Skip to content
Monday 17 August 2026London --:--Frankfurt --:--Zurich --:--
NewslettersSearchEN · DE · FR
MorningWire

European business, markets and politics

FTSE 100
10,720.30
-0.28%
DAX
26,338.61
-0.38%
CAC 40
8,579.60
-0.66%
STOXX 50
6,530.45
-0.14%
  • Europe
  • Markets
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Regulation
  • Politics
  • Opinion
More
GermanyFranceEU InstitutionsCompetitionPublic AffairsBankingTechnologyEnergy
  • Germany
  • France
  • Europe
  • Markets
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Regulation
  • Politics
  • Opinion
  • DE
Wednesday 25 May 2022 3:58 pm

Fortune favours Coinbase after 2021 surge

By: Darren Parkin

Add as a preferred source on Google
On Wednesday, news dropped that the SEC’s case against Coinbase will continue. Judge Failla ruled the regulator has a plausible argument Coinbase failed to register as a securities business. However, as the SEC tries to slow one crypto titan, another one emerges. This time it’s coming from the artificial intelligence sector. 
Coinbase

Coinbase has become the first cryptocurrency company to break into the Fortune 500.

The popular exchange, which recently fell short of analyst expectations amid a downturn in crypto values, was pushed up to number 437 on Fortune’s famous list of the biggest companies in the United States.

Its current ranking is based on outstanding performances throughout 2021, and coincide with Bitcoin’s all-time high price and a general upturn in the values of digital assets.

The San Francisco-based exchange went public 12 months ago with a direct listing. Closing its first day of trading at $61 billion in valuation, it boasted the seventh-highest ever market cap on the first day of trading.

Read more

FCA crypto crackdown will ‘wipe out’ bad actors, says Coinbase boss 

UK regulators banned the Coinbase ad

Share this article

  • Facebook
  • X
  • LinkedIn
  • WhatsApp
  • Email

Similarly tagged content:

Sections

  • Blockbeat

Categories

  • Crypto

Trending Articles

  • As it happened: FTSE 100 drops as oil prices rise after Trump makes Hormuz threat

  • Is the Zeekr 9X Super Hybrid the new luxury SUV to beat?

  • US bond market jitters spark UK economy recession warning

  • Grandparents fund university degrees to avoid inheritance tax net

  • Aldi boss wades into supermarket ‘price-gouging’ row

More from Morning Wire

  • FCA crypto crackdown will ‘wipe out’ bad actors, says Coinbase boss 

    Crypto
    UK regulators banned the Coinbase ad
  • Interactive Brokers Builds Out One of the Most Comprehensive and Low-Cost Solutions for Accessing Cryptocurrency Available

    Business Wire
  • Alpaca Launches German Equities Trading via Deutsche Börse Xetra

    Business Wire
  • Naser Taher, Chairman and Founder of MultiBank Group, Honored by H.H. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan with the Golden Excellence Award for FinTech, Digital Asset and Blockchain Excellence

    Business Wire
  • Robinhood offers crypto asset tied to FCA warning list

    Crypto
    Hands holding a smartphone displaying a trading platform with cryptocurrency charts and buy/sell buttons, a blurred monito...
  • London Stock Exchange unveils ‘LSE24’ round-the-clock trading venue

    Markets
    Given no article content, categories, or tags, and a generic filename, I cannot generate a specific alt text. I need more ...
  • Manchester billionaire tables £583m offer for property developer Harworth

    Property
    Harworth Group building exterior with a brick facade and prominent entrance under a blue sky
MorningWire

Independent European business, markets and political news for decision-makers.

Morning Briefing

Europe

  • Germany
  • France
  • EU Institutions
  • Europe

Business

  • Markets
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Regulation
  • Competition
  • Public Affairs

Editorial

  • Opinion
  • Editorial Policy
  • Corrections
  • Contact

Company

  • About Morning Wire
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Cookie Policy
© 2026 Morning Wire Ltd · Published by Morning Wire Media, Bahnhofstrasse 65, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland
Privacy · Terms · Cookies · Facebook