Futurum Analyst in Residence Jared Klee analyzes Coinbase’s miss on revenue and earnings in the first quarter and dives into a new risk exposure buried in the earnings report that reveals the company’s custody offering may be little more than general unsecured borrowing, a status that meets neither the definition nor the spirit of custody.
SEC’s Expanded Crypto Enforcement Division Rankles its Own Commissioner
Futurum Analyst in Residence Jared Klee analyzes the SEC’s newly expanded crypto enforcement division including SEC Commission Peirce’s dissatisfied comments, how regulatory clarity continues to be a problem for crypto startups, and why SEC regulatory clarity will be good for the industry.
Asset Manager VanEck Launches Community NFTs
Futurum Analyst in Residence Jared Klee analyzes asset manager VanEck’s community NFT launch and explores VanEck’s increasingly prominent role in cryptocurrencies and how the VanEck NFTs may demonstrate a new way for asset managers to engage their investors.
Fidelity’s Digital Assets Account Offering Enables 401K Retirement Savers to Invest in Bitcoin
Futurum Analyst in Residence Jared Klee analyzes Fidelity’s announcement of its Digital Assets Account offering. Fidelity’s DAA is an industry-first offering for bitcoin in 401(k)s and Klee considers the impact 401(k) retirement savers who can invest in bitcoin will have on the market, how this is similar to the massive impact the first gold ETFs had on gold investing, and what this means for Fidelity’s competitive positioning.
Coinbase NFT Marketplace is Live — Here’s a Look at the Opportunity that Presents Coinbase
Futurum Analyst in Residence Jared Klee analyzes the Coinbase NFT marketplace beta launch, exploring the impact of the launch features, how the company will balance its mixed Web2 and Web3 strategies, and how Coinbase could position its NFT Marketplace for success by positioning it as a poster child for good governance.
HBAR Foundation Allocates $250 Million to Accelerate Hedera Metaverse
Futurum Analyst in Residence Jared Klee analyzes the HBAR Foundation’s $250 Million allocation to accelerate the Hedera Metaverse, exploring how Hedera is positioning itself for enterprise adoption, who else is pursuing similar strategies, and what it will take for adoption to take off.
USDC Stablecoin Issuer Circle Raises $400 Million from BlackRock and Fidelity
Futurum Analyst in Residence Jared Klee analyzes the $400 million raise by USDC stablecoin issuer Circle from BlackRock and Fidelity. He explores why the investors are strategic partners for Circle, what this means for bringing retail investors to crypto, and how Circle may transform traditional capital markets.
Cross River Bank Raises $620 Million in a Move that Will Prove to be a Catalyst for Embedded Crypto
Futurum Analyst in Residence Jared Klee analyzes the $620 million raise by fintech and crypto bank Cross River, exploring how the bank combines fintech and banking, and what the funds will mean for Cross River’s growing embedded crypto services.
Ex-DeepMind Researchers Launch EquiLibre to Give Stock and Crypto Traders an Edge Using AI
Futurum analysts Todd R. Weiss and Jared Klee share their insights on the launch by three ex-DeepMind researchers of startup EquiLibre, which aims to use AI to give stock and crypto traders a valuable edge in making their equity trades.
$600+ Million Crypto Hack May Be the Largest Hack Yet
Futurum Analyst in Residence Jared Klee analyzes the $600+ million crypto hack of the Ronin blockchain behind popular NFT game Axie Infinity, exploring how it will likely be resolved, and what it likely means for the industry as a whole moving forward.