Explainer: Coinbase’s IPO and cryptocurrency industry

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The logo for Coinbase Global Inc, the biggest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, is displayed on the Nasdaq MarketSite jumbotron and others at Times Square in New York, U.S., April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

 

Coinbase has become the first cryptocurrency company to be listed on the Nasdaq. Its performance will be watched closely as the industry hopes it will help open the floodgates for crypto transactions.