Bitcoin price drops to near $61K shortly after COIN lists on Nasdaq

Bitcoin price drops to near $61K shortly after COIN lists on Nasdaq

A volatility-filled listing for Coinbase’s COIN stock coincided with a 5% drop in the price of Bitcoin. Following months of build-up and speculation, Coinbase (COIN) listed on the Nasdaq and in true cryptocurrency fashion, opening day trading was a volatile affair that may have had a widespread effect on the cryptocurrency market. COIN's reference price was initially $250 but the stock opened at $381 and rapidly rose to a high of around $429.54 before reversing course to $310 once the initial frenzy died down. Typically, stocks are quite volatile on their first day of trading and COIN is....


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