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Coinbase Institutional Weekly Market Call (May 02)

Hosted by

Ben Floyd - Head of Execution Services

Guest Speakers

Kara Calvert - Head of US Policy

David Duong - Head of Institutional Research

Greg Sutton - Senior CES Sales Trader

Georg Toropov - Senior CES Sales Trader

Sid Shekhar - Senior Blockchain Researcher

At a glance

In this week’s podcast, we dive into the policy landscape of the digital asset space with a special guest, Kara Calvert, Senior Director and Head of US Policy at Coinbase. Kara provides us with valuable insights into what’s happening in Washington and how it could impact the industry.

Georg provides a market update, covering price action, a new product release from MPL that combines defi/tradfi, and the change in market cap dominance of major assets.

David updates us on the Lido activation and withdrawals queues, the broader macro outlook what to watch at the Fed this week.

Greg runs through exchange flows and what’s been happening on the desk, including the sharp move lower last Wednesday, and provides an analysis of options markets. Lastly, Sid discusses the memecoin frenzy that is driving up gas fees and causing a surge in unique addresses interfacing with dexes.

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