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Finance

Amid Bitcoin ETF Fee War, Grayscale Stands Its Ground With Priciest Product

Valkyrie, Invesco and Bitwise lowered their fees further just hours after all rivals finally revealed their fee plans.

Chair Gary Gensler's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is said to be in new talks with CEO Michael Sonnenshein's Grayscale Investments over its spot bitcoin ETF application. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

In Bitcoin ETF Battle, Grayscale Is Bringing 'a Gun to a Knife Fight'

The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust's (GBTC) $27 billion of bitcoin and $350 million of daily volume gives Grayscale an advantage versus BlackRock and other wannabe rivals, according to Bloomberg's Eric Balchunas.

Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk)

Finance

Grayscale Announces 1.5% Fees for Its Proposed Bitcoin ETF Uplist

Grayscale, which has some $27 billion in assets under management (AUM), said it was adding Jane Street, Virtu, Macquarie Capital and ABN AMRO Clearing as authorized participants (APs), in an updated S3 filing on Monday.

Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk)

Policy

Final Bitcoin ETF Application Filings Get Posted by Major U.S. Exchanges

Releasing them suggests they’re confident the SEC will approve the first U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs soon.

Photo of the SEC logo on a building wall

Videos

Goldman Sachs Could Join Bitcoin ETF Party; Bitcoin Breaks Above $43K Again

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines shaping the crypto industry today, including Goldman Sachs being in talks to play the key role of being an "authorized participant" for BlackRock and Grayscale's bitcoin ETFs, according to CoinDesk sources. Bitcoin (BTC) is back above $43,000 again. And, Cathie Wood's ARK Invest is offloading more Coinbase shares.

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Finance

Goldman Sachs Eyeing Bitcoin ETF Role Via BlackRock and Grayscale: Sources

Goldman Sachs is in talks to play the key role of being an "authorized participant" for BlackRock and Grayscale's bitcoin ETFs, if the SEC approves them, according to people familiar with the situation.

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon (Lester Cohen/Getty Images)

Finance

Barry Silbert Resigns as Grayscale Chairman, to Be Replaced by Mark Shifke

Shifke is the CFO of Silbert's Digital Currency Group and will take over Jan. 1, Grayscale said in an SEC filing.

Barry Silbert. CEO & Founder Digital Currency Group (DCG)

Markets

Cathie Wood's ARK Invest Sells $33M of Coinbase Shares, $5.9M of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust

The investment management firm sold a total of 237,572 COIN shares across three different exchange-traded funds: ARKK, ARKW and ARKF

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood

Finance

Grayscale Setting Up for Bitcoin ETF Race by Hiring Industry Veteran From Invesco

John Hoffman spent over 17 years at investment manager Invesco and will lead Grayscale's distribution and partnerships team.

Grayscale's new ad campaign in New York's Penn Station.

Markets

FTX Gets Court Approval to Sell $873M Worth of Grayscale, Bitwise Trust Assets

FTX held shares of five Grayscale Trusts and one Bitwise trust, according to an earlier court filing. The crypto firm Galaxy won court approval for an expansion of its mandate in helping to dispose of assets.

(CoinDesk)