Markets
Share this article

Coinbase Taps Nasdaq for Direct Listing: Report

The crypto exchange will reportedly join Nasdaq's tech-heavy lineup.

By Danny Nelson
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 11:04 a.m. Published Feb 1, 2021, 8:09 p.m.
Nasdaq

Crypto firm Coinbase has tapped Nasdaq for its highly anticipated direct listing, according to The Block.

STORY CONTINUES BELOW
Don't miss another story.Subscribe to the Crypto Daybook Americas Newsletter today. See all newsletters
By signing up, you will receive emails about CoinDesk products and you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy.

  • Coinbase will become one of the few cryptocurrency exchange companies on tech-heavy Nasdaq when it lists, though the timeline is still unclear.
  • Existing Coinbase investors have already been trading shares through Nasdaq's Private Market platform, where the company has notched an implied valuation of $50 billion, according to The Block.

CoinbaseNasdaq

More For You

Protocol Research: GoPlus Security

By CoinDesk Research
Nov 14, 2025
Commissioned byGoPlus
GP Basic Image

What to know:

  • As of October 2025, GoPlus has generated $4.7M in total revenue across its product lines. The GoPlus App is the primary revenue driver, contributing $2.5M (approx. 53%), followed by the SafeToken Protocol at $1.7M.
  • GoPlus Intelligence's Token Security API averaged 717 million monthly calls year-to-date in 2025 , with a peak of nearly 1 billion calls in February 2025. Total blockchain-level requests, including transaction simulations, averaged an additional 350 million per month.
  • Since its January 2025 launch , the $GPS token has registered over $5B in total spot volume and $10B in derivatives volume in 2025. Monthly spot volume peaked in March 2025 at over $1.1B , while derivatives volume peaked the same month at over $4B.
View Full Report

More For You

XRP higher after early dip as buyers step in near $1.80

By Shaurya Malwa, CD Analytics
10 hours ago
XRP could blast higher. (WikiImages/Pixabay)

Institutional interest in Ripple-linked assets remains strong, though overall market participation is limited.

What to know:

  • XRP rose 4.26% to $1.85, recovering from early losses despite low trading volume.
  • VivoPower's partnership to acquire Ripple Labs equity indirectly boosted sentiment toward XRP.
  • Institutional interest in Ripple-linked assets remains strong, though overall market participation is limited.
Read full story