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Blockchain technology is about to transform every trust-based interaction of our lives, from financial services to identity, from health care to our Internet of Things devices. In this podcast, host Laura Shin talks with industry pioneers across tech, financial services, health care, government and other sectors about how the blockchain and cryptocurrency will open up new opportunities for incumbents, startups and everyday people to interact more efficiently, directly and globally.

Feb 26, 2021

Jeff Roberts, executive editor at Decrypt and author of “King of Crypto: One Startup’s Quest to take Cryptocurrency Out of Silicon Valley and Onto Wall Street” talks about Coinbase going public. In this episode we discuss:

  • Jeff's biggest takeaways from Coinbase’s S-1 filing (0:56)
  • why institutions are choosing Coinbase (2:42)
  • how Coinbase going public feels like validation for bitcoiners (4:37)
  • issues Coinbase may face as a business that currently generates 96% of revenue through transaction fees (6:25)
  • Why Surojit Chatterjee has so much equity in Coinbase (11:29)
  • why Coinbase has only invested $130 million in crypto through its corporate treasury (12:26)
  • whether or not decentralized exchanges like Uniswap pose a threat to Coinbase, and whether unregulated centralized exchanges might squeeze them from the other end (15:41)
  • challenges Coinbase will face going forward (19:13)
  • how well the stock will do once it's listed (20:05)
  • Crypto News Recap (20:59) 

 

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Episode Links

Jeff Roberts

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeffjohnroberts

Personal Website: https://jeffjohnroberts.com/ 

Decrypt: https://decrypt.co

Kings of Crypto: https://store.hbr.org/product/kings-of-crypto-one-startup-s-quest-to-take-cryptocurrency-out-of-silicon-valley-and-onto-wall-street/10436

 

Coinbase S-1 Filing Information

S-1 Form: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1679788/000162828021003168/coinbaseglobalincs-1.htm

Coinbase Profit: https://decrypt.co/59347/coinbase-big-profit-for-2020-ahead-of-milestone-ipo-direct-listing

S-1 Deep Dive: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/95921/coinbases-s-1-public-filing-is-now-public-setting-stage-for-a-direct-listing-on-nasdaq

Sending to Satoshi Nakamoto: https://decrypt.co/59509/coinbase-s-1-filing-bitcoin-satoshi-nakamoto + https://twitter.com/laurashin/status/1364954956571279369 

Share Distribution: https://decrypt.co/59439/coinbase-insiders-very-rich-goes-public

Pre-IPO Shares: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/96057/coinbase-pre-ipo-shares-ftx-s1 

Armstrong Income: https://www.coindesk.com/coinbase-sec-form-s-1 

Balance Sheet: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/96021/coinbase-says-holds-bitcoin-btc-on-balance-sheet 

Transaction Revenue: https://twitter.com/lawmaster/status/1364972834167148548

 

Link to the Crypto News Recap:

https://unchainedpodcast.com/the-one-figure-in-the-coinbase-s-1/