2/ these listings bring much needed transparency and insight into crypto business models, and highlight how profitable companies are
at @CoinSharesCo, we reported a 65% EBITDA margin in Q4, compared to traditional banks who reported an average 47% EBITDA margin in Q4
3/ coinbase reported 65M users and over $1.5B in EBITDA in Q1 alone, and is on track to book revenues and net income that exceed any other US exchange - ICE, Nasdaq, CME, and CBOE.
when it lists, i fully expect coinbase to valued higher than Goldman Sachs (h/t @JasonYanowitz)
4/ just think -
Goldman Sachs:
- founded 1862
- 40,000 employees
Coinbase:
- founded 2013
- less than 4,000 employees
which would you choose?
5/ the banking industry’s inability to move quickly is a boon for crypto native firms.
unlike Fintechs who need to co-exist with banks, crypto markets and crypto companies have largely been built outside of the existing banking system, since we were shunned for the last decade.
6/ crypto is a $2T asset class and growing.
the companies building this ecosystem are worth hundreds of billions of dollars.
investors can not afford to ignore crypto in their portfolios.
$COIN will drive this point home in the only language bankers understand - billies.
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2/ while firms like Goldman Sachs are working on offering bitcoin to only their wealthiest clients, @choicebyKT is working on democratizing access for everyone.
at @CoinSharesCo, we believe bitcoin is for *everyone*
equality of access is critical!
3/ since the launch of Choice, digital assets have grown to over $1.6B of the firm’s $18B in assets under custody.
today, Choice powers 125,000 retirement accounts.
but we see a MASSIVE opportunity to bring crypto to the $34.9 trillion held in US retirement accounts.
the pandemic has leveled the playing field for startups
large conferences, $$$ sponsorships, and ad spend are no longer necessary to drive engagement
new channels and more content focus enables low cost brand and audience building
2/ new marketing mediums require startup execs and sales teams to change their approach and upgrade their skills
engagement, expertise, and insight is more important than ever, and curation of brand "voice" requires more consideration when its diffuse across many channels
3/ however, we've also seen a lot of companies get early traction but fail to convert it into recurring sales growth
will be interesting to see what startups and services emerge around converting a digital audience into actual sales from mediums like clubhouse, substack, etc
3/ a large portion of inflows into fund flows are "one way" via US trust structures, like @Grayscale or @BitwiseInvest - meaning once the assets go in, they don't come out
investors also buy these in tax advantaged accounts or with the intent of holding for long term cap gains