Crypto volatility and the Coinbase profits with Luno's Marius Reitz

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Revenue in the period jumped to about $1.8 billion from $190.6 million in the same quarter a year earlier, Coinbase said in a press release, Luno's Marius Reitz joined the BizNews Power Hour to go through these numbers and the crazy volatile world of cryptocurrencies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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