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Sequoia-Backed Band Protocol Token Starts Trading on Coinbase

BAND surged to 24-hour trading highs shortly after news of the listing broke.

Updated Sep 14, 2021, 9:43 a.m. Published Aug 13, 2020, 6:37 p.m. 1 min read
The Band Protocol team in 2019.

Band Protocol (BAND) started trading on Coinbase on Thursday less than two weeks after first appearing on the exchange's exploratory list.

  • BAND is the native token of the Band Protocol oracle platform, a Sequoia Capital- and Binance-financed project building links between real-world data and smart contracts.
  • The token hit new 24-hour highs and was trading around $15.17 less than an hour after news of the listing broke, according to CoinGecko.
  • BAND has surged around 180% since Coinbase announced on Aug. 5 that it would list the token on Coinbase Pro.
  • Trading is available across the U.S. with the exception of New York State, according to Coinbase.

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