BitGo has officially filed for a US IPO, putting its massive $90 billion in crypto assets under custody in the spotlight. This marks a historic moment for crypto custody providers, signaling that Wall Street is ready to embrace one of the most trusted names in institutional digital asset security. 🏦
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00:00welcome back to the deep dive this week wow we are really getting into it where wall street
00:10uh meets crypto infrastructure yeah that whole intersection point it's moving so quickly now
00:15it really is and it just makes you think you know what really validates crypto for the big
00:22traditional finance players is it just like the price going up or is it something
00:28something deeper well i'd argue it's definitely something deeper it's the infrastructure that's
00:33the bedrock isn't it okay i mean you can't expect these massive funds pension funds endowments to
00:39just throw trillions at something without you know heavy duty vetting audits regulation the whole nine
00:45yards like they need that security blanket exactly and that's precisely why this news we're digging
00:49into today the bitgo ipo filing it's not just big for bitgo it feels pretty monumental for the whole
00:55digital asset space absolutely so our mission today is to really unpack the source material
01:00around this filing and specifically get into that headline number they're throwing around
01:0390 billion dollars in assets under custody auc yeah that number it's not just impressive it's
01:10well it's almost a statement isn't it like a declaration for the crypto infrastructure world
01:16right so what we want to do is break down what this signals you know for institutional confidence
01:20uh-huh the kind of capital that you know doesn't just chase height that actually shapes the market
01:26yeah and what it means for the future of custody itself and then sort of the ripple effects right
01:31how does this change crypto for everyone exactly moving beyond just the headline to see what's really
01:36going on underneath financially technically okay now before we jump right into the filing details
01:43there's something we wanted to touch on quickly it's kind of a preliminary point but it actually
01:47connects to this whole theme of visibility and yeah well credibility ah right think of what bitgo is
01:53trying to achieve with this ipo they want transparency they want credibility in the eyes of wall street
01:59oh definitely well for us doing this kind of deep dive content engagement from you the listener
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02:42lights on so to speak and keep exploring this stuff it does indeed a well-supported platform can really
02:47tackle the tricky subjects okay but speaking of massive support let's talk 90 billion dollars all right
02:54let's unpack this so the core event bitgo has officially filed the paperwork they're going for a u.s ipo
02:59yep the s1 is out there or the process has begun at least but the number that just jumps off the page
03:03the anchor is that 90 billion dollars in assets under custody what does that number actually mean right
03:09now in this market well it's it's seismic really 90 billion dollars isn't just pocket change it
03:17represents a massive amount of institutional trust okay we're talking assets from you know sophisticated
03:22players hedge funds big corporations maybe wealth funds and definitely the crypto arms of some
03:28trad fi giant these are retail folks just parking some coins exactly these clients they demand
03:33top tier almost military grade security they need robust insurance and critically they need absolute
03:40clarity on the regulations how their assets are held so that 90 billion dollar figure it's basically a
03:45validation stamp for bit goes tech and legal setup precisely it says okay these guys can handle
03:51serious money securely and uh within the expected compliance frameworks do we know what makes up that 90
03:57billion dollars is it all bitcoin and ether or is there other stuff in there inflating the number
04:01like stable coins good question the filings themselves are complex and the mix changes but yeah general
04:07analysis suggests it's a blend a big chunk will be the blue chips right a bitcoin ethereum those are what
04:13the etfs and big funds are mostly focused on right now makes sense but importantly you're seeing a
04:18growing slice of stable coins especially for institutional settlement and also these emerging tokenized
04:25assets rwas real world assets uh okay the fee structure might vary depending on what they're
04:30holding but that scale 90 billion dollars it proves they're seen as a trusted vault for a whole range of
04:36institutional assets let's talk about the money side for a sec how does 90 billion dollars a uc turn
04:42into revenue for bit go and how does the market even start to put a value on this ipo okay so typically
04:48custodians charge based on basis points bips right it's a small percentage of the uc maybe somewhere between say
04:5410 and 30 basis points per year it depends on the asset how complex the services okay so 0.10% to 0.30%
05:01yeah so even if you take a conservative average like 15 basis points on 90 billion dollars
05:06you're looking at roughly what 135 million dollars in annual recurring revenue just from basic custody
05:11well okay not counting other services exactly not counting trading fees staking revenue things like that
05:16now for the ipo valuation investors will look at metrics like sauce companies use those revenue multiples
05:22but crypto is volatile right right so a traditional tech firm might get a 10x or 20x multiple on
05:28revenue a crypto custodian probably gets a discount because the underlying assets bounce around so much
05:35okay but having that huge 90 billion dollar a uc that proves they have significant defensible market share
05:42and that commands a premium it shows stickiness and the timing of this filing it feels really significant
05:49doesn't this isn't happening during some crazy bull run peak no it's happening after some of the
05:54darkest days in recent crypto history that context is absolutely key post ftx post celsius exactly post
06:00all those centralized blow-ups caused by you know lack of transparency funds getting mixed up terrible
06:05controls so big go stepping up now is a deliberate move they're basically shouting hey we survived the
06:10chaos we securely handled 90 billion dollars and we're ready for the intense scrutiny of being a public u.s
06:16company it's like they're trying to actively change the narrative away from disaster toward stable
06:21infrastructure that's exactly it shifting from centralized failure to let's say decentralized
06:27potential realized through regulated infrastructure so if those collapses created this huge credibility gap
06:33bitgo's ipo is like offering a credibility premium to the market it's more than just fundraising oh way
06:39more it's fundamentally driven by what institutions need they need trust and going public forces
06:44transparency it mandates it quarterly reports under gap standards risk disclosures out the wazoo
06:49external audits institutions demand that level of verifiable proof they can't afford another black box
06:55situation absolutely not they have fiduciary duties they need to know their counterparty isn't playing games
07:00so that increased visibility plus knowing the sec is watching even if that's a risk for bitgo yeah it provides
07:08those essential credibility markers without that that 90 billion dollars it probably wouldn't be there
07:12okay so that visibility piece connects directly to why custody is so fundamental i think maybe some
07:19retail folks still think of it as just you know holding your keys but it's way more than that for
07:23institutions right it's the essential plumbing it's absolutely the essential plumbing it's the gatekeeper
07:28and the reason is rooted in the legal structure of finance especially fiduciary responsibility
07:34okay explain that a bit more fiduciary responsibility think about those huge pools of capital
07:39you mentioned pensions insurance money sovereign wealth funds often they're legally prevented from just holding
07:45volatile assets themselves really like by law yeah under rules like the prudent man rule in some jurisdictions
07:53they can't take on that kind of operational risk without a qualified regulated audited third party
08:00the custodian so the custodian takes on that specific risk for them exactly it's a compliance shield it
08:06protects the end client's assets so what does that fiduciary duty actually involve for someone like
08:12bitco what are they legally promising several critical things number one segregation of assets
08:18absolutely crucial meaning keeping client money separate from their own and separate from other
08:22clients money too your hundred million dollars in bitcoin has to be identifiable and completely walled
08:27off no commingling that was the core issue with ftx right it also means a duty of competence providing
08:33the best possible security that military grade stuff and avoiding conflicts of interest without
08:38proof they're doing all this trad fight just can't engage you mentioned military grade security for
08:44listeners who are a bit more technical what does that actually look like it's not just a complex password
08:49presumably oh heavens no the gold standard now is mpc multi-party computation okay this means the
08:55private key needed to move assets is essentially broken into shards mathematically these shards are
09:01held by different systems or even different trusted parties no single entity ever holds the complete
09:07key ah so no single point of failure precisely it massively reduces risk on top of mpc you have intense
09:14organizational key management think physical security for hardware secure modules elaborate procedures often
09:20called key ceremony g ceremonies sounds dramatic it kind of is multiple trusted people have to be physically
09:26present following strict protocols to authorize large transactions plus assets are nearly always split
09:33most in deep cold storage offline and ultra secure with a smaller amount in warm storage for operational
09:40needs it's layers upon layers that's what satisfies the institutional auditors okay so when a company like big go
09:48with that kind of setup files for a major u.s ipo it creates this broader legitimization effect
09:55for crypto right does it help validate the whole institutional on-ramp it absolutely does two main effects
10:00i think first just the act of going public signals operational maturity it's a different kind of validation than just
10:06price appreciation okay second and maybe even more crucial is the regulatory signal it sends how so if a major u.s based
10:13crypto custodian can operate successfully under public scrutiny following gap meeting sec requirements it
10:19demonstrates to regulators like the sec or the occ that this can be done this infrastructure can be
10:24regulated so it might lower the perceived risk for regulators looking at other crypto products potentially
10:30yes it could make them more comfortable approving new institutional things down the line maybe certain
10:35derivatives more complex etfs things like that it builds a track record of compliance within the system and
10:41we have a perfect real world example of this dependency the blackrock bitcoin etf right the source material
10:49highlights how much they relied on custodians textbook case when blackrock or any of the spot bitcoin
10:55etf issuers went for approval they had to meet really strict requirements especially under the investment
11:00company act of 1940 about protecting shareholder assets right their solution appoint an independent
11:06regulated custodian coinbase custody was a major one they used to physically hold the bitcoin backing
11:12the etf shares so the etf share is just a wrapper basically exactly you buy the etf share a traditional
11:17security its value tracks bitcoin because the issuer has that bitcoin held safely by a regulated third
11:23party like bitgo or coinbase custody without that condodian acting as the trust layer meeting those
11:28segregation and security rules blackrock couldn't launch the product billions couldn't flow in okay so if
11:34bitgo pulls off this ipo successfully gets a decent valuation that must kickstart things for
11:42competitors right yeah what about the custody ipo pipeline oh it absolutely greases the wheels
11:47success here provides a public vetted template for others it builds confidence all around with other
11:54potential issuers investors even regulators so yeah a successful bitgo ipo could definitely encourage
12:00other big custody players to think about going public too like who who else is in that tier well
12:05you've got specialized firms like fireblocks maybe anchorage digital anchorage is interesting because
12:10they already have that federal trust charter from the occ uh so they're already partly integrated into
12:16the traditional banking regulatory world exactly it shows there's already a path for these crypto native
12:20specialists to get that formal regulatory blessing and honestly the demand for trusted audited custody
12:27it probably still outstrips the current supply so yeah expect more moves it's becoming an arms race
12:32for that institutional market share let's bring this back to the individual listener maybe someone
12:36who's just a retail investor holds some crypto how does all this institutional plumbing you know
12:43bitgo filing in s1 how does that actually affect them they're probably not using bitgo directly
12:49it affects them indirectly but in really important ways mainly through reducing systemic risk and
12:55building overall trust in the asset class okay think about it when the big players demand higher
13:00standards transparency security no commingling of funds those standards tend to lift the entire
13:08industry the bad practices that led to the 2022 collapses become less tolerated everywhere so better
13:15practices at the top trickle down exactly if you as a retail user are holding your assets on an exchange
13:22or through a platform that uses one of these top tier regulated custodians behind the scenes
13:27your assets are fundamentally safer because the underlying infrastructure is more robust precisely
13:32it's like strengthening the foundations of the entire building everyone benefits from that stability
13:37even if you're not directly interacting with the company laying the new concrete okay that makes
13:40sense what about for more active traders liquidity is key for them how does a more regulated
13:46custody backbone signaled by this ipo help with market liquidity it helps massively by reducing counterparty
13:54risk that's the big fear for institutions fear of the other side blowing up yeah exactly when institutions
14:01know their assets are held securely by a regulated custodian and their trading counterparty is also likely
14:08using similar robust infrastructure they feel much safer deploying large amounts of capital trade more freely
14:13more confidently yes they can provide more liquidity for market making engage in more complex strategies
14:19that confidence leads to deeper order books tire spreads between buying and selling prices less slippage
14:25on large trades it just makes the market healthier and more efficient for everyone and it probably helps
14:30flows into things like etfs too directly the safer and more reliable the custody the more appealing those etf
14:36products become for pumping serious capital into crypto more etf inflows mean more underlying crypto buying
14:43boosting overall market activity and depth so setting aside the day-to-day stock price of bitco
14:48once it lists this ipo itself feels like a powerful validation for the long-term believers right
14:55the crypto is here to stay thesis absolutely that validation is maybe the biggest intangible benefit
15:02for long-term investors why specifically because when major infrastructure providers handling tens of billions in
15:08institutional money go public on a major u.s exchange it cements crypto as a permanent fixture in the
15:15financial landscape it's not just a speculative fad anymore it shows commitment beyond just price speculation
15:20precisely it shows serious capital time and compliance resources are being dedicated to the underlying
15:26tech and infrastructure that signals long-term institutional belief which is very different
15:31from just chasing a short-term rally it's a sign of maturation now to really understand bitco's position
15:36the source material suggests comparing their market share if bitco has 90 billion dollars a uc how does
15:42that stack up against say their biggest rival coinbase custody yeah that comparison is crucial coinbase
15:48custody's numbers tend to be higher often fluctuating yeah but maybe in the 150 billion to 200 billion
15:54dollar range sometimes more wow significantly larger they had a big first mover advantage plus deep
15:59integration with many u.s institutions and notably many of the big etf issuers it's a big go at 90 billion
16:06dollars is like a strong number two exactly a very credible competitor perhaps with a slightly different
16:12client focus in some areas seeing that gap tells us it's a competitive market which is generally good
16:18but we also need to watch the flows what do you mean by flows how much of the new money especially
16:23from things like the etfs quarter over quarter is going to which custodian that tells you who the
16:28newest institutional capital trusts most right now that flow data is really revealing and looking ahead
16:35what about the growth projections for this whole custody sector 90 billion dollars is big now but
16:40what's the potential huge potential most analysts see the crypto custody market growing exponentially
16:45we're talking projections heading towards maybe 500 billion dollars maybe even more by 2030 or so half a
16:52trillion dollars what drives that well potentially more etfs right ethereum etfs maybe others continued
16:59tokenization of real world assets that's a massive potential market and eventually you'd expect sovereign
17:05wealth funds to start allocating more seriously so bit goes 90 billion dollars while impressive now
17:12positions them for a much bigger future pie absolutely it confirms we're likely still in the very early
17:18stages of real institutional adoption the custody battle is really just getting started now when we
17:24talk custody we often think bitcoin ethereum simple storage but you mentioned earlier these custodians
17:31are becoming gatekeepers for the whole web3 world yeah how does their job expand beyond just holding keys yeah
17:37we really have to broaden that definition they're becoming the essential compliance and security bridge between
17:42traditional finance and all this complex web3 innovation okay so their role now includes things like holding
17:47tokenized assets securely managing the complex legal strings attached to real world assets rwas when
17:53they're brought on chain like tokenized real estate or bonds exactly and securing the reserves backing stable
17:59coins for institutional issuers they're building that layer of trust and compliance needed for
18:05institutions to even think about touching things like defi it's way more complex than just basic crypto storage
18:11let's drill down on rwas for a second that's a huge buzzword what's the specific challenge for a
18:16custodian like bitgo when they're handling say tokenized real estate that they don't have with
18:21just bitcoin the complexity jumps way up because it's often hybrid custody hybrid yeah with bitcoin the
18:28private key is the asset essentially with an rwa the custodian needs to secure two things at once
18:34the digital token on the blockchain and the underlying legal claim or title to the physical asset that token
18:40represents ah connecting the digital token to the real world legal paperwork precisely they have to
18:45ensure that whoever holds the token legally owns the thing and that this is tracked perfectly between
18:50the blockchain and traditional legal systems it means blending old school trust services and legal
18:55frameworks with cutting-edge crypto security rwa custody is probably one of the most challenging areas
19:01legally and technically okay so given bitgo's ipo filing and this potential validation
19:08what specific web3 areas might see faster institutional interest now staking products are definitely high on the
19:14list taking eth for example yeah institutional demand for ethereum staking is significant it offers yield
19:20on a major asset but staking has risks right slashing risks getting penalized if your validator messes up
19:27right institutions hate unpredictable risk exactly so they need custodians who can manage the validator
19:33keys securely maybe offer protection against slashing and ensure they can get their staked assets back easily
19:39bitgo proving its robustness helps validate custody for staked assets generally what else besides staking
19:45the source material also points to growing interest in custody for other blockchains specifically
19:50mentioning solana that shows institutions aren't just looking at bitcoin and ethereum anymore they
19:55need secure storage across different layer ones and layer twos as they explore wider opportunities and
20:01what about defi it's often seen as the wild west too risky for big institutions can custodians like
20:07bitgo actually bridge that gap they're really the only ones who realistically can bridge that gap right
20:12now why because institutions can't just connect a corporate wallet to some anonymous defi protocol
20:18the compliance risks are enormous okay they need an intermediary a trusted layer that handles kycml
20:26manages counterparty risk ensures regulatory boxes are ticked custodians can provide that maybe through curated
20:33permissioned defi pools or structured products that interact with defi safely so the custodian acts
20:39like a regulated gateway to defi exactly a public audited custodian like bitgo makes those institutional
20:45grade defi integrations maybe secure lending yield farming embedded pools seem much less scary for a large
20:53corporate treasury or fund manager they turn the anonymous risk into a known regulated relationship okay
20:59finally in this section what about the big banks the personal players if biggo does well after this
21:05ipo does that force their hand it absolutely cranks up the pressure it creates maybe not panning but
21:09definitely a strong sense of urgency for the incumbents who've been slow to move they've been mostly
21:13dipping their toes in yeah pilot programs yeah lots of exploration pilot projects but if biggo lists
21:19successfully show strong client growth gets a solid valuation it forces a decision build by or partner and
21:27quickly so we might see banks accelerate their own crypto custody plans i'd expect so either through
21:35heavy internal investment maybe acquiring smaller crypto tech firms or striking more formal partnerships
21:41we saw this trend starting years ago actually like fidelity digital assets is a prime example they set up
21:46their custody arm quite early well before the spot etfs got approved they saw the writing on the wall they
21:52did they signaled that eventually providing these services would be table stakes for major financial
21:57institutions bitgo's ito just underlines that inevitability and likely speeds up the timeline for everyone
22:03else all right no deep dive is complete without looking at the other side of the coin the risks the
22:08challenges going public brings credibility yes but it also puts biggo squarely under the regulatory microscope
22:15doesn't it that's the number one risk absolutely unavoidable choosing to be a public us company means the sec is
22:21going to be looking very closely probably more closely than ever before what does that mean in practical
22:26terms more paperwork more paperwork yes but also significantly higher compliance costs more lawyers bigger
22:34compliance teams and much greater exposure if regulations change or if the sec decides to
22:41interpret existing rules differently like how they classify certain tokens exactly imagine the headache if the sec
22:48suddenly declares a bunch of assets that bitgo custodies are unregistered securities that creates huge
22:56operational and legal hurdles this intense scrutiny it's simply the price you pay for that institutional
23:02credibility stamp and regulation isn't the only storm cloud this custody space is getting crowded right
23:07it's super competitive brutally competitive and it's fragmenting bitgo is fighting on multiple fronts
23:11who are the main rivals we need to think about well you've got first the big exchange-linked custodians
23:17like coinbase custody they have a built-in client funnel from the exchange second specialized tech firms
23:23like fireblocks who often focus on sophisticated tech maybe more geared towards clients who want more
23:29control closer to self-custody but with institutional tooling right third the giant trad fi players moving in
23:37like fidelity digital assets they bring decades of trust and frankly massive capital reserves hard to compete with
23:43that legacy very and fourth you've got the internal custody solutions being built by global banks like
23:49jp morgan and others so yeah it's not a market where one player is likely to just run away with it margins
23:56could get squeezed constant innovation is a must there's also a fundamental risk tied to their business model
24:01isn't there unlike a typical software company big goes revenue is tied to the value of the crypto they hold
24:08that link is probably the biggest pressure point for their public stock price because their fees are based on a uc
24:13exactly we talked about those basis points if the crypto market tanks say bitcoin drops 50 or 60 percent in a bear market
24:21bitgo's assets under custody measured in dollars plummets even if they haven't lost a single client or coin
24:26and that directly hits their reported revenue directly which in turn puts huge pressure on their stock
24:33valuation they're much more exposed to market cycles than say a traditional sauce company with steady
24:38subscription income so they're riskier from an investor perspective fundamentally yes compared to many
24:44other tech ipos they'll need to really convince investors they have ways to manage that volatility or
24:50diversify their revenue streams beyond just auc fees this volatility makes the comparison to the coinbase ipo
24:57back in 2021 really relevant doesn't it absolutely essential comparison coinbase going public with huge massive
25:05mainstream attention set the first real benchmark but the stock performance afterwards was choppy
25:11extremely volatile big run-up then significant drops largely tracking those crypto market cycles we just discussed
25:17now a key difference is coinbase relies heavily on retail trading fees which are super volatile whereas
25:22bitgo is more about the custody base fee right bitgo's revenue from auc fees should in theory be a bit more
25:29stable than trading fees but it's still directly linked to asset prices so investors looking at bitgo will
25:36be asking can they show more resilience than coinbase did can they prove the institutional custody business is
25:42more mature less tied to retail sentiment exactly or will their stock also just become a proxy for
25:49betting on the overall crypto market direction that's the big question the coinbase comparison raises so
25:54it's a high wire act for bitgo use the ipo to get that crucial institutional trust while knowing
26:00they're also signing up for intense regulatory heat and exposing a business model that's tied to
26:05volatile asset prices it's a classic strategic gamble they're betting that the demand from institutions for
26:11regulated transparent custody is so strong and growing so fast that it outweighs those risks the risk of
26:16market cycles and the cost of heavy compliance right whether the public market rewards them for
26:21providing that essential compliant infrastructure or punishes them for the inherent volatility well
26:28that's what we're going to find out their success or lack thereof will tell us a lot about how wall
26:32street truly views mature crypto infrastructure hashtag tag outro wow okay this has been incredibly insightful
26:39a real deep dive into mechanics and implications here so just to synthesize everything bitgo's 90
26:46billion dollar ipo filing isn't just about one company it feels like a major marker for the whole
26:51crypto markets maturation absolutely it encapsulates the shift we've been seeing away from the sort of
26:56wild west early days towards an environment where institutional credibility operational rigor
27:02transparency regulation those are the things that matter most now it validates that crypto is sticking
27:07around as an asset class uh-huh and critically it shows institutional capital is genuinely ready to
27:12engage if the infrastructure meets their very demanding standards which brings us to that big picture takeaway
27:19custody maybe the most boring part of crypto but potentially the most critical sector for unlocking
27:26that next wave of institutional money it really could be it's often overlooked maybe underrated but it's
27:30the foundational layer it's not the sexy yield or the fast trade that brings in the trillions long term
27:35it's the audit trail the security the compliance the stuff that lets institutions sleep at night exactly
27:42it's the infrastructure that enables the capital flow okay so as we wrap up we want to leave you
27:47the listener with a few things to chew on building on everything we discussed some bigger picture questions yeah
27:52first off will a successful bitgo ipo actually create a kind of regulated fomo fear of missing out meaning
28:00will it force those institutions still sitting on the sidelines the cautious banks the endowments
28:05just watching to finally jump in and accelerate their own crypto plans good question second how does the
28:12rise of these super secure regulated audited institutional custodians change things for you if you hold
28:20significant crypto does knowing there's an option like bitgo bound by fiduciary duty segregated accounts make you
28:26rethink pure self-custody or is the not your keys not your coins mantra still absolute for you that's
28:34a fascinating personal calculation and finally putting it all together the 90 billion dollar number the
28:39growth forecasts its essential role is crypto custody actually the most underrated part of the entire
28:44market right now is it the sector with the biggest potential upside precisely because it's the key to
28:50unlocking massive institutional flows lots to think about there how this plumbing this infrastructure really
28:55shapes the future we hope this deep dive gave you some valuable context thanks for joining us we'll catch
28:59you all next one
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