Crypto-friendly trading firm eToro rumored to be prepping for 2021 IPO

Crypto-friendly trading firm eToro rumored to be prepping for 2021 IPO

eToro has ambitions to join Coinbase as a public company as the social trading platform looks to a 2021 IPO. Trading platform eToro reportedly could go public in 2021. Sources told Cointelegraph that eToro has been working with the London Stock Exchange's "Elite" program to prepare for an initial public offering."EToro does not comment on market rumours," an eToro representative told Cointelegraph.However, employees at eToro have shared an article from Israel-based media outlet Calcalist announcing the IPO on LinkedIn, apparently with the blessing of CEO Yoni Assia.EToro "is targeting an....


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