How Will the Coinbase IPO Affect Bitcoin's Price?

Will the seminal event drive new people to the crypto markets or suck liquidity away from crypto assets?

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Will the seminal event drive new people to the crypto markets or suck liquidity away from crypto assets?

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and this week’s special product launch, Exodus.

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Today on the Brief:

The 88th anniversary of Executive Order 6102
Former SEC Jay Clayton on bitcoin regulations
GBTC intends to become an ETF

Our main discussion:

NLW breaks down the potential implications of the Coinbase IPO. He looks at the bullish arguments of mainstream presence, the potential to send people down a bitcoin rabbit hole and the provisioning of easy on-ramps versus the argument that it will give people a chance to get crypto industry exposure without actually holding bitcoin or other crypto assets.

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Nathaniel Whittemore

NLW is an independent strategy and communications consultant for leading crypto companies as well as host of The Breakdown – the fastest-growing podcast in crypto. Whittemore has been a VC with Learn Capital, was on the founding team of Change.org, and founded a program design center at his alma mater Northwestern University that helped inspire the largest donation in the school’s history.