Ep. 690 Coinbase's Vision for the Future of Crypto with Mergers and Acquisition

Nov 11, 2025

Aklil Ibssa, Head of Corporate Development at Coinbase, shares insights from his extensive background in investment banking and product development. He reveals Coinbase's aggressive M&A strategy aimed at creating an open financial system. The conversation dives into the significance of tokenization and how platforms like Echo can transform global capital formation. Aklil discusses the balance between building and buying, the regulatory challenges ahead, and why prediction markets excite him, painting a hopeful picture for the future of crypto.

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INSIGHT

M&A As A Roadmap Accelerator

Coinbase uses M&A as a strategic tool to accelerate its roadmap toward an open financial system.
The 2025 M&A pace is aggressive to quickly build out consumer, institutional, and on-chain capabilities.

INSIGHT

Four Strategic M&A Verticals

Coinbase focuses M&A on derivatives, on-chain consumer infrastructure, everything-exchange features, and stablecoins/payments.
These verticals align with offering broad trading, on-chain products, and faster global rails.

ADVICE

Use A Clear Buy/Build Decision Framework

Evaluate buy vs build by whether a capability is hard to replicate or needs speed to market.
Use buy, build, partner, or invest as a menu to choose the fastest path to product-market fit.

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