Coinbase Global (ticker: COIN) lists on NASDAQ via direct listing on April 14, 2021, opening at $381 per share with a peak-day valuation of $85.8 billion. The first major crypto exchange to go public on a US stock exchange. Founded in 2012 by Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam, Coinbase had grown to serve over 56 million users. The listing was seen as a landmark moment of legitimacy for the Bitcoin and crypto industry on Wall Street, coinciding with Bitcoin trading near its then all-time high of $64,000.
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