Investors Sound Off on Coinbase's Record-Setting Fundraising
Bitcoin services provider Coinbase announced today that it had closed a $75m Series C funding round from a host of notable investors - to date the largest round raised by any company in the industry. The confirmation of what had been rumored to be bitcoin's largest-ever funding round inspired widespread reaction on social media, and also had a positive correlation on the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index. The price of bitcoin rose to $212.99 on the news, up from $205.15 at 14:00 UTC, the time of its publication on the Coinbase blog. A similar spike was also observable in CNY markets. Following....
Related News
Bitcoin price has been on an absolute tear, setting record after record over the last several months. After consolidating for weeks at a level more than double the last cycle’s peak, Bitcoin is back to making new highs and now has now traded at $50,000 for the first time in its more than decade long existence. Within moments of touching $50,000, however, sell orders began triggering. The initial rejection could suggest that the phycological resistance […]
Crunching the numbers: Analysts and industry experts weigh in on crypto firms like Coinbase and Kraken being valued in the billions. Cryptocurrency and blockchain firms are attracting billion-dollar valuations as the space continues to see major investment in 2021. The likes of exchanges Coinbase and Kraken have had mind-boggling numbers attached to their plans to raise funds, with the former set to go public through a direct listing and the latter preparing for a lucrative fundraising round.Since it formally announced its plans for a public listing, Coinbase has been tipped to be valued....
Key Bitcoin Takeaways Bitcoin plunged by almost 5.5 percent on Monday after setting up a record high in the previous session. The one-day drop is the largest since February 10, pointing to extended intraday declines as the European session matures. Long-term sentiment remains bullish on growing corporate adoption against the US dollar depreciation. Bitcoin (BTC/USD) […]
Institutional investors are perceived to be driving this record-setting run.
Many people from the bitcoin community have expressed their concerns about Coinbase. Coinbase is probably one of the biggest bitcoin ventures if not the biggest. Having said that, is Coinbase becoming the bitcoin equivalent of PayPal? How damaging could that be to bitcoin's infrastructure? Coinbase does not have the features of a bitcoin wallet. As absurd as this might sound, sending and receiving bitcoin isn't everything important about a bitcoin wallet. Bitcoin wallets come with a variety of features that everyone can utilize. Being your own bank is an important point to have in mind.....