There have been concerns lately in the crypto community with rumors that Coinbase is about to delist FLOKI, sending some holders into a panic. But before you make any hasty decisions with your meme coin portfolio, let’s clear the air on what’s actually happening.
The official FLOKI account, RealFlokiInu, quickly responded to these claims with a simple message: Coinbase is not delisting FLOKI from its platform. What’s actually happening is far less dramatic – Coinbase is only stopping FLOKI trading in New York State.
According to the FLOKI team, this New York trading suspension isn’t even a big deal for their overall volume. They estimate New York accounts for just 2-5% of Coinbase’s FLOKI trading at most. And when you zoom out further, Coinbase as a whole only represents about 1% of FLOKI’s global daily trading volume.
So even if the worst rumors were true (which they aren’t), the impact would be minimal – “a drop in the bucket,” as the team puts it.
We are aware of the FUD circulating about "Coinbase delisting FLOKI".
— FLOKI (@RealFlokiInu) March 14, 2025
First of all, this is not true!
Coinbase is NOT delisting FLOKI. Instead, Coinbase is only stopping trading in New York, a region that is responsible for a measly 2 – 5% of the total volume on Coinbase at… pic.twitter.com/v1c6zGT9Hw
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New York’s Strict Crypto Rules Are the Real Culprit
Anyone familiar with crypto regulations knows New York has some of the toughest rules. The FLOKI team believes these strict regulations are behind the trading suspension, not any issues with FLOKI itself.
Here’s an interesting pattern they pointed out: Coinbase has only listed six meme coins in New York during this bull cycle – BONK, PEPE, WIF, FLOKI, TURBO, and GIGA. The first three were listed last year, while FLOKI, TURBO, and GIGA were all added at the exact same time about six weeks ago.
Now, those same three coins added together are all having their New York trading suspended together. This timing strongly suggests this is about New York’s regulatory approach to meme coins in general, not about FLOKI specifically.
FLOKI Standing in the Regulatory World
Despite the New York situation, the FLOKI team highlighted some impressive regulatory recognition they’ve received. Just a few months back, the Global Markets Advisory Committee of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) – the federal body that oversees crypto regulation nationwide – featured FLOKI as one of just four cryptocurrencies in their report on utility tokens.
The other three mentioned were Ethereum, Avalanche, and one other token. For a meme coin to be grouped with established layer-1 blockchains in a federal regulatory report is quite remarkable, and the team sees this as validation of their utility-focused approach.
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Business as Usual for FLOKI Meme Coin
The FLOKI team wants holders to keep perspective. Even with the New York trading suspension, Coinbase users in 49 other states can still trade FLOKI normally. They estimate the New York restriction affects less than 0.1% of FLOKI’s total trading volume.
They also took the opportunity to remind everyone of FLOKI’s staying power. Along with DOGE and SHIB, it’s one of only three meme coins to survive from the previous market cycle in a meaningful way, and they claim it has “completely dominated” the industry this cycle.
The team closed their statement by encouraging the community to ignore what they call “FUD” (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) and focus on the bigger picture. They remain confident in FLOKI’s position as “the people’s cryptocurrency” and believe it’s on track to grow even stronger.
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