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GBTC Discount Narrows to 42% Ahead of Grayscale’s ETF Hearing Tuesday

The closed-end fund's discount to net asset value had widened to 47% in mid-February.

Grayscale's Michael Sonnenshein speaks at Invest: NYC 2019 (CoinDesk)

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SEC, CFTC Charge FTX’s Singh With Fraud Following Criminal Plea; Bitcoin ETF Dispute Heads to Court

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures charged former FTX director of engineering Nishad Singh with fraud allegations on Tuesday, following his guilty plea to similar charges in a federal court. Separately, Grayscale says it’s preparing to argue in court next week that the SEC inappropriately treated its bitcoin exchange-traded fund bid differently than earlier decisions approving bitcoin futures-based ETFs. Grayscale and CoinDesk are both owned by Digital Currency Group (DCG).

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Grayscale to Argue SEC’s Inconsistency as Bitcoin ETF Dispute Heads to Court

The company’s appeal of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rejection of its bitcoin ETF will be argued in U.S. federal court next week in Washington, D.C.

Don Verrilli Jr. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Grayscale’s GBTC Discount Widens to Near-Record High

Shares of the bitcoin trust are selling at a 47% discount to its net asset value. The discount has been increasing over the past week.

A Grayscale ad campaign in New York's Penn Station. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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DCG Is Selling Holdings in Several Grayscale Trusts: Financial Times

Digital Currency Group (DCG) started selling holdings in several investment vehicles run by its subsidiary and digital assets manager Grayscale at a steep discount, according to a Financial Times report citing U.S. securities filings. This report comes after DCG and Genesis had reached an initial agreement with a key group of creditors. Lumida CEO and co-founder Ram Ahluwalia weighs in. Grayscale, Genesis and CoinDesk are all owned by Digital Currency Group (DCG).

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DCG Is Selling Holdings in Several Grayscale Trusts: Financial Times

Grayscale operates the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), which has $10 billion-plus in assets under management.

Barry Silbert. CEO y fundador de Digital Currency Group.

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Grayscale Exec on GBTC Outlook

Grayscale Investments Chief Legal Officer Craig Salm discusses the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) as its discount continues to hover in the 40% range. Plus, reactions to Valkyrie Investments' offering to manage GBTC and whether Grayscale is considering offers. "Grasycale has zero intentions of removing ourselves as sponsor," Salm said. Digital Currency Group is the parent company of Grayscale and CoinDesk.

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Date Set for Oral Arguments in Grayscale’s Appeal of SEC’s Bitcoin ETF Decision

Arguments will begin on March 7, sooner than Grayscale had expected.

Grayscale's Michael Sonnenshein speaks at Invest: NYC 2019 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Genesis' Crypto Lending Businesses File for Bankruptcy Protection

The collapse of FTX in late 2022 was the final straw for Genesis, which earlier that year reportedly suffered losses of several hundred million dollars due to its exposure to failed crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital.

(Genesis Trading, modificado por CoinDesk)

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Grayscale Calls SEC’s Disapproval of Spot Bitcoin ETFs ‘Unreasonable’; Crypto Layoffs Continue

In a new court filing, digital asset management company Grayscale blasted the U.S. securities regulator for its "illogical" and "fundamentally unreasonable" argument against approving a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). Grayscale and CoinDesk are both owned by parent company DCG. Plus, the latest developments on layoffs plaguing the crypto industry.

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