{"id":491,"date":"2021-04-07T09:45:50","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T08:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tradersofcrypto.com\/news\/?p=491"},"modified":"2021-04-07T09:45:50","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T08:45:50","slug":"coinbase-q1-results-sparkle-ahead-of-share-listing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradersofcrypto.com\/news\/coinbase-q1-results-sparkle-ahead-of-share-listing\/","title":{"rendered":"Coinbase Q1 Results Sparkle Ahead of Share Listing"},"content":{"rendered":"#\n<p>Coinbase, the leading brokerage and exchange targeting US buyers, has released its financial results for Q1 2021. The news arrives just days before the company plans a public share float. Coinbase plans to reveal regular quarterly results, becoming an indicator of the strength of crypto demand especially in the USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With its new potential to leave a track record, Coinbase will thus become a harbinger of trends and attitudes in the crypto space. Overall, the results show a strong demand from both retail and institutional investors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Coinbase has more than 4x the number of users of Robinhood. <br><br>They did more revenue in the first quarter of Q1 than in all of 2020. <br><br>And they&#39;re profitable to the tune of $730m-$800m. <br><br>Wall Street is about to absolutely blow a gasket.<\/p>&mdash; Nathaniel Whittemore (@nlw) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nlw\/status\/1379533762439081988?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Coinbase encompasses services that include Bitcoin (BTC) and <a href=\"\/news\/these-five-altcoins-are-waking-up-xtz-trx-neo-eos-xvg\/\">altcoin trading<\/a>, as well as cold storage for safekeeping. The demand for third-party storage adds to the influence of Coinbase and may boost its valuation in the April 14 stock listing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Coinbase stock sale may be the most significant event of mass adoption, after the intended IPO of crypto mining firm Bitmain failed due to internal company disagreements and a lower than expected valuation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>User Growth Signals More Rapid Crypto Adoption<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The growth of users for Coinbase is probably the most bullish indicator for crypto adoption. In the past quarter, growth has become exponential, as the BTC bull market also coincided with growth among altcoins.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Coinbase users have gone &#39;boom&#39;<br>+13million users in just over two months, hitting ~56mil at end of Q1 2021 (per their results just announced)<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W4xFIdS4dU\">pic.twitter.com\/W4xFIdS4dU<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Alistair Milne (@alistairmilne) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alistairmilne\/status\/1379535476382699539?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The booming growth means 2021 starts on a high note, exposing all assets listed on Coinbase to more public interest and inflows of liquidity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first quarter of 2021 also achieved higher results on account creation and revenues in comparison to the entire 2020. The achievement followed the extreme performance of almost all assets, and the new signs of altcoins taking off in March 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, Coinbase revenues reached $1.8B for the first quarter, with net income estimated between $730 and $800M.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Coinbase Grows its Influence<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The interest of US-based traders for retail access to BTC and altcoins boosted new verified accounts to 56 million in the first quarter alone. Assets stored on the platform reached the equivalent of $223B, with trading in excess of $335b. Coinbase users often resort to the exchange wallet of Coinbase as being relatively more reliable than holding assets with other exchanges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of the assets deposited on the platform, $122B belong to institutional investors, either for Coinbase Pro trading, or for cold storage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, Coinbase wallets hold about 11% of the crypto assets based on market capitalization. The news arrives at a time when the entire crypto market valuation is close to $2 trillion. With its array of assets, Coinbase is capable of gaining from both demand for BTC and enthusiasm for faster-growing altcoins.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Coinbase BTC Storage Boosts Bullish Trend<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The exact value of assets is subject to crypto price fluctuation. Overall, Coinbase underlines the volatile nature of the crypto market, where actual price performance may diverge from other indicators of growth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first quarter of 2020 roughly doubled the value of the entire market, and kept BTC above $50,000 for a record stretch. The same conditions may not apply for upcoming quarters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coinbase is among the exchanges where relatively known wallets are tracked for their BTC balances. Recent data show significant withdrawals, suggesting BTC scarcity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Someone just withdrew 12,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bitcoin<\/a> out of Coinbase, that&#39;s more than half a billion dollars.<\/p>&mdash; Documenting Bitcoin \ud83d\udcc4 (@DocumentingBTC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DocumentingBTC\/status\/1379483027647180803?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With more than 56M accounts on the platform, there are diminishing BTC available for sale, at least at the current prices close to $60,000. Recently, an estimation saw only 2.4M BTC available for sale on all exchanges. Coinbase, however, also arranges large-scale OTC sales by connecting buyers and sellers outside its order books, to avoid wild price swings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Positive Results May Boost Coinbase Listing Valuation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The recent announcement may boost the valuation of Coinbase Global, Inc. when it issues Class A common stock. Coinbase will be tradable on NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker COIN.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest data also spark expectations of an outsized valuation once the shares begin trading. One of the biggest boosts to Coinbase is its vast collection of crypto markets, which will continue to attract liquidity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you think a $100+ billion valuation for Coinbase is too high&#8230; <br><br>Remember they own 11.3% of the entire crypto market cap \ud83e\udd2f<br><br>I&#39;d bet that this mcap will be multiples higher than it is now and that value will be directly monetized by CB who will be literally printing $$<\/p>&mdash; Jack Purdy (@jpurd17) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jpurd17\/status\/1379529182925877248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The most liquid pairs on Coinbase are BTC\/USD and ETH\/USD, underlining the fact that the exchange works as a fiat on-ramp for acquiring those key assets, which can then be used to trade altcoins.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coinbase also works as an exposure tool for most altcoins, offering SEC-compliant trading. Coinbase has been relatively conservative with its listings, making sure to avoid assets that could be deemed unregistered securities by the US Securities and Exchange Commission.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Coinbase and Taxes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Coinbase will issue IRS-compatible forms for US-based persons, to report the loss and gains on trading, as well as any staking rewards received in the past year. For international traders, the platform will not issue a special form, but will offer a breakdown of trading and transaction history.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any gains made on altcoins remain taxable events, despite having only crypto-to-crypto conversions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n#","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coinbase success in Q1 2021 is an indicator of interest in crypto rapidly picking up, with predictions of a 2021 bull market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":494,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2,48,116,114,115],"class_list":["post-491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised","tag-bitcoin","tag-coinbase","tag-nasdaq","tag-q1","tag-results","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tradersofcrypto.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tradersofcrypto.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tradersofcrypto.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tradersofcrypto.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tradersofcrypto.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=491"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tradersofcrypto.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/491\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tradersofcrypto.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tradersofcrypto.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tradersofcrypto.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tradersofcrypto.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}