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Acquisition Analysis - Coinbase paid $29 billion (2.9B) for Deribit's $1 trillion (1T) annual derivatives volume [1] - The acquisition could potentially pay for itself in 3 years based on Deribit's take rates [1] Market Position - Deribit has $59 billion (59B) in open interest [1] - Deribit dominates 85% of the Bitcoin options market [1] Strategic Implications - The company is building infrastructure essential for tokenized asset launches [1] - The company's stock trades like an exchange [1]