Will Coinbase’s (COIN) Openness to Rival Tokens Reshape Its Competitive Edge?

• In recent days, Coinbase Global added Binance's BNB token to its listing roadmap and unveiled a more transparent token listing initiative, 'The Blue Carpet.'
• This shift reflects a willingness to engage more openly with competitors and directly responds to industry pressure around listing standards and transparency.
• We'll examine how Coinbase's willingness to list BNB and improve transparency could shape its investment narrative moving forward.

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Coinbase Global Investment Narrative Recap

Coinbase shareholders are typically betting on the growth of tokenized financial assets, increased global adoption of blockchain payments, and Coinbase’s status as a trusted infrastructure provider. The latest plan to list BNB and boost transparency with ‘The Blue Carpet’ may ease industry credibility concerns, but is unlikely to materially shift the key catalyst, expanding stablecoin and payment product adoption, or offset the primary risk of declining spot trading volumes in the short term.

The most relevant recent announcement is Coinbase's reported talks to acquire BVNK, a stablecoin infrastructure provider, in a deal potentially worth US$1.5 billion to US$2.5 billion. This aligns directly with the company’s ambitions in blockchain-based payments, a focus area investors will be scrutinizing for evidence of revenue diversification when the next earnings are released on October 30.

But in contrast to growing opportunities in stablecoin payments, ongoing pressure from falling trading activity remains a concern investors should watch for...

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Coinbase Global's narrative projects $8.5 billion revenue and $2.1 billion earnings by 2028. This requires 8.3% yearly revenue growth and a $0.8 billion decrease in earnings from $2.9 billion.

Uncover how Coinbase Global's forecasts yield a $374.05 fair value, a 11% upside to its current price.

Exploring Other Perspectives

Simply Wall St Community members produced 30 fair value estimates for Coinbase, ranging from US$144 to US$510 per share. With persistent volatility in trading volumes as a risk, opinions reveal real divergence on how Coinbase's business model may perform in shifting market conditions.

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