Coinbase’s second-quarter revenue surges on crypto trading revival

Coinbase reported a surge in second-quarter revenue on Thursday as trading volumes at the crypto exchange roared back to life thanks to market euphoria over easing regulatory roadblocks.

Crypto markets have gotten a shot in the arm this year from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval of an exchange-traded fund to track the spot price of bitcoin and more recently, ether, the second-biggest crypto token.