It seems like Coinbase wants to get a lot of money from new projects. they seem to be jealous of the achievement of binance in influencing IEO. I want to see how they will make a surprise next year. if there will be a big manipulation in the market, we'll see.
You are joking about that and that's true,
read this
https://blog.coinbase.com/introducing-the-crypto-rating-council-d6ee33a8f34dand this one
https://www.cryptoratingcouncil.com/frameworkAlmost all of coins already mentioned by OP can be included in the security tokens.
Those coins must have passed the cryptoratingcouncil framework and it's not an easy task because you must prove if your token is utility.
Coinbase is not a greedy exchange site. The listing must be based on the SEC's framework.
it's not always about money.