5 Things You Need To Know, Today, on Thursday 15th April 2021

Episode 2371,   Apr 15, 2021, 05:23 AM

Cryptocurrency firm Coinbase, which runs an exchange for Bitcoin and other digital currency trading, hit a market value of nearly $100bn (£72.5bn) in its stock market listing.

Shares debuted on the Nasdaq at a price of $381, putting the initial valuation of Coinbase ahead of many well-known firms, such as oil giant BP but later closed below $330.