Grayscale Bitcoin Trust


Markets

ARK Invest Sold $5M Worth of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Shares Last Week

The sales took place as the discount for Grayscale's bitcoin investment vehicle narrowed to its lowest in over two years, a sign of escalating optimism that a spot bitcoin ETF will finally be approved in the U.S.

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood

Markets

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Could See $2.7B of Outflows if ETF Conversion Is Approved: JPMorgan

The bitcoin price could come under pressure as some of the money is likely to completely exit the ecosystem, the report said.

Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk)

Markets

Cathie Wood's ARK Sold $6M of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Shares Amid Rally

ARK offloaded 201,047 GBTC shares, worth around $6 million, from its Next Generation Internet ETF.

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood

Markets

Cathie Wood's ARK Invest Sells 2% of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Holdings as BTC Rallies

The fund also sold about $3.3 million worth of Coinbase shares (COIN) and bought $2.4 million shares of Robinhood (HOOD).

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood (Marco Bello/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC Has 'No Grounds' to Reject Bitcoin ETF Conversion, Grayscale Says

The SEC was last week ordered to review its prior rejection of the conversion of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), though not necessarily to approve it.

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Policy

Grayscale Victory Against SEC Clears Path for Spot Bitcoin ETFs: Bernstein

The ruling increases the likelihood the SEC might approve all bitcoin spot ETF applications together, the report said.

Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk)

Markets

Grayscale’s Victory Ignites a GBTC Trading Frenzy as Investors Bet on Narrowing Discount to Bitcoin Price

The SEC must review its rejection to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into an exchange-traded fund, the appeals court ruled Tuesday.

Grayscale ad (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC’s Grayscale Court Rout Puts Agency in Will-They, Won’t-They Role Starring Gensler

A strong court win for the crypto spot-market ETF fight isn’t the end of the battle, because the next move belongs to the SEC, though it’s now significantly weakened.

The Securities and Exchange Commission, run by Chair Gary Gensler, is under court order to rethink Grayscale's bitcoin ETF. (Photo illustration by Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk, with Getty image)

Finance

Grayscale Urges Equal Treatment for All Spot Bitcoin ETF's in Letter to SEC

If the SEC decides to change course and approve one or more of the above stated spot bitcoin ETF applications, “it must do so in a fair and orderly manner,” the statement said.

(Grayscale Investments Chief Legal Officer Craig Salm/CoinDesk TV)

Markets

The GBTC Discount Is Narrowing; Here's Why It Matters

The possibility the SEC will approve the conversion of GBTC into an ETF is playing a role, according to analysts.

GBTC discount to NAV (Ycharts)