Coinbase listing and Vontobel's new ether tracker
Once again, investors have learned that a month in the cryptocurrency world is like a year in the stock market. In just one month, American car companies have time to become both bitcoin maximalists and Doge-coin advocates, while crypto prices generally go to the moon and then crash again. In the meantime, the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has also gone public.
Once again, investors have learned that a month in the cryptocurrency world is like a year in the stock market. In just one month, American car companies have time to become both bitcoin maximalists and Doge-coin advocates, while crypto prices generally go to the moon and then crash again. In the meantime, the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has also been listed and is valued today (April 29, 2021) at $ 60 billion. Given the quarterly profit of one billion dollars, ie 4 billion in annual rate, it seems actually quite cheap (15x the profit) provided it holds up. Furthermore, Ether has made another of its appreciation moves relative to Bitcoin, and in just a few months raised the ratio from 0.03 to 0.05, ie + 67% relative to Btc. Some in the industry are even talking about a flipping, ie that Ether could take over Bitcoin's role as the largest cryptocurrency. With a market value of $ 320 billion placed next to Bitcoin's $ 1,000 billion, it's still a long way off, but not impossible. Such an event would mean one of the biggest financial bangs ever. Not to forget, as has been seen before for both Ether and Btc there can also be longer periods of rapid downturns.
In light of this, it is worth remembering that Vontobel's current Ether tracker will be delisted and redeemed at the end of May 2021. Those who did not sell their certificates before then will have their final value paid out on June 11, so it will of course work even if you miss the delisting deadline.
The new certificate that is already being traded contains some new contract terms and fees. For you as an investor, this means, among other things, that the fee is now 3.75% p.a. and variable (meaning Vontobel can increase it in accordance with the product terms). This better than before reflects the actual capital (regulatory) requirements of Vontobel group with respect to Ether. You as a buyer of the certificate also continue to avoid the risk of e.g. incorrect handling, problems at the depository, technical problems or hacker attacks. As always, as an investor in the certificate you bear Vontobel’s credit risk (the risk that the issuer of the certificate is not able to fulfill its obligations under the certificate).
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The temperature in the crypto sector has risen significantly recently, partly due to the car company Tesla being able to report a profit for the first quarter of 2021 only thanks to a profit on short-term trading in Bitcoin, while CEO Elon Musk spoke warmly for the joke cryptocurrency Dogecoin. In Sweden, both Safello and Goobit / BT.CX have prepared IPOs this spring, and may do so in May, for example. Others, such as Qickbit and Arcane, are already listed. So awareness of the crypto world's various investment opportunities is spreading. It is fast becoming easier to trade with or invest in various cryptocurrencies, and also increasingly room clean. Both individuals and companies are looking for ways to protect themselves against the central banks' extreme monetary policy and the resulting inflation threat. The more they get used to the cryptocurrencies, the more likely they also become to allocate more and more of their capital there in different ways. Most people start the journey with Bitcoin, but then soon open their eyes to alternatives, usually first Ethereum. What both crypto currencies have for sure in common is extreme volatility.
So if you want to stay invested it could be a good opportunity to roll your ether certificates now that the activity in the sector is high. Also if you are ready to take the risk in crypto related stocks you can take a look at Coinbase, which was listed on April 14 this year. It now trades at $ 295, which is below its opening value and means a valuation of about $ 1,000 per verified user of their trading platform, or 0.25x the total amount of assets on the platform.
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