Daily | Feb 2, 2021
Coinbase, DEX, BlockFi, Metaco & Cobalt, Gemini & Genesis, 21Shares, IBM, Kraken, GSR
Coinbase has chosen Nasdaq as its direct listing venue: sources
DEX Volumes Hit $50B+ Record in January, Uniswap 45% share
BlockFi Pays Record $20M in Interest in January
Metaco and Cobalt Want to Upgrade Crypto Infrastructure for Banks and Exchanges
Gemini Partners With Genesis to Offer 7.4% Yield on Deposits
21Shares Launches The World’s First Polkadot ETP on SIX Exchange
IBM Blockchain Is a Shell of Its Former Self After Revenue Misses, Job Cuts
Kraken Deploys System Upgrades After Surge in Crypto Interest
After $1B year, GSR looks to expand footprint in bespoke crypto options
Food for thought
The Revolution That’s Been Building for 12 Years (Arca)
The Mysterious Crypto Magnate Who Became One of Biden’s Biggest Donors (NY Mag)
What’s Next for Crypto Regulation (NYT)
Investment product AUM remain bitcoin focused, $500M of $34B in multi-asset
Bitcoin Valuation & Fundamentals Part III: Demand (CoinShares)
‘Trillion Dollar’ Mt. Gox Demise as Told by a Bitcoin Insider
Carson Block Suspects Hedge Fund Coordination in Short Squeezes
CBDCs Primed to ‘Flop’, Say Researchers
Legal experts consider SEC challenges to regulating DeFi (Forkast)