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Company snapshot — Coinbase Global Inc

COIN in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Coinbase runs a platform for buying, holding and trading crypto assets across the United States and other countries. It offers a primary account for retail users, a brokerage with pooled liquidity for institutional clients, and tools that let developers build applications directly on blockchain networks. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in New York.
Where it sits in the stack
Coinbase carries no seat in Rubin or Halo, so it sits outside our AI build-out indices. Within our wider universe it belongs to the Financial Services sector, in the industry the diary classifies as financial data and exchanges, alongside other trading-venue operators.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's diary groups it with other crypto-linked names it tracks as a ladder — a spot bitcoin fund, a top-ten basket fund, a corporate treasury holder and a retail broker — because their prices tend to move together with the crypto cycle. The market separately compares it with Robinhood as a rival retail brokerage.
Why Closelook tracks it
Coinbase holds a seat in the S&P 500 but none in Rubin or Halo, and it does not yet carry a Closelook score. The diary has quoted it twice: once in a Bitcoin Weekly Signal note on positioning around bellwether names, and once in a Daily Pulse piece tracking a crypto ladder of related tickers.
What the diary watches
Whether the crypto ladder the diary tracks — spot proxies, treasury holders and brokers moving together — confirms a sustained shift, and whether Coinbase's price stabilises against its longer-term average after recent weakness.

Coinbase Global Inc (COIN) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for COIN, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 5 analyst actions on the wire · latest: initiation by Morgan Stanley, 2026-09-14

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for COIN from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Initiation Morgan Stanley — at Buy Initiated to Buy from Equal-Weight 2026-09-14
  • Initiation GLJ Research — at Sell Initiated to Sell 2026-09-14
  • Upgrade Compass Point — Neutral → Buy Upgraded to Buy from Neutral 2026-09-14

5 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 upgrade, 2 initiations, 2 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is Coinbase Global Inc (COIN)?

Coinbase Global Inc trades as COIN on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is COIN in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Coinbase Global Inc is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-18.

Where does COIN trade against its moving averages?

Recovery attempt under the 200-day: Trades +4.8% vs the 50-day and -8.2% vs the 200-day average, 56.7% below the 52-week high and +25.1% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Coinbase Global Inc do?

Coinbase runs a platform for buying, holding and trading crypto assets across the United States and other countries. It offers a primary account for retail users, a brokerage with pooled liquidity for institutional clients, and tools that let developers build applications directly on blockchain networks. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in New York. Closelook's diary groups it with other crypto-linked names it tracks as a ladder — a spot bitcoin fund, a top-ten basket fund, a corporate treasury holder and a retail broker — because their prices tend to move together with the crypto cycle. The market separately compares it with Robinhood as a rival retail brokerage.

Where does Coinbase Global Inc sit in the AI build-out?

Coinbase carries no seat in Rubin or Halo, so it sits outside our AI build-out indices. Within our wider universe it belongs to the Financial Services sector, in the industry the diary classifies as financial data and exchanges, alongside other trading-venue operators. Coinbase holds a seat in the S&P 500 but none in Rubin or Halo, and it does not yet carry a Closelook score. The diary has quoted it twice: once in a Bitcoin Weekly Signal note on positioning around bellwether names, and once in a Daily Pulse piece tracking a crypto ladder of related tickers.

What has Wall Street done on Coinbase Global Inc recently?

The most recent analyst action on Coinbase Global Inc on the Closelook wire is a initiation by Morgan Stanley on 2026-09-14 (at Buy). 5 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 upgrade, 2 initiations, 2 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

Where has Closelook written about Coinbase Global Inc?

Coinbase Global Inc appears in 2 Closelook pieces, most recently Daily Pulse: Three Ladders: Gold, Crypto, Materials (2026-08-24); Weekly Signal: Bitcoin Weekly Signal (2026-02-24). What Closelook said most recently: The crypto ladder — fresh, and only half confirmed IBIT (spot bitcoin) 1w +22.6% · 1m +19.2% BITW (top-10 basket) 1w +23.9% MSTR (treasury holder) 1w +28.2% · 3m −27.7% COIN (exchange) 1w +25.6% · 3m −3.7% · HOOD (broker) 1w +13.2% · 3m… (Daily Pulse, 2026-08-24). The "Mentioned on Closelook" block on this page lists the long reads, the reference entries and the dailies that name it.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for COIN, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Mentioned on Closelook 2 pieces · newest: Daily Pulse, “Three Ladders: Gold, Crypto, Materials” (2026-08-24)

Mentioned on Closelook

Where COIN appears in the diary — 2 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

Long reads

  • Bitcoin Weekly SignalWeekly Signal · 24 Feb 2026No new longs until regime flips Existing positions: reduce or hedge Watch bellwethers (MSTR, COIN, miners) for early reversal signs Potential entry zone: ~$61K–$69K confluence Level 7 · Risk Invalidation & What Can Go Wrong The ~$69K…

Dailies

  • Three Ladders: Gold, Crypto, MaterialsDaily Pulse · 24 Aug 2026The crypto ladder — fresh, and only half confirmed IBIT (spot bitcoin) 1w +22.6% · 1m +19.2% BITW (top-10 basket) 1w +23.9% MSTR (treasury holder) 1w +28.2% · 3m −27.7% COIN (exchange) 1w +25.6% · 3m −3.7% · HOOD (broker) 1w +13.2% · 3m…

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