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Forget About Cars. Apple Should Launch a Crypto Exchange, Analyst Says.

Barrons2021-02-09

Now here’s an idea. Maybe Apple should get into cryptocurrency-exchange business.That one comes courtesy of RBC Capital analyst Mitch Steves, who picked up coverage of Apple shares on Monday with an ...

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phanghuiying
·2021-02-09
not relevant at all
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Satki
·2021-02-09
iCoins, iCoins Pro, iCoins Pro Max, iCoins Mini
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Carterho99
·2021-02-09
Agreed
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SilverSoul
·2021-02-09
Apple go go!!
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Juliannlimm
·2021-02-09
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·2021-02-09
sounds good
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Maybe Apple should get into cryptocurrency-exchange business.That one comes courtesy of RBC Capital analyst Mitch Steves, who picked up coverage of Apple shares on Monday with an Outperform rating, lifting the firm’s target for the share price to $171, from $154. Apple stock was up 0.1% to $136.91.The hot topic on Apple lately has been speculation that the company is nearing a deal with Hyundai on creating anApple Car(or maybe an iCar, MacCar, or Jobsmobile.) Steves thinks that a car might make sense eventually, but he is more intrigued by the idea that Apple could dip its toe into the cryptocurrency markets.“When we look at Apple as an ecosystem player we note that the firm has industry-leading software, security and a 1.5B installed base [of hardware devices],” he wrote in a research note.In its recent December-quarter earnings announcement, Apple disclosed that the installed base of iPhones alone is now above 1 billion.Steves agrees that an electric car could be a long-term opportunity, but he cautioned that competing with Tesla is a higher-risk proposition, which is likely to require more than $10 billion in research and development costs. 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On that basis, he concluded that the opportunity for Apple could be more than $40 billion a year, potentially boosting the top line by about 15%.</p><p>And Steves said the “best part” is that the required R&amp;D cost “would be de minimis,” pointing out that Square’s entire R&amp;D budget is under $1 billion. “Net Net: fundamentals at Apple remain secure with a cash flowing business related to iPhones, peripherals, computers and services,” he wrote. “However, the firm could unlock a multi-billion dollar opportunity with a few clicks while investing into next generation chips as well.”</p><p>He also says a move by Apple to buy $1 billion of Bitcoin would boost interest in Apple Exchange, or whatever the theoretical cryptocurrency-trading venue would be called. “Where would the price of bitcoin go if Apple purchase the asset?” he wrote. “Likely up.”</p><p>The note arrived the same day thatTesla announced it has purchased $1.5 billion in Bitcoin, and that it would start accepting the currency for payments. 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Apple Should Launch a Crypto Exchange, Analyst Says.\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-02-09 10:38 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.barrons.com/articles/forget-about-cars-apple-should-launch-a-crypto-exchange-analyst-says-51612814633?mod=hp_DAY_8><strong>Barrons</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Now here’s an idea. Maybe Apple should get into cryptocurrency-exchange business.That one comes courtesy of RBC Capital analyst Mitch Steves, who picked up coverage of Apple shares on Monday with an ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.barrons.com/articles/forget-about-cars-apple-should-launch-a-crypto-exchange-analyst-says-51612814633?mod=hp_DAY_8\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"AAPL":"苹果","GBTC":"Grayscale Bitcoin Trust"},"source_url":"https://www.barrons.com/articles/forget-about-cars-apple-should-launch-a-crypto-exchange-analyst-says-51612814633?mod=hp_DAY_8","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1190885543","content_text":"Now here’s an idea. Maybe Apple should get into cryptocurrency-exchange business.That one comes courtesy of RBC Capital analyst Mitch Steves, who picked up coverage of Apple shares on Monday with an Outperform rating, lifting the firm’s target for the share price to $171, from $154. Apple stock was up 0.1% to $136.91.The hot topic on Apple lately has been speculation that the company is nearing a deal with Hyundai on creating anApple Car(or maybe an iCar, MacCar, or Jobsmobile.) Steves thinks that a car might make sense eventually, but he is more intrigued by the idea that Apple could dip its toe into the cryptocurrency markets.“When we look at Apple as an ecosystem player we note that the firm has industry-leading software, security and a 1.5B installed base [of hardware devices],” he wrote in a research note.In its recent December-quarter earnings announcement, Apple disclosed that the installed base of iPhones alone is now above 1 billion.Steves agrees that an electric car could be a long-term opportunity, but he cautioned that competing with Tesla is a higher-risk proposition, which is likely to require more than $10 billion in research and development costs. He sees a better opportunity in leveragingApple Wallet, software on every iPhone that is used to manage Apple Pay, airline and event tickets, and other items.Were Apple to enter the crypto-exchange business, Steves said, they would “immediately gain market share and disrupt the industry.” He noted that Square (SQ) generates about $1.6 billion a quarter from Bitcoin-related revenue on an installed base of about 30 million.Apple, he said, has an installed base of more than 1.5 billion. If you assume 200 million users transact, he said, that would be 6.7 times the size of Square. On that basis, he concluded that the opportunity for Apple could be more than $40 billion a year, potentially boosting the top line by about 15%.And Steves said the “best part” is that the required R&D cost “would be de minimis,” pointing out that Square’s entire R&D budget is under $1 billion. “Net Net: fundamentals at Apple remain secure with a cash flowing business related to iPhones, peripherals, computers and services,” he wrote. “However, the firm could unlock a multi-billion dollar opportunity with a few clicks while investing into next generation chips as well.”He also says a move by Apple to buy $1 billion of Bitcoin would boost interest in Apple Exchange, or whatever the theoretical cryptocurrency-trading venue would be called. “Where would the price of bitcoin go if Apple purchase the asset?” he wrote. “Likely up.”The note arrived the same day thatTesla announced it has purchased $1.5 billion in Bitcoin, and that it would start accepting the currency for payments. Bitcoin was up 12.8%, to $43,037 on the Tesla news. Imagine what would happen if Apple jumped into the fray.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":383368303,"gmtCreate":1612839762802,"gmtModify":1704874842145,"author":{"id":"3554806036625384","authorId":"3554806036625384","name":"Carterho99","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/49c09121817a91b70cf994facd837264","vip":1,"crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":0},"htmlText":"Agreed","listText":"Agreed","text":"Agreed","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/383368303","repostId":1190885543,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1190885543","pubTimestamp":1612838297,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1190885543?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-02-09 10:38","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Forget About Cars. Apple Should Launch a Crypto Exchange, Analyst Says.","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1190885543","media":"Barrons","summary":"Now here’s an idea. Maybe Apple should get into cryptocurrency-exchange business.That one comes cour","content":"<p>Now here’s an idea. Maybe&nbsp;Apple&nbsp;should get into cryptocurrency-exchange business.</p><p>That one comes courtesy of RBC Capital analyst Mitch Steves, who picked up coverage of Apple shares on Monday with an Outperform rating, lifting the firm’s target for the share price to $171, from $154. Apple stock&nbsp;was up 0.1% to $136.91.</p><p>The hot topic on Apple lately has been speculation that the company is nearing a deal with Hyundai on creating anApple Car(or maybe an iCar, MacCar, or Jobsmobile.) Steves thinks that a car might make sense eventually, but he is more intrigued by the idea that Apple could dip its toe into the cryptocurrency markets.</p><p>“When we look at Apple as an ecosystem player we note that the firm has industry-leading software, security and a 1.5B installed base [of hardware devices],” he wrote in a research note.In its recent December-quarter earnings announcement, Apple disclosed that the installed base of iPhones alone is now above 1 billion.</p><p>Steves agrees that an electric car could be a long-term opportunity, but he cautioned that competing with Tesla is a higher-risk proposition, which is likely to require more than $10 billion in research and development costs. He sees a better opportunity in leveragingApple Wallet, software on every iPhone that is used to manage Apple Pay, airline and event tickets, and other items.</p><p>Were Apple to enter the crypto-exchange business, Steves said, they would “immediately gain market share and disrupt the industry.” He noted that Square (SQ) generates about $1.6 billion a quarter from Bitcoin-related revenue on an installed base of about 30 million.</p><p>Apple, he said, has an installed base of more than 1.5 billion. If you assume 200 million users transact, he said, that would be 6.7 times the size of Square. On that basis, he concluded that the opportunity for Apple could be more than $40 billion a year, potentially boosting the top line by about 15%.</p><p>And Steves said the “best part” is that the required R&amp;D cost “would be de minimis,” pointing out that Square’s entire R&amp;D budget is under $1 billion. “Net Net: fundamentals at Apple remain secure with a cash flowing business related to iPhones, peripherals, computers and services,” he wrote. “However, the firm could unlock a multi-billion dollar opportunity with a few clicks while investing into next generation chips as well.”</p><p>He also says a move by Apple to buy $1 billion of Bitcoin would boost interest in Apple Exchange, or whatever the theoretical cryptocurrency-trading venue would be called. “Where would the price of bitcoin go if Apple purchase the asset?” he wrote. “Likely up.”</p><p>The note arrived the same day thatTesla announced it has purchased $1.5 billion in Bitcoin, and that it would start accepting the currency for payments. Bitcoin was up 12.8%, to $43,037 on the Tesla news. Imagine what would happen if Apple jumped into the fray.</p>","source":"lsy1601382232898","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Forget About Cars. 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Maybe Apple should get into cryptocurrency-exchange business.That one comes courtesy of RBC Capital analyst Mitch Steves, who picked up coverage of Apple shares on Monday with an ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.barrons.com/articles/forget-about-cars-apple-should-launch-a-crypto-exchange-analyst-says-51612814633?mod=hp_DAY_8\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"AAPL":"苹果","GBTC":"Grayscale Bitcoin Trust"},"source_url":"https://www.barrons.com/articles/forget-about-cars-apple-should-launch-a-crypto-exchange-analyst-says-51612814633?mod=hp_DAY_8","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1190885543","content_text":"Now here’s an idea. Maybe Apple should get into cryptocurrency-exchange business.That one comes courtesy of RBC Capital analyst Mitch Steves, who picked up coverage of Apple shares on Monday with an Outperform rating, lifting the firm’s target for the share price to $171, from $154. Apple stock was up 0.1% to $136.91.The hot topic on Apple lately has been speculation that the company is nearing a deal with Hyundai on creating anApple Car(or maybe an iCar, MacCar, or Jobsmobile.) Steves thinks that a car might make sense eventually, but he is more intrigued by the idea that Apple could dip its toe into the cryptocurrency markets.“When we look at Apple as an ecosystem player we note that the firm has industry-leading software, security and a 1.5B installed base [of hardware devices],” he wrote in a research note.In its recent December-quarter earnings announcement, Apple disclosed that the installed base of iPhones alone is now above 1 billion.Steves agrees that an electric car could be a long-term opportunity, but he cautioned that competing with Tesla is a higher-risk proposition, which is likely to require more than $10 billion in research and development costs. He sees a better opportunity in leveragingApple Wallet, software on every iPhone that is used to manage Apple Pay, airline and event tickets, and other items.Were Apple to enter the crypto-exchange business, Steves said, they would “immediately gain market share and disrupt the industry.” He noted that Square (SQ) generates about $1.6 billion a quarter from Bitcoin-related revenue on an installed base of about 30 million.Apple, he said, has an installed base of more than 1.5 billion. If you assume 200 million users transact, he said, that would be 6.7 times the size of Square. On that basis, he concluded that the opportunity for Apple could be more than $40 billion a year, potentially boosting the top line by about 15%.And Steves said the “best part” is that the required R&D cost “would be de minimis,” pointing out that Square’s entire R&D budget is under $1 billion. “Net Net: fundamentals at Apple remain secure with a cash flowing business related to iPhones, peripherals, computers and services,” he wrote. “However, the firm could unlock a multi-billion dollar opportunity with a few clicks while investing into next generation chips as well.”He also says a move by Apple to buy $1 billion of Bitcoin would boost interest in Apple Exchange, or whatever the theoretical cryptocurrency-trading venue would be called. “Where would the price of bitcoin go if Apple purchase the asset?” he wrote. “Likely up.”The note arrived the same day thatTesla announced it has purchased $1.5 billion in Bitcoin, and that it would start accepting the currency for payments. Bitcoin was up 12.8%, to $43,037 on the Tesla news. 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Steves thinks that a car might make sense eventually, but he is more intrigued by the idea that Apple could dip its toe into the cryptocurrency markets.</p><p>“When we look at Apple as an ecosystem player we note that the firm has industry-leading software, security and a 1.5B installed base [of hardware devices],” he wrote in a research note.In its recent December-quarter earnings announcement, Apple disclosed that the installed base of iPhones alone is now above 1 billion.</p><p>Steves agrees that an electric car could be a long-term opportunity, but he cautioned that competing with Tesla is a higher-risk proposition, which is likely to require more than $10 billion in research and development costs. He sees a better opportunity in leveragingApple Wallet, software on every iPhone that is used to manage Apple Pay, airline and event tickets, and other items.</p><p>Were Apple to enter the crypto-exchange business, Steves said, they would “immediately gain market share and disrupt the industry.” He noted that Square (SQ) generates about $1.6 billion a quarter from Bitcoin-related revenue on an installed base of about 30 million.</p><p>Apple, he said, has an installed base of more than 1.5 billion. If you assume 200 million users transact, he said, that would be 6.7 times the size of Square. On that basis, he concluded that the opportunity for Apple could be more than $40 billion a year, potentially boosting the top line by about 15%.</p><p>And Steves said the “best part” is that the required R&amp;D cost “would be de minimis,” pointing out that Square’s entire R&amp;D budget is under $1 billion. “Net Net: fundamentals at Apple remain secure with a cash flowing business related to iPhones, peripherals, computers and services,” he wrote. “However, the firm could unlock a multi-billion dollar opportunity with a few clicks while investing into next generation chips as well.”</p><p>He also says a move by Apple to buy $1 billion of Bitcoin would boost interest in Apple Exchange, or whatever the theoretical cryptocurrency-trading venue would be called. “Where would the price of bitcoin go if Apple purchase the asset?” he wrote. “Likely up.”</p><p>The note arrived the same day thatTesla announced it has purchased $1.5 billion in Bitcoin, and that it would start accepting the currency for payments. Bitcoin was up 12.8%, to $43,037 on the Tesla news. Imagine what would happen if Apple jumped into the fray.</p>","source":"lsy1601382232898","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Forget About Cars. 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Maybe Apple should get into cryptocurrency-exchange business.That one comes courtesy of RBC Capital analyst Mitch Steves, who picked up coverage of Apple shares on Monday with an ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.barrons.com/articles/forget-about-cars-apple-should-launch-a-crypto-exchange-analyst-says-51612814633?mod=hp_DAY_8\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"AAPL":"苹果","GBTC":"Grayscale Bitcoin Trust"},"source_url":"https://www.barrons.com/articles/forget-about-cars-apple-should-launch-a-crypto-exchange-analyst-says-51612814633?mod=hp_DAY_8","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1190885543","content_text":"Now here’s an idea. Maybe Apple should get into cryptocurrency-exchange business.That one comes courtesy of RBC Capital analyst Mitch Steves, who picked up coverage of Apple shares on Monday with an Outperform rating, lifting the firm’s target for the share price to $171, from $154. Apple stock was up 0.1% to $136.91.The hot topic on Apple lately has been speculation that the company is nearing a deal with Hyundai on creating anApple Car(or maybe an iCar, MacCar, or Jobsmobile.) Steves thinks that a car might make sense eventually, but he is more intrigued by the idea that Apple could dip its toe into the cryptocurrency markets.“When we look at Apple as an ecosystem player we note that the firm has industry-leading software, security and a 1.5B installed base [of hardware devices],” he wrote in a research note.In its recent December-quarter earnings announcement, Apple disclosed that the installed base of iPhones alone is now above 1 billion.Steves agrees that an electric car could be a long-term opportunity, but he cautioned that competing with Tesla is a higher-risk proposition, which is likely to require more than $10 billion in research and development costs. He sees a better opportunity in leveragingApple Wallet, software on every iPhone that is used to manage Apple Pay, airline and event tickets, and other items.Were Apple to enter the crypto-exchange business, Steves said, they would “immediately gain market share and disrupt the industry.” He noted that Square (SQ) generates about $1.6 billion a quarter from Bitcoin-related revenue on an installed base of about 30 million.Apple, he said, has an installed base of more than 1.5 billion. If you assume 200 million users transact, he said, that would be 6.7 times the size of Square. On that basis, he concluded that the opportunity for Apple could be more than $40 billion a year, potentially boosting the top line by about 15%.And Steves said the “best part” is that the required R&D cost “would be de minimis,” pointing out that Square’s entire R&D budget is under $1 billion. “Net Net: fundamentals at Apple remain secure with a cash flowing business related to iPhones, peripherals, computers and services,” he wrote. “However, the firm could unlock a multi-billion dollar opportunity with a few clicks while investing into next generation chips as well.”He also says a move by Apple to buy $1 billion of Bitcoin would boost interest in Apple Exchange, or whatever the theoretical cryptocurrency-trading venue would be called. “Where would the price of bitcoin go if Apple purchase the asset?” he wrote. “Likely up.”The note arrived the same day thatTesla announced it has purchased $1.5 billion in Bitcoin, and that it would start accepting the currency for payments. Bitcoin was up 12.8%, to $43,037 on the Tesla news. Imagine what would happen if Apple jumped into the fray.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":383381800,"gmtCreate":1612838515500,"gmtModify":1704874827179,"author":{"id":"3573787917636254","authorId":"3573787917636254","name":"Juliannlimm","avatar":"https://static.laohu8.com/default-avatar.jpg","vip":1,"crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":0},"htmlText":"Yea","listText":"Yea","text":"Yea","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/383381800","repostId":1190885543,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1190885543","pubTimestamp":1612838297,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1190885543?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-02-09 10:38","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Forget About Cars. Apple Should Launch a Crypto Exchange, Analyst Says.","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1190885543","media":"Barrons","summary":"Now here’s an idea. Maybe Apple should get into cryptocurrency-exchange business.That one comes cour","content":"<p>Now here’s an idea. Maybe&nbsp;Apple&nbsp;should get into cryptocurrency-exchange business.</p><p>That one comes courtesy of RBC Capital analyst Mitch Steves, who picked up coverage of Apple shares on Monday with an Outperform rating, lifting the firm’s target for the share price to $171, from $154. Apple stock&nbsp;was up 0.1% to $136.91.</p><p>The hot topic on Apple lately has been speculation that the company is nearing a deal with Hyundai on creating anApple Car(or maybe an iCar, MacCar, or Jobsmobile.) Steves thinks that a car might make sense eventually, but he is more intrigued by the idea that Apple could dip its toe into the cryptocurrency markets.</p><p>“When we look at Apple as an ecosystem player we note that the firm has industry-leading software, security and a 1.5B installed base [of hardware devices],” he wrote in a research note.In its recent December-quarter earnings announcement, Apple disclosed that the installed base of iPhones alone is now above 1 billion.</p><p>Steves agrees that an electric car could be a long-term opportunity, but he cautioned that competing with Tesla is a higher-risk proposition, which is likely to require more than $10 billion in research and development costs. He sees a better opportunity in leveragingApple Wallet, software on every iPhone that is used to manage Apple Pay, airline and event tickets, and other items.</p><p>Were Apple to enter the crypto-exchange business, Steves said, they would “immediately gain market share and disrupt the industry.” He noted that Square (SQ) generates about $1.6 billion a quarter from Bitcoin-related revenue on an installed base of about 30 million.</p><p>Apple, he said, has an installed base of more than 1.5 billion. If you assume 200 million users transact, he said, that would be 6.7 times the size of Square. On that basis, he concluded that the opportunity for Apple could be more than $40 billion a year, potentially boosting the top line by about 15%.</p><p>And Steves said the “best part” is that the required R&amp;D cost “would be de minimis,” pointing out that Square’s entire R&amp;D budget is under $1 billion. “Net Net: fundamentals at Apple remain secure with a cash flowing business related to iPhones, peripherals, computers and services,” he wrote. “However, the firm could unlock a multi-billion dollar opportunity with a few clicks while investing into next generation chips as well.”</p><p>He also says a move by Apple to buy $1 billion of Bitcoin would boost interest in Apple Exchange, or whatever the theoretical cryptocurrency-trading venue would be called. “Where would the price of bitcoin go if Apple purchase the asset?” he wrote. “Likely up.”</p><p>The note arrived the same day thatTesla announced it has purchased $1.5 billion in Bitcoin, and that it would start accepting the currency for payments. Bitcoin was up 12.8%, to $43,037 on the Tesla news. Imagine what would happen if Apple jumped into the fray.</p>","source":"lsy1601382232898","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Forget About Cars. 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Apple Should Launch a Crypto Exchange, Analyst Says.\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-02-09 10:38 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.barrons.com/articles/forget-about-cars-apple-should-launch-a-crypto-exchange-analyst-says-51612814633?mod=hp_DAY_8><strong>Barrons</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Now here’s an idea. Maybe Apple should get into cryptocurrency-exchange business.That one comes courtesy of RBC Capital analyst Mitch Steves, who picked up coverage of Apple shares on Monday with an ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.barrons.com/articles/forget-about-cars-apple-should-launch-a-crypto-exchange-analyst-says-51612814633?mod=hp_DAY_8\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"AAPL":"苹果","GBTC":"Grayscale Bitcoin Trust"},"source_url":"https://www.barrons.com/articles/forget-about-cars-apple-should-launch-a-crypto-exchange-analyst-says-51612814633?mod=hp_DAY_8","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1190885543","content_text":"Now here’s an idea. Maybe Apple should get into cryptocurrency-exchange business.That one comes courtesy of RBC Capital analyst Mitch Steves, who picked up coverage of Apple shares on Monday with an Outperform rating, lifting the firm’s target for the share price to $171, from $154. Apple stock was up 0.1% to $136.91.The hot topic on Apple lately has been speculation that the company is nearing a deal with Hyundai on creating anApple Car(or maybe an iCar, MacCar, or Jobsmobile.) Steves thinks that a car might make sense eventually, but he is more intrigued by the idea that Apple could dip its toe into the cryptocurrency markets.“When we look at Apple as an ecosystem player we note that the firm has industry-leading software, security and a 1.5B installed base [of hardware devices],” he wrote in a research note.In its recent December-quarter earnings announcement, Apple disclosed that the installed base of iPhones alone is now above 1 billion.Steves agrees that an electric car could be a long-term opportunity, but he cautioned that competing with Tesla is a higher-risk proposition, which is likely to require more than $10 billion in research and development costs. He sees a better opportunity in leveragingApple Wallet, software on every iPhone that is used to manage Apple Pay, airline and event tickets, and other items.Were Apple to enter the crypto-exchange business, Steves said, they would “immediately gain market share and disrupt the industry.” He noted that Square (SQ) generates about $1.6 billion a quarter from Bitcoin-related revenue on an installed base of about 30 million.Apple, he said, has an installed base of more than 1.5 billion. If you assume 200 million users transact, he said, that would be 6.7 times the size of Square. On that basis, he concluded that the opportunity for Apple could be more than $40 billion a year, potentially boosting the top line by about 15%.And Steves said the “best part” is that the required R&D cost “would be de minimis,” pointing out that Square’s entire R&D budget is under $1 billion. “Net Net: fundamentals at Apple remain secure with a cash flowing business related to iPhones, peripherals, computers and services,” he wrote. “However, the firm could unlock a multi-billion dollar opportunity with a few clicks while investing into next generation chips as well.”He also says a move by Apple to buy $1 billion of Bitcoin would boost interest in Apple Exchange, or whatever the theoretical cryptocurrency-trading venue would be called. “Where would the price of bitcoin go if Apple purchase the asset?” he wrote. “Likely up.”The note arrived the same day thatTesla announced it has purchased $1.5 billion in Bitcoin, and that it would start accepting the currency for payments. Bitcoin was up 12.8%, to $43,037 on the Tesla news. Imagine what would happen if Apple jumped into the fray.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":383389817,"gmtCreate":1612838350239,"gmtModify":1704874827018,"author":{"id":"3572210667694801","authorId":"3572210667694801","name":"Carr","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/83eba45598db3639ee15e8b4ff3d8452","vip":1,"crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":0},"htmlText":"sounds good&nbsp;","listText":"sounds good&nbsp;","text":"sounds good","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":1,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/383389817","repostId":1190885543,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1190885543","pubTimestamp":1612838297,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1190885543?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-02-09 10:38","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Forget About Cars. 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Steves thinks that a car might make sense eventually, but he is more intrigued by the idea that Apple could dip its toe into the cryptocurrency markets.</p><p>“When we look at Apple as an ecosystem player we note that the firm has industry-leading software, security and a 1.5B installed base [of hardware devices],” he wrote in a research note.In its recent December-quarter earnings announcement, Apple disclosed that the installed base of iPhones alone is now above 1 billion.</p><p>Steves agrees that an electric car could be a long-term opportunity, but he cautioned that competing with Tesla is a higher-risk proposition, which is likely to require more than $10 billion in research and development costs. He sees a better opportunity in leveragingApple Wallet, software on every iPhone that is used to manage Apple Pay, airline and event tickets, and other items.</p><p>Were Apple to enter the crypto-exchange business, Steves said, they would “immediately gain market share and disrupt the industry.” He noted that Square (SQ) generates about $1.6 billion a quarter from Bitcoin-related revenue on an installed base of about 30 million.</p><p>Apple, he said, has an installed base of more than 1.5 billion. If you assume 200 million users transact, he said, that would be 6.7 times the size of Square. On that basis, he concluded that the opportunity for Apple could be more than $40 billion a year, potentially boosting the top line by about 15%.</p><p>And Steves said the “best part” is that the required R&amp;D cost “would be de minimis,” pointing out that Square’s entire R&amp;D budget is under $1 billion. “Net Net: fundamentals at Apple remain secure with a cash flowing business related to iPhones, peripherals, computers and services,” he wrote. “However, the firm could unlock a multi-billion dollar opportunity with a few clicks while investing into next generation chips as well.”</p><p>He also says a move by Apple to buy $1 billion of Bitcoin would boost interest in Apple Exchange, or whatever the theoretical cryptocurrency-trading venue would be called. “Where would the price of bitcoin go if Apple purchase the asset?” he wrote. “Likely up.”</p><p>The note arrived the same day thatTesla announced it has purchased $1.5 billion in Bitcoin, and that it would start accepting the currency for payments. Bitcoin was up 12.8%, to $43,037 on the Tesla news. Imagine what would happen if Apple jumped into the fray.</p>","source":"lsy1601382232898","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Forget About Cars. 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Apple Should Launch a Crypto Exchange, Analyst Says.\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-02-09 10:38 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.barrons.com/articles/forget-about-cars-apple-should-launch-a-crypto-exchange-analyst-says-51612814633?mod=hp_DAY_8><strong>Barrons</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Now here’s an idea. Maybe Apple should get into cryptocurrency-exchange business.That one comes courtesy of RBC Capital analyst Mitch Steves, who picked up coverage of Apple shares on Monday with an ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.barrons.com/articles/forget-about-cars-apple-should-launch-a-crypto-exchange-analyst-says-51612814633?mod=hp_DAY_8\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"AAPL":"苹果","GBTC":"Grayscale Bitcoin Trust"},"source_url":"https://www.barrons.com/articles/forget-about-cars-apple-should-launch-a-crypto-exchange-analyst-says-51612814633?mod=hp_DAY_8","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1190885543","content_text":"Now here’s an idea. Maybe Apple should get into cryptocurrency-exchange business.That one comes courtesy of RBC Capital analyst Mitch Steves, who picked up coverage of Apple shares on Monday with an Outperform rating, lifting the firm’s target for the share price to $171, from $154. Apple stock was up 0.1% to $136.91.The hot topic on Apple lately has been speculation that the company is nearing a deal with Hyundai on creating anApple Car(or maybe an iCar, MacCar, or Jobsmobile.) Steves thinks that a car might make sense eventually, but he is more intrigued by the idea that Apple could dip its toe into the cryptocurrency markets.“When we look at Apple as an ecosystem player we note that the firm has industry-leading software, security and a 1.5B installed base [of hardware devices],” he wrote in a research note.In its recent December-quarter earnings announcement, Apple disclosed that the installed base of iPhones alone is now above 1 billion.Steves agrees that an electric car could be a long-term opportunity, but he cautioned that competing with Tesla is a higher-risk proposition, which is likely to require more than $10 billion in research and development costs. He sees a better opportunity in leveragingApple Wallet, software on every iPhone that is used to manage Apple Pay, airline and event tickets, and other items.Were Apple to enter the crypto-exchange business, Steves said, they would “immediately gain market share and disrupt the industry.” He noted that Square (SQ) generates about $1.6 billion a quarter from Bitcoin-related revenue on an installed base of about 30 million.Apple, he said, has an installed base of more than 1.5 billion. If you assume 200 million users transact, he said, that would be 6.7 times the size of Square. On that basis, he concluded that the opportunity for Apple could be more than $40 billion a year, potentially boosting the top line by about 15%.And Steves said the “best part” is that the required R&D cost “would be de minimis,” pointing out that Square’s entire R&D budget is under $1 billion. “Net Net: fundamentals at Apple remain secure with a cash flowing business related to iPhones, peripherals, computers and services,” he wrote. “However, the firm could unlock a multi-billion dollar opportunity with a few clicks while investing into next generation chips as well.”He also says a move by Apple to buy $1 billion of Bitcoin would boost interest in Apple Exchange, or whatever the theoretical cryptocurrency-trading venue would be called. “Where would the price of bitcoin go if Apple purchase the asset?” he wrote. “Likely up.”The note arrived the same day thatTesla announced it has purchased $1.5 billion in Bitcoin, and that it would start accepting the currency for payments. Bitcoin was up 12.8%, to $43,037 on the Tesla news. Imagine what would happen if Apple jumped into the fray.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"comments":[{"id":3523054,"gmtCreate":1612841409619,"gmtModify":1680776196394,"authorId":3569982147441048,"author":{"id":3569982147441048,"authorId":3569982147441048,"name":"Billie Lo","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/2de8913068819a9735f0bb22ec7a5e72","vip":1,"currentWearingBadge":{"badgeId":"972123088c9646f7b6091ae0662215be-3","templateUuid":"972123088c9646f7b6091ae0662215be","name":"Legendary Trader","description":"Total number of securities or futures transactions reached 300","bigImgUrl":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/656db16598a0b8f21429e10d6c1cb033","smallImgUrl":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/03f10910d4dd9234f9b5702a3342193a","grayImgUrl":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/0c767e35268feb729d50d3fa9a386c5a","redirectLinkEnabled":0,"hasAllocated":1,"isWearing":1,"stampPosition":0,"hasStamp":0,"allocationCount":1,"allocatedDate":"2022.04.06","exceedPercentage":"93.91%","individualDisplayEnabled":0,"individualDisplaySort":0,"categoryType":1100},"crmLevel":4,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"individualDisplayBadges":[]},"repliedAuthorId":0,"objectId":383389817,"type":1,"supId":0,"prevId":0,"content":"Very well","text":"Very well","html":"Very well"}],"langContent":"EN"}],"hasMoreComments":true,"newsSizeData":{"likeSize":12,"commentSize":6,"repostSize":0,"favoriteSize":0,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false}}