Coinbase Listing

Coinbase Direct Listing: What’s Happening Right Now

Kevin Reynolds Bradley Keoun Nate DiCamillo Damanick DantesApr 14, 2021

Historical experience shows that it might take until after noon ET for market makers to work out the price of the initial trade in a direct stock listing.

SEC

Senate Confirms Gary Gensler as Next SEC Chief

Nikhilesh DeApr 14, 2021

It’s official: Gary Gensler is the new chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), after a 53-45 vote by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday. Gensler, who was nominated to the position by President Joe Biden in January, previously ran the federal Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), overseeing the implementation of new regulations around derivatives […]

Stocks

Bitcoin Price Lifts Crypto Stocks Ahead of Coinbase Listing

Ian AllisonApr 14, 2021

Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy was up 18.5% in global markets. His firm’s bitcoin proxy stock wasn’t alone in seeing green.

Dogecoin

DOGE Rides Crypto Wave to New All-Time High Prior to Coinbase Nasdaq Listing

Muyao ShenApr 14, 2021

Dogecoin doesn't trade on Coinbase but it has rallied ahead of the exchange's shares trading on the Nasdaq.

Ether

Bitcoin, Ether Scale New Heights Ahead of Coinbase’s Historic Trading Debut

Kevin ReynoldsApr 14, 2021

The new marks continue a two-day surge by the two cryptocurrencies in the leadup to a seminal moment in the history of crypto.

Coinbase

Coinbase Gifts 100 Shares Each to 1,700 Employees Ahead of Public Listing

Sebastian SinclairApr 14, 2021

With COIN stock opening at $250 per share, it amounts to a $25,000 thank-you note to all Coinbase staffers.

SEC

SEC’s Peirce Updates Safe Harbor Proposal for Token Sales

Nikhilesh DeApr 13, 2021

The updated proposal adds a number of new reporting requirements for startups.

Binance

Crypto Exchange Binance to List the Coinbase Stock Token COIN

Tanzeel AkhtarApr 14, 2021

Binance said it will continue to respond to market demand by listing more stock tokens and features.

Podcasts

The Definitive Guide to Coinbase Going Public

Nathaniel WhittemoreApr 14, 2021

From the company’s history to business model to controversy, it’s everything you need to know.

Opinion

The Fundamentals of Crypto’s $2T Market Cap

Lex SokolinApr 14, 2021

The meaning of "fundamental" means something different with crypto projects than with traditional companies, says our columnist.

Opinion
Opinion

The Node: Coinbase Is the Listing to End All Listings

Daniel KuhnApr 14, 2021

Coinbase is the first of many crypto startups to go public. But, as crypto continues to eat traditional finance, will those listings matter?

BNB
BNB

Why Binance Coin Hit All-Time High (and $86B Valuation) Ahead of Coinbase Listing

Muyao ShenApr 13, 2021

It's not equity, it's an exchange token. But it sure is mooning, apparently linked to the recent success of Binance Smart Chain.

Podcasts
Podcasts

Bitcoin News Roundup for April 14, 2021

Adam B. Levine Lyllah LedesmaApr 14, 2021

As bitcoin and ether surge to new all-time highs, we take a look at the latest headlines and Coinbase’s "non-IPO" listing.

Coinbase
Coinbase

Coinbase Listing: The Journey From Y Combinator to Nasdaq

Nate DiCamilloApr 13, 2021

A day-by-day guide to the startup’s nine-year journey through boom and bust cycles to a multibillion-dollar public stock listing.

Bitcoin Mining
Bitcoin Mining

US Bitcoin Mining Venture Raises $14M for All-Renewable Energy Mining

Colin HarperApr 13, 2021

Gryphon is launching its all renewables mining venture at a time when bitcoin – and scrutiny over its energy consumption – are at all time highs.

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Bitcoin Price

Bitcoin Uptrend Intact as HODLers Seem Less Tempted to Sell

Damanick Dantes

Long-term BTC holders (HODLers) are less tempted to sell relative to prior bull markets, according to data from Glassnode.

Coinbase Listing

Coinbase’s Trading Indication on the Rise, Now at $380: Reuters

Nate DiCamilloKevin Reynolds

The number is 40% higher than the reference price Nasdaq released Tuesday.

‘Coin Toss’ Special Edition: Coinbase’s Debut on Nasdaq and Crypto’s Watershed Moment

CDTV's Special Coverage of Coinbase's public listing today continues with this edition of "Coin Toss," featuring a panel discussion with Daniel Greenwood, Law.MIT.edu Executive Director; Michael Casey, CoinDesk's Chief Content Officer; and Noelle Acheson, CoinDesk Managing Director of Research.

The Listing of a Lifetime; DCG’s Barry Silbert on Coinbase’s Public Debut

Today's the day Coinbase goes public. Digital Currency Group (DCG) CEO Barry Silbert joins "First Mover" to discuss this milestone in the history of finance. CoinDesk's Chief Content Officer Michael Casey also reflects on this defining moment while we monitor Nasdaq and the start of COIN stock live trading. Plus, markets analysis with Stacks CEO Muneeb Ali and Transform Group CEO Michael Terpin as bitcoin, ether and other cryptos soar to new all-time highs.

Ethereum 2.0

Valid Points: Close to $9B Worth of Ether Is Now Staked on Eth 2.0

Christine Kim

By most measures, Ethereum had an outstanding Q1.

Technical Analysis

Bitcoin Pauses After Breakout to All-Time High; Support Around $62K

Damanick Dantes

BTC buyers have taken some profit, but support is nearby around $62K.

Survey

A Digital Euro Must Protect Privacy, ECB Public Survey Reveals

Tanzeel Akhtar

Privacy is the number one thing Europeans want out of a digital euro.

Startup Accelerators

Blockchain Startups From Singapore-Based Tribe Accelerator Have Raised $70M in Funding

Tanzeel Akhtar

Tribe has also attracted new strategic investments from international VCs and added Pfizer as a network partner.

Bitcoin Price

Bitcoin Analysts Set Sights on $70K (Even $80K) After All-Time High

Damanick Dantes

Bitcoin is seen rising towards $70K by May according to several analysts interviewed by CoinDesk.

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Coinbase Listing

Coinbase’s Reference Share Price for Trading to Commence Is $250

Nate DiCamillo

That's a valuation of $66.5 billion, assuming an estimated 266.2 million shares outstanding.

Opinion

The Node: Balaji’s Blueprint for India

Ben Schiller

A proposal to integrate digital wallets into India's national software stack shows how crypto could go mainstream with government help.

Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin, Ether Steady Near Record Highs, as All Eyes on Coinbase Listing

Muyao Shen

Crypto bulls are taking over the market in anticipation of Coinbase's direct listing.

Coinbase Listing

Nasdaq Is Disclosing Coinbase’s Reference Price This Afternoon. Here’s What That Means

Nate DiCamillo

The price is normally the same as the value a company’s shares last traded in private markets. Which for Coinbase is $343.58 per share.

Bitcoin Blasts Past $63K: Is It All Due to Coinbase Going Public Tomorrow?

Quantum Economics Analyst Jason Deane joins "All About Bitcoin" with bitcoin markets analysis: What's driving the current BTC surge? Is it only Coinbase, or was this move anticipated for other reasons? Will the bitcoin price be correlated with Coinbase's COIN stock? Also, Jesse Morris of Energy Web Foundation on that organization's project to help bitcoin miners go green.

Podcasts

The Real Story of Inflation Right Now

Nathaniel Whittemore

New CPI numbers show growing inflation, but is that the whole story?

Coinbase Listing

This VC Gave Coinbase Its First Check

Ian Allison

Initialized Capital’s Garry Tan first came across Coinbase founder Brian Armstrong when the latter was still at his day job debugging Airbnb.

Opinion

Asset Managers, Owning Bitcoin Is Now Your Fiduciary Duty

Nik Bhatia

Fiduciaries who ignore bitcoin take on another risk: the failure to correctly identify monetary reality, says the author of "Layered Money."

Coinbase Listing

Coinbase ‘IPO’ Isn’t an IPO. Here’s Why That’s Important

Noelle Acheson

Coinbase has chosen to come to market via a direct listing, a relatively new option for companies wishing to go public, and one that is curiously suited to a crypto company