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Say what you will about the theses of the fat protocol, fat app, monolithic blockchain and token governance. 

There’s one thesis in crypto that is very still clearly in play: Coinbase is the Amazon of crypto.

News just broke that Coinbase has acquired Echo, the crypto fundraising platform founded by Cobie, for $375 million. 

Now Coinbase buying the UpOnlyTV NFT for $25 million USDC only yesterday makes a lot more sense. 

Luckily, today’s guest on the Empire podcast is the perfect person to shed more light on Coinbase’s plans for Echo and the future: Shan Aggarwal, Coinbase’s Chief Business Officer.

Catch the full episode on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and X. 

Enjoy! And see you tomorrow.

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