The logo for Coinbase Global Inc, the biggest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, is displayed on the Nasdaq MarketSite jumbotron and others at Times Square in New York, U.S., April 14, 2021.
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Coinbase shares are down more than 14% on Monday morning. Shares were down more than 21% before markets opened.
Coinbase makes a commission when people buy and sell cryptocurrencies. Monday’s move appears to be tied to the tumbling crypto market.
Bitcoin is now trading at the lowest levels since December 2020, below $24,000, according to CoinDesk data. More than $200 billion has been wiped out of the cryptocurrency market since the start of the weekend.
Crypto lender Celsius may be partly to blame for the price decline in digital currency. The company said Monday it’s pausing all withdrawals, swaps and transfers between accounts due to “extreme market conditions.” Binance also temporarily paused bitcoin withdrawals Monday but said the decision was because of a “stuck transaction causing a backlog.”
Coinbase’s stock is down 76% year to date, after first-quarter earnings in May showed revenue fell 27% year over year as usage declined. “We believe these market conditions are not permanent and we remain focused on the long-term,” the company said at the time.
— CNBC’s Ryan Brown and Arjun Kharpal contributed to this report.
