This week's list of top stories in fintech:

Coinbase is launching its own NFT platform to take on OpenSea

• NFT platform will launch by the end of year
• Will make “​​minting, purchasing, showcasing, and discovering NFTs easier than ever.”
• Will support ETH blockchain, no layer-2 integrations
• Becoming competitive marketplace

NerdWallet IPO Filing Shows 21M Unique Visitors Per Month

• Dropped S-1 last Friday
• 2020 revenues of $245m
• Seeking valuation of $5b
• Showing strong revenue growth in 2021

Crypto Lender Celsius Network Raises $400M in Bid to Reassure Regulators

• The investment gives the company a $3 billion valuation.
• Last year they raised $30m at $120m
• This is about credibility.
• Regulatory trouble with KY, AL, NJ and TX

Tala grabs $145M to offer more financial services in emerging markets

• Series E funding led by Upstart
• Valuation north of $400m
• Have served 6 million people with microcredit
• Wants to become a full financial account
• Plans to develop the first mass market crypto product for emerging markets

Crypto could cause 2008-level meltdown, Bank of England official warns

• Deputy governor of BofE says crypto could cause a global financial crisis
• Regulators should not overreact, now risks are limited
• Questions whether major price corrections can be absorbed

Oportun pulls bank charter application, says it plans to refile

• 22 consumer advocacy groups wrote for OCC head to wait until CFPB probe is completed
• Has a large number of debt collection lawsuits
• Partners with MetaBank to operate in 33 states
• They remain committed to pursuing a bank charter

Bank Dora: The First Neo-Credit Union in the U.S.

• Started by four east coast credit unions
• Neobank strategy for credit unions
• Launched last month
• They are saying Bank is a verb
• Will have full bilingual integration

New custom fintech stock market ticker launches

• New ticker of 21 public fintech companies
• Show rolling stock price on home page
• Started in 1998 or later (year PayPal began)
• Publicly traded in the US.

Jamie Dimon says bitcoin is ‘worthless’

• Continues his negative view of bitcoin
• But he will serve his clients who want to own bitcoin
• He thinks “regulators are going to regulate the hell out of it.”