Author: Dean Kim

Dean Kim is an Executive Director, Research Analyst for William O’Neil + Co.. Mr. Kim joined the firm to establish equity research coverage of the financial technology (“fintech”) sector. He has unique insight into the industry’s growth drivers, with broad experience covering the financial sector as an analyst and overhauling corporate business processes as a management consultant. Most recently, Mr. Kim served as Chief Financial Officer of Jios Aerogel Limited, a leading producer of the aerogel nanotechnology-based insulation material. As CFO, he raised more than $5 million in capital and managed liquidity, budgeting, and forecasting. Previously, he was an equity analyst for more than a decade. From 2007–2011, Mr. Kim headed equity research for BNP Paribas’ Korea office and simultaneously covered the banking sector, for which he was ranked number one by the Thomson Reuters/Joong-Ang Daily poll. He was also an equity analyst on Lehman Brothers' proprietary trading desk in Hong Kong, and on an Institutional Investor-ranked small cap team at UBS. Earlier in his career, Mr. Kim, an engineer, worked as a business process redesign specialist at Deloitte Consulting, analyzing the organization-wide processes of utilities and manufacturing companies. Mr. Kim earned a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering at Yale University, and an MBA from Columbia Business School. Outside of work, Mr. Kim enjoys coaching his kids’ soccer teams and traveling with his family.

O’Neil Global Cryptocurrency Weekly

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Fairshake, a super political action committee (PAC) that is backing crypto-friendly candidates, has now received $4.9M from billionaire
twins Cameron Winklevoss and Tyler Winklevoss. The Winklevoss join a list of high-profile crypto investors backing the Super PAC,
such as Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), ARK Invest, and crypto companies like Circle, Ripple, Coinbase (COIN), and others.

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The crypto exchange’s Q4 transaction revenue doubled q/q as it attracted more traders to its platform and more clients for its subscription and services business. Total Q4 revenue was $954M (+52% y/y; 41% q/q), above the street estimates of $826M. Total transaction revenue jumped 64% y/y to $529M and net income came in at $273M. It could see further upside as it potentially works with ETF issuers through its custody, prime trading, and trade settlement businesses.

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Indian crypto pioneers Nischal Shetty (WazirX founder) and Avinash Shekhar (ex-CEO Zebpay) joined forces to unveil Pi42. The exchange offers rupee-denominated futures trading, marking a pivotal moment for the country’s digital currency enthusiasts, offering a localized platform tailored specifically for the needs of Indian traders.

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The BTC-spot ETF market saw a fourth consecutive day of inflows Wednesday (January 31), with ~$200M on the day, taking the total inflows to ~$1.46B since launch. Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) topped the flow rankings, with net inflows of $232.1M and iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) saw net inflows of just $116.2M despite recording higher trading volumes than FBTC.