Why a Coinbase Listing May Not Be a Good Thing for a Token Unchained

Fais Khan, author of the Startups and Econ newsletter, dives into his recently published research report, "You Don't Own Web3": A Coinbase Curse and How VCs Sell Crypto to Retail. Show highlights:
whether tokens perform better before or after being listed on Coinbase
what relationship a16z, a venture capital firm, has to Coinbase
why Fais believes that the poor performance of VC-backed tokens after being listed could be the result of insiders dumping
other reasons for a token’s poor performance after being listed on Coinbase besides insiders dumping
what type of coin/token went up 1,800% in 2020
why Fais is suspicious of how quickly certain VC-backed tokens were listed on Coinbase
whether Fais believes Coinbase or a16z is actually doing something nefarious 
what sort of regulatory actions he believes would improve crypto
what advice Fais has for token investors
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Article
https://startupsandecon.substack.com/p/you-dont-own-web3-a-coinbase-curse

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