Coinbase Registers 114.8M Shares Ahead of Direct Nasdaq Listing

Coinbase will make its public debut on the Nasdaq at an unspecified date under the ticker symbol (COIN) and this will be through a direct listing, an approach that is markedly different from the traditional IPOs. American cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc has submitted plans to sell 114.8 million shares of Class A common stock in a direct-listing initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. According to an amended filing lodged with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday, the company is proposing a maximum aggregate…