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Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Shares Rally to a One-Year High, Discount Dips to 30%

Investors are betting that recent filings for spot BTC ETF improve the chances for Grayscale to convert its trust into an ETF and close the price gap, one observer said.

Michael Sonnenshein, CEO, Grayscale Investments and Laura Shin, Podcast host and author, Unchained (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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U.S. Has Room for Compliant Crypto ETF to 'Grow Its Share' as a Bitcoin On-Ramp: Bernstein

Bernstein said in a research report that the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) is only 3% of the total bitcoin market cap, which means there is the “headroom for a compliant ETF to grow its share as a bitcoin on-ramp solving the pain of custody.” "The Hash" panel discusses how the TradFi giants like BlackRock filing for a spot bitcoin ETF application in the U.S. could impact the crypto industry. Grayscale is owned by CoinDesk’s parent company, Digital Currency Group (DCG).

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GBTC Share Price Soars, Discount Narrows to Multi-Month Low on BlackRock ETF Filing Optimism

Investors turned optimistic about Grayscale allowing redemptions in the future after BlackRock’s filing for spot bitcoin ETF last week, one analyst said.

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Finance

BlackRock’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Not The Same As Grayscale’s Product, Experts Say

While both are technically trusts, there’s one key distinction which makes Blackrock’s proposed investment vehicle an exchange traded fund (ETF).

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GBTC Discount Narrows After BlackRock’s Filing for Spot Bitcoin ETF

Fund manager Grayscale is currently in a legal standoff with the SEC after the agency denied an application to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) into an exchange-traded fund.

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Finance

Hong Kong Asset Manager Metalpha Secures $5M from Bitmain for Grayscale-Based Fund

Bitmain is the world's largest manufacturer of crypto mining rigs.

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Filecoin Price Rebounds After SEC Asks Grayscale to Withdraw Application to Make Trust Reporting

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked Grayscale to withdraw its application to make its Filecoin (FIL) Trust product more like a public company, the asset manager revealed on Wednesday. CoinDesk Managing Editor of Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De discusses the details. Grayscale is a subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, CoinDesk's parent company.

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Filecoin Price Drops After SEC Asks Grayscale to Withdraw Application to Make Trust Reporting

Grayscale announced last month that the SEC suggested FIL might be a security.

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Finance

Grayscale CEO Expects Decision on Attempt to Overturn SEC's ETF Rejection by End of 3Q

Michael Sonnenshein still sees crypto industry in its "early days."

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Finance

Metalpha Launches Grayscale-Based Digital Asset Fund

Metalpha’s Hong Kong-licensed fund will give investors exposure to Grayscale’s products, but also allow for withdrawals which is something currently missing for U.S. investors.

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