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Quick Take

• Coinbase’s direct listing signifies a new chapter for the firm in which it will need to rely on its corporate development team to strategize how it will maintain and warrant its market share in a highly competitive market
• Q1′ 21 was Coinbase’s most active investment quarter ever with 22 investments, eclipsing its previous high in Q4′ 18 
• An increase in M&A activity by the firm should be expected to acquire talent and introduce new service lines. Potential verticals include: NFTs/Gaming, International Exchanges, Information Services, and Credit & Lending

Trading of crypto exchange Coinbase’s shares on the Nasdaq exchange has begun at an initial price of $381, though as of press time the price has quickly risen above $400.

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The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed Gary Gensler as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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“We continue to look for ways to expand our capabilities to support our clients needs,” the bank chief said.

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Coinbase shares indicated to open at $340, suggesting more than $80 billion valuation.

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Mining pool F2Pool has coded a headline from The New York Times into the first bitcoin block it mined after Coinbase’s landmark listing.

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Asset manager VanEck has launched a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Nasdaq that would invest in crypto companies.

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Share trading apps in Europe and the United Kingdom are poised to launch Coinbase shares ahead of the crypto exchange’s direct listing on Nasdaq later today.

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Crypto exchange Bybit rolls out the Balance Booster event, allowing traders to select from different sets of BTC and USDT APY (annual percentage yield) vouchers 

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Binance has partnered with Media Publishares, the publisher of Vogue Singapore, to help them build a non-fungible token (NFT) platform.

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