Coinbase Doubles Down on Ecosystem Strategy as Asian Crypto Markets Heat Up
Coinbase’s latest play isn’t just about trading—it’s a full-court press to dominate crypto infrastructure. Meanwhile, Asia’s retail traders are flipping the script with decentralized workarounds that leave regulators scrambling.
Western exchanges play chess while Asia plays rocket-powered poker. The result? A $2.3B daily volume surge across unlicensed platforms—because nothing says ’financial innovation’ like dodging compliance officers with a VPN and a Telegram bot.
One question remains: When the music stops, will Coinbase’s ecosystem bet look like genius... or just another bagholder waiting for the next bull run?
In the latest episode of Blockcast, host Takatoshi Shibayama sits down with Hassan Ahmed, the Country Director for Coinbase Singapore, for an insightful conversation that unpacks Coinbase’s ambitious plans in the Asia Pacific region and the broader evolution of the crypto industry, providing valuable insights for anyone interested in the future of digital assets.
Ahmed’s journey into crypto is as compelling as the company he now leads in Southeast Asia. Hassan shares his fascinating journey from traditional finance to the forefront of the crypto revolution, offering insights into Coinbase’s multi-faceted approach, its expansion strategy in APAC, and the exciting developments within their ecosystem, including Base and stablecoins.
Blockcast is hosted by Head of APAC at Ledger, Takatoshi Shibayama. Previous episodes of Blockcast can be found here, with guests like Nic Young (Oh), Jacob Phillips (Lombard), Chris Yu (SignalPlus), Kathy Zhu (Mezo), Jess Zeng (Mantle), Samar Sen (Talos), Jason Choi (Tangent), Lasanka Perera (Independent Reserve), Mark Rydon (Aethir), Luca Prosperi (M^0), Charles Hoskinson (Cardano), and Yat Siu (Animoca Brands) on our recent shows.
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