2021 has been a rollercoaster year for the crypto industry, with Bitcoin (BTC) scaling up to an all-time high of $65,000 earlier this year in April, only to dip down to the sub $30,000 zone just months later. However, a moment that is widely considered by many to be a tipping point for the industry — at least in terms of mainstream legitimization — was when Coinbase (COIN) made its debut on Nasdaq via a direct listing. Leading up to April 14, the day of the aforementioned listing, COIN’s reference price was set at $250. However, it is worth recalling …
U.S.-based crypto exchange Coinbase says it anticipates going public with a direct stock listing in two weeks. According to a Coinbase blog today, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, has declared the crypto exchange's S-1 registration for a public offering effective. Coinbase's Class A common stock is expected to trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "COIN" on April 14. The crypto exchange had previously been expected to go public in March, but reportedly delayed its plans after paying a $6.5 million fee as part of a settlement with the Community Futures Trading Commission, …
In some ways, the Coinbase exchange is the poster child for the crypto industry. It has embraced — not fought — regulation, which sets it apart from most cryptocurrency exchanges while the firm’s trading app is praised for its ease of use. When JPMorgan Chase decided to extend traditional banking services to crypto firms in the United States earlier this year — a precedent-setting move — it began with Coinbase and Gemini, another registered U.S. exchange. Therefore, last week’s report that Coinbase filed a draft registration for an initial public offering with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission wasn’t …
Following cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase filing a draft registration for a public offering with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday, research company Messari has valued the company at $28 billion. Messari’s model examined the company’s various business segments, such as trading, custody and debit cards, to come to this figure. Coinbase is one of the biggest exchanges worldwide, with daily trading volumes of over $1 billion. Assets under custody have grown to $20 billion from $7 billion in 2019. A previous fundraising round in August 2017 saw Coinbase’s valuation break the $1 billion mark, gaining it unicorn status. The …
Major United States exchange Coinbase’s COIN stock has received a reference price at $250 from Nasdaq ahead of the much-anticipated direct listing on the stock exchange just hours from now. The price is far below the current FTX pre-trading price of $600, albeit on thin 24-hour volume of under $4 million. The exchange is going public via a direct listing instead of an initial public offering, meaning the reference price is not a direct indicator of the company’s market cap. It simply implies a valuation of $65 billion, which is below other estimates ranging between $68 billion and $120 billion. …