nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2 1TXN|||Coinbase, A Bitcoin Startup, Goes Public. Is Crypto Really The 'Future Of Finance'?||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Coinbase's public debut comes as more institutions warm up to the idea of cryptocurrency and its popularity among investors soars.

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Coinbase on Wednesday became the first major cryptocurrency company to be publicly traded on the Nasdaq.



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Coinbase, A Bitcoin Startup, Goes Public. Is Crypto Really The 'Future Of Finance'?

Coinbase's public debut comes as more institutions warm up to the idea of cryptocurrency and its popularity among investors soars.