{"id":23945,"date":"2025-05-13T16:51:52","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T13:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/bernstein-estimates-9-billion-demand-for-coinbase-shares-following-sp-500-inclusion\/"},"modified":"2025-05-13T16:51:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T13:51:52","slug":"bernstein-estimates-9-billion-demand-for-coinbase-shares-following-sp-500-inclusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/bernstein-estimates-9-billion-demand-for-coinbase-shares-following-sp-500-inclusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernstein Estimates $9 Billion Demand for Coinbase Shares Following S&#038;P 500 Inclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Index funds may generate approximately $9 billion in demand for Coinbase shares following their <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/coinbase-to-join-sp-500-as-first-crypto-company\">inclusion<\/a> in the S&#038;P 500, according to calculations by Bernstein, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblock.co\/post\/354079\/first-they-fight-you-then-add-you-to-the-sp-500-coinbase-could-see-9-billion-in-passive-inflows-bernstein\">The Block<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Investments from active funds tracking the popular benchmark are expected to reach around $7 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Sigel, head of digital asset research at VanEck, estimated the total purchase volume of Coinbase shares at approximately $10 billion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">?Coinbase Global Set to Join S&#038;P 500 ? <\/p>\n<p>Stock +9% after hours.<\/p>\n<p>The S&#038;P 500 is the Bitcoin of stock indices: most trusted, most tracked, &#038; the ultimate passive flows magnet. With at least $5T tracking it &#038; assuming a ~0.2% weight, index funds will be buyers of ~$10B+ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24COIN&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$COIN<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yL4AHcTsj5\">pic.twitter.com\/yL4AHcTsj5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 matthew sigel, recovering CFA (@matthew_sigel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matthew_sigel\/status\/1922071273720401935?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8220;Coinbase has gone from <\/em><em>litigation<\/em><em> with the <span data-descr=\"U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission\" class=\"old_tooltip\">SEC<\/span> just a few months ago (later the regulator <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/sec-concludes-investigation-with-coinbase\"><em>withdrew its claims<\/em><\/a><em>) to being added to the S&#038;P 500,&#8221;<\/em> states the Bernstein review.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Analysts estimate that with a current market capitalization of about $52 billion, the company&#8217;s shares represent approximately 0.1% of the total market value of the leading stock index ($52 trillion) and about 0.7% of its share in the financial sector.<\/p>\n<p>Experts have set a &#8220;buy&#8221; recommendation for the cryptocurrency exchange&#8217;s securities with a target of $310, implying a 49.6% increase from the May 12 closing level.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1558.webp\" alt=\"1-1558\" class=\"wp-image-258620\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Daily chart of Coinbase shares on the Nasdaq exchange. Data: <a href=\"https:\/\/finviz.com\/quote.ashx?t=COIN&#038;p=d\">Finviz<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Experts attribute their optimism to President Donald Trump&#8217;s ambition to make America the &#8220;crypto capital of the world&#8221; and Coinbase&#8217;s potential to &#8220;ride the tailwind.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Back in March, <span data-descr=\"Chief Financial Officer\" class=\"old_tooltip\">CFO<\/span> of the platform Alesia Haas <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/coinbase-revisits-launch-of-tokenized-securities-trading\">announced<\/a> discussions with the SEC about launching operations with tokenized securities.<\/p>\n<p>In April, Coinbase <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/coinbase-explores-us-federal-banking-license\">confirmed<\/a> rumors about the possibility of applying for a U.S. federal bank license. <\/p>\n<p>In May, the company <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/coinbase-strikes-2-9-billion-deal-to-acquire-deribit\">agreed<\/a> to acquire Deribit, the largest platform for trading bitcoin options, for $2.9 billion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Index funds may generate approximately $9 billion in demand for Coinbase shares following their inclusion in the S&#038;P 500, according to calculations by Bernstein, reports The Block. Investments from active funds tracking the popular benchmark are expected to reach around $7 billion. 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