Bitcoin beats owning COIN stock by 20% since Coinbase IPO
Investing directly in Bitcoin turned out to be a better bet than owning Coinbase stock since its IPO. Buying a Coinbase stock (COIN) to gain indirect exposure in the Bitcoin (BTC) market has been a bad strategy so far compared to simply holding BTC. Notably, COIN is down by nearly 50% to almost $186, if measured from the opening rate on its IPO on April 14, 2021. In comparison, Bitcoin outperformed the Coinbase stock by logging fewer losses in the same period — a little over 30% as it dropped from nearly $65,000 to around $41,700BTC/USD (orange) vs. COIN price (blue). Source:....
Related News
Early price action from the Coinbase stock listing on the Nasdaq reveals volatile reaction from traders. Trading has already begun on Coinbase’s COIN stock on the Nasdaq after weeks of anticipation following the U.S. exchange giant’s direct listing announcement.COIN began trading significantly higher than the $250 reference stock price assigned by Nasdaq prior to the market open, rising quickly to around $430. The price fell sharply within the first few minutes of trading however, and sits at $381 at time of publication.Even so, COIN is up about 55%, putting the U.S. crypto exchange....
Unlike the mob-led short squeeze of the video game stock that wanted to hurt hedge funds, Binance Coin's rally has come on the heels of a handful of optimistic news.
COIN exceeded earnings estimates but analysts caution that blanket crypto-sector regulation will “stifle innovation” and possibly cast a shadow on Coinbase's growth. Coinbase Global (NASDAQ: COIN) rebounded during the early trading hours on Aug.11 after it beat Wall Street forecasts for sales and revenues in the second quarter.The cost to purchase one COIN share surged 4.7% to $282.34 at the New York opening bell. Later, bids for the COIN rose to as high as $294 before pulling back to its current price at $279.72.Coinbase stock daily chart. Source: TradingViewStrong Q2 earnings for....
Jim Cramer, the host of CNBC’s Mad Money thinks Coinbase is the “natural repository of crypto” and has recommended buying the stock. Jim Cramer, the host of CNBC’s “Mad Money” has recommended buying Coinbase stock, and suggested that 5% of investment portfolios should be allocated to cryptocurrency.Cramer made the comments in the Lightning Round on Aug. 25 in response to a caller who asked whether buying Coinbase stock was a good way to get crypto exposure. The 66-year-old finance personality stated that while Coinbase’s listing went “very poorly” he views it as a big player in crypto: “I....
Investment banks JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs have initiated coverage of the Coinbase Global stock. JPMorgan gives Coinbase an overweight rating with a 60% upside potential while Goldman Sachs begins with a buy rating. JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs Now Covering Coinbase Stock A couple of major investment banks initiated coverage of the Coinbase Global stock (NASDAQ: COIN) this week. At the time of writing the price of COIN Is $233.99. JPMorgan initiated coverage of Coinbase on Tuesday with an overweight rating largely due to the company’s key position in the growing cryptocurrency space,....