Tagged: grayscale

June 30, 2022 @ 9:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Grayscale’s most recent attempt of migrating Bitcoin-based GBTC, traded on OTC Markets, to an exchange-traded fund (ETF), has been denied. In an Order posted by the SEC yesterday, the Commission disapproved a proposed rule change that would have allows the spot Bitcoin ETF to trade… Read More

June 27, 2022 @ 9:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Grayscale, a digital asset platform that provides access to retail investors, has posted a letter in advance of the SEC’s 240 day deadline to respond to its request to migrate Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) to an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The letter is signed by Michael… Read More

April 27, 2022 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Grayscale Investments, which oversees the $30 billion+ Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), is reportedly looking at further expanding into the European market for digital asset funds. Grayscale will be meeting with various partners in order to discuss matters related to entering the European markets, according to… Read More

March 27, 2022 @ 5:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The price of Ethereum Classic (ETC) surged 103% – compared to Bitcoin’s (BTC) increase of 13% – between March 13 and March 24, 2022, starting from $26 and “peaking at $48.50,” according to a report from Grayscale. The team at Grayscale noted in the report… Read More

February 26, 2022 @ 4:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset manager Grayscale notes that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has impacted international markets, including crypto-assets, which have “historically shown correlations to risk assets.” As noted in a blog post by Grayscale, this relationship has “become even more pronounced in recent years as institutional… Read More

February 2, 2022 @ 11:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital currency asset manager Grayscale has announced the launch of  Fintech ETF. Labeled  Grayscale Future of Finance ETF (NYSE: GFOF), the vehicle is said to be the first equity ETF to track the performance of the Bloomberg Grayscale Future of Finance Index. The ETF started… Read More

January 25, 2022 @ 3:14 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Digital currency investment firm Grayscale has updated its list of assets under consideration, and some of the new entrants are Bancor, BitTorrent, Decred, Elrond, and Oasis Network. Such assets are not currently included in a Grayscale investment product, bit could be in the future, the… Read More

December 6, 2021 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

After hitting a new all-time high last month, Bitcoin has tanked dramatically.  In the past 30 days, Bitcoin has dropped over 20% – no fun for investors that purchased the world’s most popular crypto asset at a higher price. Yet, this type of volatility for… Read More

December 5, 2021 @ 5:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin-focused Fintech firm Blockstream has published its Markets Weekly report., Blockstream‘s report, dated December 3, 2021, notes that Fidelity has established a new BTC ETF in Canada, while GS is considering BTC lending. As mentioned in the report, VanEck has filed for a mining ETF,… Read More

December 1, 2021 @ 3:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has consistently denied aspiring exchange-traded products that aim to offer a Bitcoin ETF based on the spot price of the world’s most popular digital asset. Recently, a Bitcoin ETF based on Bitcoin futures was approved but this was effectively… Read More

November 30, 2021 @ 10:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Grayscale has launched its Grayscale Solana Trust for investors. This is a single asset vehicle for investors (accredited) interested in the native digital asset issued by the Solana Network. Solana (SOL) is one of the most popular digital assets trading in the marketplace. SOL has… Read More

November 29, 2021 @ 11:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Grayscale, a company focused on digital currency investing, notes that crypto Cloud economies are the next “emerging market investment frontier” and the Metaverse is at the forefront or center of this Web 3.0 Internet “evolution.” As explained by Grayscale, the Metaverse is a set of… Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 10:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Following the first Bitcoin ETF to trade on an exchange, Grayscale says it has filed to migrate its Bitcoin Trust to a spot Bitcoin ETF [exchange traded fund] in partnership with NYSE Arca. Grayscale has long messaged its goal of migrating its Trust to an… Read More

October 18, 2021 @ 9:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset manager Grayscale now has 9 publicly traded crypto products with the addition of Grayscale Zcash Trust, Grayscale Stellar Lumens Trust, and Grayscale Horizen Trust now trading on OTC Markets (OTCQX Best Market). The trading symbols for these vehicles are ZCSH, GXLM, and HZEN,… Read More

September 27, 2021 @ 11:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The cryptocurrency markets have been trading down after news of another crackdown on the industry from China. The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has issued a statement that has reiterated that all cryptocurrency trading activities in the country are illegal, and regulatory authorities will be… Read More

September 13, 2021 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Grayscale Investments, a firm with around $43 billion in digital assets under management, has formed a new partnership with iCapital Network to streamline access for investors interested in crypto. iCapital is an alternative investment platform that services around 6,700 network advisors that serve high-net-worth clients…. Read More

August 20, 2021 @ 10:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alto recently named Amin Dabit as their Chief Operating Officer Dabit has joined the next-gen alternative investment IRA custodian amid “significant growth” according to an update and detailed discussion with Crowdfund Insider on Thursday (August 19, 2021). Alto Solutions, Inc. (Alto), the next-gen self-directed IRA… Read More

July 19, 2021 @ 10:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Grayscale, a digital asset manager that offers crypto funds to retail investors with more than $28 billion in assets under management as of July 16, 2021, has partnered with CoinDesk on a new DeFi (Decentralized Finance) fund, according to a release. The Grayscale DeFi Fund… Read More

June 30, 2021 @ 1:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

James Butterfill, Investment Strategist at London-based CoinShares, a digital asset manager focused on expanding access to the cryptocurrency ecosystem while serving as a “trusted partner” for its clients, notes in a blog post published on Monday (June 28) that for the week ending June 28,… Read More

May 13, 2021 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Grayscale, a large digital asset manager that offers publicly listed funds that hold crypto, has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund. The Fund is an investment vehicle that allows investors to participate in asset… Read More