Citron Research Backs Securitize and Criticizes Coinbase Over Opposition to US CLARITY Crypto Bill

Citron Research has publicly endorsed tokenization platform Securitize while accusing Coinbase of resisting a key US crypto market structure bill out of competitive concerns. Following Citron's comments, shares of Cantor Equity Partners II, the SPAC set to merge with Securitize in the first half of 2026, briefly surged around 10% as Coinbase stock fell nearly 4% on the same day.