Coinbase sent the mysterious creator of bitcoin a copy of its public filing in a symbolic gesture

Coinbase sent the mysterious creator of bitcoin a copy of its public filing in a symbolic gesture

Cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase symbolically sent a copy of its public filing to the mysterious creator of bitcoin alongside its lawyers and other people helping with the listing. 

The company previously confirmed it had filed to go public in December and on Thursday revealed the documents to go public via a direct listing for the first time. 

The digital trading platform lists Satoshi Nakamoto “” the pseudonym used by the individual or group of people who developed bitcoin “” as one of the recipients of the public filing.  The name "Nakamoto" first came into the spotlight in 2009 when bitcoin was invented.  The name appeared on a white paper, outlining the principles of a cryptographically secured and decentralized peer-to-peer digital payment system.

In the years since, bitcoin has largely dominated the cryptocurrency world, rising over 400% in the past year along to easily remain the largest digital coin by market cap. 

While Coinbase trades other digital currencies, including ethereum, litecoin, and tezos, bitcoin has been perhaps the most important contributor to the company's success. Ahead of its direct listing, Coinbase was valued above $100 billion.

Coinbase is likely set to continue to boom alongside bitcoin, as the valuation did not include 2021 numbers “” which have