Coinbase Files for IPO via Direct Listing on Nasdaq — Valuation Soars Above $100 Billion – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has filed for an IPO with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company has chosen the direct listing route and has applied to list its shares on the Nasdaq.

  • Coinbase filed the Form S-1 Registration Statement with the SEC on Thursday for its IPO. The company announced in December that it had confidentially filed for an IPO.
  • The company stated that it will “offer Class A common shares for sale through direct listing,” which means that “any person or company with a brokerage account” can place an order for the shares in the opening order book.
  • The SEC filing explains that Coinbase has requested to list its Class A common stock “on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol COIN”.
  • Coinbase claims it currently has “approximately 43 million retail users, 7,000 institutions and 115,000 ecosystem partners in over 100 countries”. As of December 31, 2020, the platform had traded $ 456 billion since its inception and stored over $ 90 billion in assets. In May 2020 the company became a “remote first company”, which means that “we have no headquarters”.
  • In addition, Coinbase’s valuation soared to over $ 100 billion prior to going public. Axios: “The last batch of 127,000 shares has been sold [last] Friday at $ 373, which translates to a valuation of $ 100.23 billion. “On the FTX exchange, Coinbase’s pre-IPO contract (CBSE) soared when SEC filings were released, but has declined slightly since then.

  • Regarding revenue, Coinbase stated, “Since inception through December 31, 2020, we have had total revenue of over $ 3.4 billion, mainly from transaction fees earned through volume-based trades on our platform by individuals and institutions . For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, transaction proceeds accounted for over 96% of our net sales. “
  • For the IPO, the company stated, “We are being treated as an ’emerging growth company’ as that term will be used for specific purposes in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act 2012 until we finalize this listing.”

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