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Re:Coinbase valued above $100B, ahead of direct listing by tracedddd on Saturday February 20, 2021 @11:03PM (#26210689)
True, it is a challenge do do a decentralized on/off ramp. But it is also questionable if that’s worth $100B valuation, too, without everything else they do.
Re:Coinbase valued above $100B, ahead of direct listing by beaner on Sunday February 21, 2021 @12:43AM (#26211133)
It probably isn't itself, but as long as they're able to provide an attractive centralized alternative to the things happening in defi, they can capture a lot of that growth. Custody, trading, wallet, etc.

A successful model for Coinbase at this point is probably what Google does: let others innovate, clone the ideas once they start becoming popular, keep them under an umbrella and provide easy integration/movement among them.