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NASDAQ: COINCoinbase Global (COIN) stock, explained like you're 5
Coinbase is a place where people buy, sell and hold crypto such as Bitcoin. It earns a fee each time someone trades.
- Ticker
- COIN
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
- Size
- Large cap, about 48.3 billion dollars
How Coinbase Global makes money
- Trading fees on crypto purchases and sales.
- Interest and rewards on customers' holdings and the stablecoin USDC.
- Subscription and services products.
What moves COIN stock
- Crypto prices, since trading rises when prices are moving.
- Crypto rules and court cases.
- Competition and fees from other exchanges.
In the news lately
- HOOD vs. COIN: Which Stock Looks Better for 2026? (TradingKey)
- Coinbase (COIN) Stock May Be Trading Richly On Its 162% Run (Yahoo Finance)
- Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Says Bitcoin Has Hit a Bottom. History Says He's Close. (The Motley Fool)
- Coinbase Global (COIN) Stock Trades At A Premium To Its Sales Base (Simply Wall Street)
- Coinbase Stock Is Down 45% in 12 Months. Here’s What Drove the Slide (TIKR.com)
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Questions about Coinbase Global stock
What does Coinbase Global do?
Coinbase is a place where people buy, sell and hold crypto such as Bitcoin. It earns a fee each time someone trades.
What is the ticker symbol for Coinbase Global?
Coinbase Global trades under the ticker COIN on the Nasdaq.
How does Coinbase Global make money?
Trading fees on crypto purchases and sales. Interest and rewards on customers' holdings and the stablecoin USDC. Subscription and services products.
What moves COIN stock?
Crypto prices, since trading rises when prices are moving. Crypto rules and court cases. Competition and fees from other exchanges.
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