Coinbase (COIN) shares have experienced a significant 16% decline in the past five days, reflecting the overall volatility in both the cryptocurrency and stock markets. However, one analyst believes that investors might be missing out on a potential buying opportunity.
In a recent episode of the Unchained Crypto podcast, crypto analyst Will Clemente stated that the market is not accurately pricing in the potential revenue from native cryptocurrencies. He compared Coinbase to a major venture-style bet in the public markets, similar to Tesla five years ago.
Clemente argued that traditional investors still perceive Coinbase solely as an exchange, despite the company making significant changes to its business structure over the past year. He noted that during the bear market, Coinbase made strategic pivots to transform into what he refers to as a “crypto super app.”
One of the notable developments he mentioned was Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 network called Base, which currently has a total value locked (TVL) of $5.35 billion and facilitates an average of 30.81 daily transactions per second. According to Clemente, Base generated $30 million in top-line revenue for Coinbase in the last 30 days, primarily through sequencer fees. He estimated that this revenue stream could potentially reach $360 million annually.
As of now, COIN is trading at $218.08, representing a nearly 16% decline over the past five days, according to Google Finance data.
Coinbase is expected to release its earnings report for the first quarter of 2024 in the coming weeks. During the same period, the S&P 500 has declined by 3.12%, while Bitcoin (BTC) has experienced a roughly 4.67% decrease.
Furthermore, there are concerns about further downside in both markets due to escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East following reports of explosions at Isfahan airport in central Iran.
In related news, Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has continued to sell COIN shares. On April 15, it was reported that ARK sold 3,689 COIN shares worth approximately $824,000. This selling spree comes just a month after ARK sold a significant amount of the stock when its price had increased by approximately 54% year-to-date.
On March 21, Cointelegraph reported that ARK had sold 199,526 Coinbase shares from its exchange-traded funds.
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