And at the same time, they're influencing history. For better or worse, I guess we'll have to see.

Agreed, I personally view them as a bridge between the traditional brokerage model that more traditional investors can understand and use, and the crypto world that is looking to be separate from the traditional model.

Direct listing is kinda novel, nah ?

Slack and Spotify went the direct listing route, but indeed it’s pretty rare compared to IPOs.

Not really