195 - The Bull Case for $COIN | Michael Rinko & Jay

This is our first time ever covering a TradFi stock! However, Coinbase is a different beast… Coinbase is a behemoth of a company, growing since May of 2012. CEO Brian Armstrong has been on Bankless a number of times. Today, we’re bringing on two analysts–independent researcher Jay (0xJaypeg) and Delphi Digital analyst Michael Rinko. Today’s episode will not be a history lesson on Coinbase, if you’re looking for that, we’ll highly recommend checking out Coinbase’s documentary: COIN: A FOUNDER'S STORY Today’s episode is all about $COIN the asset. Down from its ATH of $342/share in Nov. 2021 to $85 today—and with a current market cap of $17.8B— are you bullish $COIN? Why or why not?  ------ ✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-coin-bull-case  ----- 🏹 Airdrop Hunter is HERE, join your first HUNT today https://bankless.cc/JoinYourFirstHUNT  ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 4:30 The Business of Coinbase 8:40 Diversifying the Business 14:30 Analyzing Equities 17:20 Coinbase USDC 23:30 Yields and Interest Revenue 31:45 The Staking Business 37:00 The Take Rate 43:45 Growth of Staked ETH 48:20 Coinbase International 56:45 Derivatives Revenue and Regulation 1:06:00 Coinbase Bank and Custody 1:17:00 BASE 1:31:00 Ranking Coinbase’s Opportunities 1:35:00 Coinbase Assets 1:38:20 The Company Itself 1:48:00 Predicting $COIN 1:54:50 The Bear Case ----- RESOURCES Michael on Twitter https://x.com/mrink0  Jay on Twitter https://x.com/0xjaypeg  Delphi Digital Report https://members.delphidigital.io/reports/coinbase-from-sleeping-giant-to-industry-leader  ----- Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures