Coinbase posts $1.1B loss in Q2 on 'fast and furious' crypto downturn
It's the largest quarterly net loss for the crypto company since listing on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange in April 2021. Crypto exchange giant Coinbase has cited a "fast and furious" downturn of the crypto markets as the reasons behind a staggering $1.1 billion net loss in the second quarter of 2022, which also saw trading volume and transaction revenue tumbling. It's the second consecutive quarter of loss for the crypto company and the largest loss since its listing on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange (Nasdaq) in April 2021. The results, which also missed analyst expectations, were shared in a Q2....
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