BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF, iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), experienced a massive net inflow of $393.40 million on October 16th. According to data from SoSoValue, this figure represents the largest influx since July 22, when IBIT saw $526.7 million in new investments. Spot Bitcoin ETF Market Gains Momentum The spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a total net...Read More
The prominent cryptocurrency asset manager said on Thursday that it has launched a new Trust that will track the performance of Ripple’s native token (XRP). Given its history of converting other Trusts (BTC and ETH) into spot ETFs, the question arises about whether the new product will put Ripple on the fast track toward an...Read More
The US spot Ethereum ETFs attracted a total inflow of $4.9 million on Monday. Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE) notably recorded no withdrawals, a first since its conversion to an ETF following 14 days of outflows. Monday’s trading volume for these ETFs was strong, hitting $286 million on August 12th, a significant jump from Friday’s figure...Read More
According to Grayscale Research, Bitcoin might revisit its all-time high later this year if the U.S. economy avoids a recession. This optimistic outlook follows a period of stabilization in both crypto assets and broader financial markets, which had faced sharp declines from Friday, August 2, through Monday, August 5. Grayscale Predicts Bitcoin Rally In an...Read More
The crypto investment management company has launched a new product called the Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust, which has the ticker $BTC. The new offering, endorsed as a spin-off of Grayscale’s Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) GBTC, has a competitive, “ultra-low” fee of 0.15%. Grayscale’s New Spin-Off Fund Months ago, Grayscale filed for the Mini Trust fund...Read More
The debut of spot Ethereum ETFs in the United States resulted in some of the highest inflows since December 2020 over the last week. According to CoinShares, the newly launched funds attracted $2.2 billion last week. Since then, the trading volume of Ethereum ETPs has also surged by 542%. However, the inflows have been hampered...Read More
Spot Ethereum ETFs began trading in the United States for the first time on July 23, and the initial picture isn’t pretty for the world’s largest crypto asset manager. As expected, Grayscale’s newly converted Ethereum Trust (ETHE) hemorrhaged $484 million on day one of trading. If the situation mirrors that when Grayscale converted its Bitcoin...Read More
The prominent crypto asset manager announced the launch of the Grayscale Decentralized AI Fund LLC on July 17th, which aims to offer investors exposure to protocols in the rapidly evolving artificial intelligence sector within the crypto ecosystem. The fund will rebalance quarterly and currently features a basket of decentralized artificial intelligence (AI) crypto protocols, such...Read More
The US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw nearly $295 million in net inflows on July 8th. This represented significant buying activity, which was last seen in June, when Bitcoin was hovering above $70,000. Notably, major funds have appeared to have made a comeback despite Bitcoin struggling with downward pressure. BlackRock’s IBIT Tops ETF Inflows...Read More
US spot Bitcoin ETFs finally reversed their streak of net outflows, bringing in $31 million in net inflows. This positive shift followed a seven-day period of continuous net outflows across almost all funds. Three funds attracted inflows, two experienced outflows, and the rest recorded no flows for the day. US Bitcoin ETFs Break Week-Long Outflow...Read More
Grayscale’s GBTC has dominated in the recent wave of outflows from US spot Bitcoin ETFs, which collectively recorded a total daily net outflow of $174.45 million on Monday. This marked a week of consecutive negative flows, with Grayscale’s GBTC alone accounting for $90 million of the outflows. No Inflows Across Spot Bitcoin ETFs Interestingly, BlackRock’s...Read More
Ever since mid-January, when the 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs saw the light of day, Grayscale’s converted GBTC has been at the forefront of outflows. This eventually resulted in losing its crown as the world’s largest exchange-traded fund tracking the performance of BTC. In the last two trading days of this week, though, the tides changed,...Read More
Geopolitical tensions and inflation have prompted an increasing number of American voters to turn to Bitcoin, according to a recent Harris Poll survey of likely U.S. voters. Funded by Bitcoin ETF issuer Grayscale, the survey reveals that one in three U.S. voters will consider a political candidate’s stance on cryptocurrencies before deciding how to vote....Read More
On May 28th, BlackRock finally surpassed Grayscale to become the largest spot Bitcoin ETF with 288,671 BTC in its holdings. It took BlackRock’s IBIT just 96 trading days to close the substantial gap with Grayscale’s GBTC. IBIT has now reached an impressive asset under management (AUM) of nearly $19.79 billion. Meanwhile, GBTC saw its AUM...Read More
Grayscale’s upcoming spot Ether exchange-traded fund (ETF) could potentially see an average outflow of $110 million per day if it follows the trend set by the company’s Bitcoin Trust in its first month, according to a report by Kaiko. This projection follows the approval of spot Ether ETFs by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...Read More
Digital asset investment products surged for the second consecutive week, reaching a total of $932 million. Despite an increase in inflows, the trading volume for the week was only $10.5 billion, significantly lower than the $40 billion recorded in March. Notably, the influx of funds was largely prompted by the unexpected CPI report released on...Read More
Michael Sonnhenshein – CEO of the world’s largest Bitcoin ETF, Grayscale – has stepped down from his position, according to a company press release on Monday. The report said that Sonnhenshein will be replaced by Peter Mintzberg, who currently serves as the global head of strategy of Goldman Sachs’ Wealth Management Division. Mintzberg will assume...Read More
Crypto asset management giant Grayscale says there’s a “renaissance” in Bitcoin development, with several new Layer 2s (L2s) worthy of keeping an eye on. In a new investor report, Grayscale analyst Michael Zhao argued how these technologies may both bring new use cases to Bitcoin and foster more market demand for BTC. Rollups On Bitcoin...Read More
A proposal to list and trade shares of prominent asset manager Grayscale’s Ether futures exchange-traded fund (ETF) has been withdrawn, as per a new document filed on Tuesday. The filing by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed that the application for the Grayscale Ethereum Futures Trust ETF, filed by NYSE Arca, Inc. in...Read More
Grayscale’s spot Bitcoin ETF – GBTC – recorded its second consecutive day of net inflows on Monday, attracting $4 million into the trust. In doing so, GBTC shattered the four-month streak of outflows. This follows Friday’s reversal of a 78-day net outflow trend, with an additional $63 million. Since its transition to a spot Bitcoin...Read More
Days after suffering devastating losses that dragged its price to $56,500, bitcoin rebounded on Thursday and during the early hours of Friday. This coincided with a slowdown in outflows from spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the US compared to the previous day’s record outflows. According to the latest data compiled by SoSoValue, spot bitcoin...Read More
The world’s largest asset manager is aiming to retain its position as leader of the spot Bitcoin ETF market following a massive exodus of capital from its flagship GBTC product. In order to do this, Grayscale has applied for a smaller Bitcoin ETF with highly competitive fees to compete with its ten rivals. According to...Read More
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) recorded its lowest net outflow of $17.5 million for the first time since its conversion to a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Wednesday, according to Farside Investors data. This follows a statement by Grayscale Investments CEO Michael Sonnenshein that the company’s fund is close to a point of “equilibrium” regarding...Read More
Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein predicted that outflows from the Grayscale Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (GBTC) will stabilize and reach an equilibrium. Grayscale has been facing stiff competition in the spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) market since January, when the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the product. Grayscale CEO Sees Outflows Reducing According to Sonnenshein,...Read More
Wednesday saw spot Bitcoin ETF flows shift to the positive side for the week, surpassing the outflows recorded on Monday. This turnaround can be attributed to Grayscale’s GBTC experiencing a slowdown in outflows, with Wednesday’s outflow amounting to $75.1 million. Inflows Surge to $113 Million, GBTC Outflows Ease As of Wednesday, data from Farside indicates...Read More
Cathie Wood’s ARK 21Shares Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) recorded net outflows exceeding $87 million on Tuesday, marking the highest outflow since its inception, as per data from Farside Investors. The outflows exceeded the amount seen from Grayscale’s GBTC, which recorded $81.9 million in outflows on the same day. Ark Invest Sees Second Day of Outflows...Read More
Amidst a market-wide correction, Coinbase experienced its second-largest Bitcoin outflow this week, with two massive withdrawals of 16,800 BTC and 17,000 BTC, respectively. Typically, when assets depart from centralized crypto exchanges like Coinbase, it indicates a bullish sentiment as it restricts the immediate selling pressure on those coins. Inflows to crypto exchanges, on the other...Read More
On March 29, the firm announced its Grayscale Dynamic Income Fund (GDIF) stating that it is its first actively managed investment product. Grayscale added that the new fund aims to optimize income in the form of staking rewards associated with proof-of-stake crypto assets. It is the latest effort from the world’s largest crypto asset manager...Read More
For the first time since March 15, the net aggregate flow of funds to the newly launched batch of spot BTC ETFs is positive. March 25 saw a net inflow of $15.4 million, reversing a trend that has resulted in net outflows of $887 million over the past week. While yesterday’s inflow figure is the...Read More
On March 21, there was a net outflow of $94 million from the ten newly launched spot Bitcoin ETFs. Although the figure is lower than the previous three days, it represents another day when funds have been pulled out of the institutional investment products. Fund outflows for March 18th, 19th, and 20th totaled $154 million,...Read More
