U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global became the first cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S. to become a publicly-traded company. Its Class A common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "COIN" on Wednesday.The stock made its debut in the stock market by opening trading at $381, immediately valuing the exchange at nearly $100 billion.
Blockchain technology company ConsenSys Tuesday said it has raised $65 million in funding from companies like JP Morgan Chase (JPM), Mastercard Inc. (MA) and UBS AG (UBS) and also from firms in the decentralized finance area.
Other contributors to the funding include top blockchain companies like...
The New York Stock Exchange or NYSE has adopted the new trend of launching Non-Fungible Tokens or NFTs by becoming the first stock exchange to roll out a series of NFTs that celebrate the first trades of six companies. The NYSE First Trade NFT memorializes that unique moment in a company's history.
U.S.-listed company Riot Blockchain, a former biotech firm now focusing on bitcoin mining, is set to almost double its miner fleet and boost total hash rate to 7.7 exahash per second (EH/s) by 2022 after executing the latest purchase order for an additional 42,000 S19j Antminers from Bitmain Technologies Ltd. at a total price of approximate $138.5 million.