Coincheck, One of Japan’s Oldest Crypto Exchanges, Is Now Publicly Listed on Nasdaq

Coincheck Group N.V., the Amsterdam-headquartered parent company of the Japanese crypto exchange (founded in 2012 under a different name), has announced that the leading digital asset exchange is now publicly listed on Nasdaq.

Coincheck, one of Japan's oldest crypto exchanges, has officially begun trading on the U.S. stock market, via Nasdaq. The exchange went live Wednesday as “CNCK” via a SPAC deal, joining Coinbase as one of just two publicly listed firms that are primarily cryptocurrency exchanges.

Coincheck Group N.V., the Amsterdam-headquartered parent company of the Japanese crypto exchange (founded in 2012 under a different name), announced today that the leading digital asset exchange is now publicly listed on Nasdaq. Coincheck is one of Japan's first cryptocurrency exchanges, and was acquired by Monex Group after a massive $532 million hack of NEM coins in 2018.

The Tokyo-headquartered exchange is now listed on the U.S. bourse under the ticker “CNCK,” with warrants of trading under “CNCKW.” The listing was made possible by a now-consummated $1.3-billion SPAC (special purpose acquisition company) deal with Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV.

Coincheck Groups’s Executive Chairman Oki Matsumoto rang the opening bell in New York on December 11 to celebrate the occasion. “Going forward, [Coincheck] will leverage the strengths of a NASDAQ-listed company to further expand its cryptocurrency/web3 business through global recruitment, corporate acquisitions, and capital and business alliances,” a translated Japanese press release states.

While some congratulated the custodial exchange on social media, others complained about high fees on the exchange and the crypto industry talent heading overseas due to high crypto taxes in the country.