Coinbase Global (COIN) is in focus after receiving a Financial Services Permission from Abu Dhabi’s FSRA to build an international tokenization hub in the Abu Dhabi Global Market, targeting fully backed tokenized securities.

Recent regulatory progress around the CLARITY Act, a powerful short squeeze in digital assets, and new product launches have coincided with a sharp rebound in Coinbase Global’s share price. This includes a 1-day share price return of 7.58% and a 7-day return of 16.08%, even as the year-to-date share price return is down 27.13% and the 1-year total shareholder return has declined 46.12%. The 3-year total shareholder return remains up 132.09%.

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Coinbase Global now has a bigger story again, from tokenization in Abu Dhabi to fresh optimism around US rules and a sharp share price rebound. The business looks ambitious. The next question is whether the stock’s valuation does as well.

Most Popular Narrative: 30.3% Undervalued

According to the most followed narrative on Coinbase Global, a fair value of $247.39 is set against the last close of $172.35, which points to a sizeable valuation gap in the current share price.

The simplest way I can think about it is that Coinbase behaves a bit like a leveraged crypto proxy. If crypto prices rise materially over the next 5 to 10 years, Coinbase’s earnings power could expand much faster than the underlying asset because a lot of the operating base should be relatively stable.

Curious what sits behind that fair value for Coinbase Global. The narrative leans on a specific revenue path, a clear margin target, and a premium earnings multiple that together build a very punchy upside case.

Result: Fair Value of $247.39 (UNDERVALUED)

However, Coinbase Global’s crypto leverage cuts both ways, since weaker asset prices or tougher regulation could quickly undermine the growth assumptions behind that fair value.

Another view on Coinbase Global’s valuation

The user narrative argues Coinbase Global is around 30.3% undervalued at $172.35, based on a fair value of $247.39. Our DCF model presents a very different picture. It puts fair value closer to $14.23, which would make the current share price look heavily overvalued instead.

This gap between a user scenario and the SWS DCF model reflects very different assumptions on crypto cycles, margins, and long-term growth. It also raises a simple question for you: Which story about Coinbase Global feels more realistic over a full cycle?

Next Steps

With sentiment on Coinbase Global clearly split, this is a good moment to move fast, test the assumptions against the data, and weigh the 1 key reward.

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