within the regulator’s case in opposition to that trade and affiliated events, saying the extension might equally result in a decision. The choose overseeing that case granted the keep.