back in 2021 the bull market had everyone feeling euphoric everywhere you looked there were green candles and as the icing on the cake Coinbase one of the best known companies in crypto conducted its initial public offerings or IPOs this made Coinbase stock publicly tradable on the NASDAQ opening the floodgates to new waves of investment well nobody is paying attention right now but it looks like the next wave of crypto IPOs is about to hit us crypto companies everywhere are gearing up to go public thanks to a much friendlier SEC so today we’ll tell you about five possible crypto IPOs to watch out for over the next year or so and which cryptos could benefit if they’re approved my name is Guy stay tuned now before we begin you should know that I’m not a financial adviser and nothing in this video is financial advice this is purely educational content meant to guide you on your own crypto quest so with that out of the way let’s begin with some context in case you’re unfamiliar an initial public offering or IPO refers to the first sale of a company’s shares to the public in other words listing their stock on stock exchanges ipos are a great way for a company to raise funds to expand a business or reduce its debt and they give investors an opportunity to support a company’s growth while making profits along the way usually it’s institutional investors that get first dibs but retail investors can still get a slice of the pie when it comes to crypto however an IPO isn’t the typical way of raising funds instead crypto projects tend to use the IPO’s cousin the ICO or initial coin offering as you can probably guess this is a similar concept except that instead of offering company stock the project sells its native coin or token to its early backers the thing that sets IPOs and ICOs apart is regulation ipos are heavily regulated and involve numerous stages first the company needs to create a detailed explanation of what it has to offer then it needs to liaz with regulators and underwriters attract the attention of potential investors and eventually list on the stock exchange for an ICO however there’s very little red tape the lack of regulation means any crypto project can issue a white paper and then offer coins or tokens to early investors hoping to make some mad gains this is exactly what caused the ICO boom back in 2017 which became a cesspool for scams as people invested in projects that didn’t actually exist or had no real aim or purpose heck some of them didn’t even have a real token as such when a crypto company or crypto project wants to be taken seriously an IPO is a much better option so then let’s take a look at the five potential crypto IPOs that should be on your radar hey everyone sorry to interrupt the video but I just want to very quickly tell you about the Coin Bureau deals page this is the place where we put together all the amazing deals and promos that we’re able to offer you guys exclusively as viewers of this channel head on over and you will find such things as discounts on hardware wallets some seriously impressive trading fee discounts on some of the best exchanges as well as some frankly mind-boggling signup bonuses for some of those exchanges too the link is down below check it out when you have a moment thank me later and now back to the video so the first crypto IPO to watch out for is Circle a financial services company that specializes in onchain peer-to-peer payments circle was founded in October 2013 and is best known as the creator and issuer of the USDC stablecoin usdc was actually founded by Circle and Coinbase which you’ll know is one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world together Circle and Coinbase formed the Center Consortium in 2018 with the goal of creating a regulatory framework to support the global adoption of stable coins however the consortium disbanded in August 2023 when Coinbase shut down the partnership in favor of an equity stake in Circle instead as well as a portion of the profits on USDC’s reserves circle backs up USDC one for one with reserves made up entirely of cash and highly liquid cash equivalent assets like US bonds the majority of Circle’s reserves are held in an SEC registered government money market fund imaginatively titled the Circle Reserve Fund as this name suggests transparency is crucial for Circle which works alongside governments and financial institutions to promote the adoption of blockchain technology by the traditional financial system circle is also hyperfocused on regulatory compliance so much so that USDC was the first stable coin to comply with the EU’s Markets in Crypto Assets or Micah bill the result has been increased USDC adoption in Europe and it seems it’s about to do the same in Japan with the recent regulatory approvals it’s received there circle also offers a few other lesserknown products including a Eurobacked stable coin called EURC there’s also Circle Mint which allows exchanges and institutions to avoid transaction fees for minting large volumes of USDC and there’s the cross-chain transfer protocol which well facilitates transfers across chains obviously that’s because USDC is currently supported across 18 different blockchains at the time of shooting this video with plans to expand to more in the future so interoperability is key now when it comes to an IPO Circle has actually attempted this before in 2021 the company planned to go public by merging with a specialurpose acquisition company or spa called Concord Acquisition Corporation however these plans were cancelled in December 2022 thanks to the SEC not approving them in time and the state of the market which was now dealing with the aftermath of the recent collapse of FTX but an IPO is now back on the cards in January 2024 Circle filed a fresh application with the SEC once approved Circle is free to go public something that CEO Jeremy Aair said in October that the company is still very much committed to in fact Circle is even relocating its headquarters from Boston to New York in anticipation of it joining the Wall Street elite according to Crunchb the likelihood of an IPO is very high and Circle has raised $1.1 billion across 14 funding rounds between March 2014 and January 2024 according to reports from July last year the company is valued at around $5 billion now if a Circle IPO is approved it would significantly increase the trust in USDC this would ultimately be a benefit to the cryptos that support USDC including Ethereum and Salana we’ll leave a link to the full list in the description if you’re interested and while you’re down there smash that like button if you’re enjoying the video and subscribe to the channel and ping that notification bell so you don’t miss the next one okay folks the second crypto IPO to have on your radar is Kraken one of the oldest and most respected exchanges out there kraken is an absolute OG founded in 2011 by Jesse Powell Jesse previously worked as a security consultant for Mount Gaus he anticipated Mount Gog’s collapse and created Kraken to be a robust and sustainable alternative now some key features of Kraken include spot trading margin trading futures trading and staking it also has some of the best security in the industry and is great for beginners too there is also a pro version with more advanced trading features and there’s a decent range of educational content on its platform too kraken is estimated to have around 13 million users and it supports a wide range of cryptocurrencies and also supports trading with fiat currencies like the US dollar the euro and the dear old great British pound and you can learn more about Kraken by checking out our written review using the link down below anyway Kraken has been considering an IPO since 2021 shortly after rival exchange Coinbase went public Jesse decided that Kraken should follow in its footsteps and on that note we wouldn’t be at all surprised if more exchanges start doing this too now Kraken has raised a modest $30 million across 20 funding rounds between June 2011 and January 2024 which really isn’t much as far as funding rounds go however it’s also preparing for a $100 million raise ahead of its IPO listing as we were making this video the news broke that this IPO was now being mooted for early 2026 with the company citing the new cryptofriendly regulatory environment in the United States since Donald Trump returned to the White House now this is significant because not too long ago an IPO seemed like an impossible dream that’s because in February 2023 the SEC filed a lawsuit against Kraken accusing the exchange of failing to register its crypto staking services as a security kraken settled this lawsuit by paying $30 million only to be sued again in November 2023 for allegedly selling unregistered securities however this was back when Gary Gendler was in charge and the SEC had nothing better to do than cause as many problems for the crypto industry as possible thankfully however Trump’s election victory means that Gary and his team are out and Mark UEA is stepping in as temporary chairman until Trump’s nominee for the role Paul Atkins is confirmed under UEA’s new leadership the SEC is changing its tune dropping a number of lawsuits against crypto companies including the one against Kraken and you can learn more about how Trump’s appointees will be insanely bullish for crypto by checking out our recent video right over here now if a major exchange like Kraken gets the thumbs up for an IPO this would likely set the stage for more crypto exchanges to do the same this would increase the legitimacy of the crypto market specifically its most important infrastructure providers it could also set the stage for crypto exchanges to start taking market share from traditional exchanges which could eventually increase inflows into crypto itself okay the next crypto IPO to have on your radar is Animoka Brands a giant in the world of blockchain animoka Brands is a Hong Kong-based company that specializes in digital property rights blockchain gaming NFTTS the metaverse and venture capital investments they’re a busy bunch in other words the company is a spin-off of its parent company Animoka which primarily focuses on mobile games animoka Brands was created by Yatsu and David Kim in 2014 and is made up of three pillars these are web 3 businesses which include metaverse and blockchain games and a stablecoin project apparently the digital assets advisory service where they offer advice on things like project tokconomics and liquidity provisions and provide institutional research and the investment management arm which has investments in more than 540 different companies and cryptocurrencies most of the investments made are in the crypto sector with gaming taking the lion share of investment animoka Brands is also known for some of the biggest gaming and metaverse projects out there most notably the Sandbox which was a huge hit in the previous bull market now Animoka Brands has actually become a publicly traded company before specifically it was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in January 2015 but it was delisted in March 2020 due to concerns around compliance with regulations and listing criteria yatsu has since said that this was a blessing since the ASX’s requirements restricted the company’s potential however Animoka Brands is now planning a return to the stock market but this time targeting much friendlier jurisdictions namely Hong Kong where the company is based and the Middle East if the IPO is listed in Hong Kong this could be huge since Hong Kong’s crypto adoption rate is higher than that of most other countries yat said in September last year that the exact timings for an IPO aren’t clear as it very much depends on market conditions but according to some reports the company could put its plan into action as soon as it on boards an adviser becoming a public company in 2025 has remained a focus despite the fact that Animoka Brands also launched a utility token in July of last year you’ll have to dy on that one naturally though this token could see a huge boost if an IPO is announced other cryptos that could benefit include well pretty much any of the 540 plus projects in Anamoga Brands’ portfolio that have their own coin or token especially ones that people recognize we’ll leave a link to the full list in the description in case you want to do a bit of deeper digging you’re welcome now the next crypto company that could IPO before too long is Bullish Global a crypto exchange newcomer that launched in December 2021 bullish Global is led by Tom Farley and is backed by some of the most respected names in crypto including Mike Novagratz and Peter Teal the latter of whom has close connections to the Trump administration probably nothing now what’s interesting about Bullish is that it supports a small selection of indices operated by the popular crypto news site Coindesk bullish actually acquired Coindesk from Digital Currency Group or DCG back in November 2023 for an undisclosed amount but back to the exchange Bullish attempted to go public back in 2021 through a merger with a spa called Far Peak Acquisition Corp the deal was reportedly valued at around $9 billion and aimed to streamline the listing process by skipping over some of the usual hurdles that IPOs have to go through however the merger was cancelled in 2022 due to crypto market uncertainty the company is now working on an IPO for 2025 and is in discussions with JP Morgan Chase and Jeff Financial Group over a potential listing now if an IPO does indeed go ahead then a wide range of cryptos could benefit btc ETH Soul XRP and ADA are just some examples that could see increased institutional interest particularly if institutions choose cryptos to match Trump’s strategic reserve or digital asset stockpile that’s because the platform describes itself as quote best-in-class for institutional and serious traders so a successful IPO would certainly be well bullish okay our next crypto IPO to watch out for is Chain Analysis an onchain analytics company founded back in 2014 ch analysis provides data and software to government agencies financial institutions and businesses in more than 70 countries to help them understand and monitor blockchain activity the company specializes in analyzing crypto transactions to find any grubby fingerprints left by onchain criminals it should come as no surprise then that chain analysis has been used by the FBI the SEC and the DEA to assist in cryptoreated investigations but chain analysis isn’t just a tool for detectives it’s also widely used across the crypto industry major platforms like Binance Coinbase Kraken Gemini Uniswap and Ave rely on its data institutional investors such as Grayscale and Fidelity also leverage it and it’s even integrated into fintech services like Barclays and Revolute the aim of all this is to increase transparency across the board fostering the trust required for crypto’s mass adoption and integration into the global financial system ch analysis hopes to achieve this by supporting the industry with clear regulations standardized audits and powerful compliance tools in any case Chain Analysis raised $563 million across 13 funding rounds between January 2015 and May 2024 rumors of a Chain Analysis IPO have been circulating since it was named by Bitwise as a major candidate to become a public company in 2025 according to Bitwise quote its position as the market leader in blockchain compliance and intelligence services makes chain analysis a prime candidate for hitting public markets in 2025 the company’s unique offering and growth trajectory make it a likely public market entrant especially given the increasing importance of compliance in the crypto industry and if a chain analysis IPO is approved then this would suggest increased confidence in the crypto market as a whole which would result in more demand for market leaders like BTC and ETH we could also see increased DeFi activity on layer 2 solutions too with their tokens pumping as a result not only that but privacy cryptos could also see a boost which might seem counterintuitive at first glance upon closer inspection however you realize that crypto privacy is going to become more and more important as it becomes easier and easier to track transactions after all central banks and governments probably don’t want us plebs knowing how much crypto they hold and where they’re sending it to and from same goes for asset managers and banks for that matter now these were just five crypto companies that could launch an IPO in the not too distant future but there are many more out there that are hoping to do the same and even more that could do so in the longer term so then what does all of this mean for the crypto market well in case it wasn’t already obvious this influx of crypto IPOs will likely attract institutional investors to the space as regulators like the SEC become more crypto-friendly investors everywhere will see a more legitimized and mature crypto market to invest in this would draw in the more traditional investors who normally prefer to stick to equities we should point out though that while the SEC is becoming more accepting it won’t simply take a hands-off approach there will still be some level of scrutiny but the difference now is that any enforcement actions will be done using a much fairer framework and in our opinion this is the exact level of regulation that the industry needs in order to thrive that’s because it’ll help to shake out the bad actors meanwhile legitimate projects will have the rails and the freedom needed to innovate leading to a more mature market overall this will then accelerate the advancement of blockchain tech which will only attract even more innovation and investment as more crypto companies begin launching IPOs this will spark further competition in the space more crypto projects and companies will be inclined to go public in order to raise the capital they need to keep up and what’s more is that if the improved regulations allow for it we could even see a wave of crypto companies offering tokens rather than stocks recall that the reason why the ICO boom of 2017 was so bad for the space was because of how many low lives used it as an opportunity to extract value from investors however with the right regulations in place ICOs could again become a great way to raise capital from crypton natives who are probably more familiar with these companies than outsiders are this in turn could provide some serious money-making opportunities for investors after all being early to a project is still the best way of making life-changing gains we’re some way off from that for now but seeing dozens of crypto projects and companies going public in the future will be the first step to unlocking the next stage in crypto’s evolution and that’s replacing IPOs with ICOs native tokens replacing stocks it’s going to be big folks so watch this space okay if you enjoyed this video be sure to like and subscribe for more and if you want our latest video you can find it right over here thank you all so much for watching and we’ll see you again soon
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