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Court Approves FTX Estate’s Sale of $870M in Grayscale and Bitwise Shares Amid Surging Claim Transfers
30.11.2023
The Delaware District’s U.S. Bankruptcy Court has greenlit the FTX estate’s disposal of trust assets. This sanction, issued on November 29, 2023, paves the way for the beleaguered crypto exchange to offload investments in several funds, including Grayscale and Bitwise stakes....
FTX Granted Court Approval to Liquidate $744 Million Grayscale Trust Assets
30.11.2023
Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX just has received approval from a bankruptcy court to sell its stakes in digital trusts managed by Grayscale Investments, according to a bankruptcy court document filed on Friday. This move is part of FTX’s strategic efforts to repay billions owed...
Crypto Collapse: Prime Trust’s Fall From Grace and the Disappearing Wallet Mystery
25.8.2023
After Prime Trust filed for bankruptcy protection, the company’s interim CEO Jor Law cited excessive spending, losses on the stablecoin terrausd, and problems accessing customer funds held in cold storage wallets as contributing factors. From Cold Storage to Cold Reality: The Dramatic Decline...
Singapore to require crypto firms to put user assets into trusts by year-end
3.7.2023
MAS is also working to restrict crypto service providers from facilitating lending or staking for retail customers, but not for institutional ones
Fidelity renews push for spot Wise Origin BTC Trust, making it 7th applicant this year
29.6.2023
The huge asset manager was denied approval for the Wise Origin Trust last year; now, it is joining a long line of spot fund hopefuls
Bitcoin Firm Coinbits Suspends Operations Amidst Custodian Prime Trust’s Financial Woes
29.6.2023
The cryptocurrency firm and bitcoin investment app, Coinbits, has announced the suspension of its services due to complications involving the Nevada-based custodian, Prime Trust. Following accusations of insolvency and breaches of fiduciary responsibilities, Nevada’s financial regulators...
BlackRock vs Grayscale: Experts Highlight Key Distinctions Between Bitcoin Trusts
17.6.2023
BlackRock has recently filed an application for a spot Bitcoin ETF with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
While some might think that the investment giant is applying for an ETF or a trust with properties similar to the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), there are certain distinctions between...
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Would Be a Big Deal
16.6.2023
And it doesn’t really matter if it’s technically a trust
Custodian Prime Trust’s Payments Subsidiary Banq Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
15.6.2023
Shortly after the custodian Bitgo announced its acquisition of the company Prime Trust, its payments subsidiary, a firm called Banq, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States. According to court documents, the filing reveals that Banq listed approximately $17.725 million...
32% of home offices invest in digital assets: Goldman Sachs
9.5.2023
While the interest in crypto investments was on the rise last year among the home offices, 2023 saw a massive decline in such investors' certainty about the digital assets market
Alameda Research Sues Grayscale Investments Seeking to Unlock Billions in Value for Shareholders
7.3.2023
FTX Debtors and affiliate Alameda Research Ltd. have filed a lawsuit against Grayscale Investments, seeking injunctive relief to unlock $9 billion in value for shareholders of the Grayscale Bitcoin and Ethereum Trusts. The debtors allege that “Grayscale has extracted over $1.3 billion...
Osprey Publishes Public Address for Its Trust's Bitcoin Holdings
21.11.2022
The far larger Grayscale Bitcoin Trust has declined to make sure information known for security reasons
Investors Add $74M to Crypto-Focused Valkyrie Trusts
16.9.2022
New SEC filings showed additional sales for the investment firm’s Tron and Avalanche trusts
ETH products grow in August as BTC products dip: CryptoCompare report
31.8.2022
The upcoming Merge has contributed to a rise in Ethereum investment products and trading volume, as crypto market AUM figures continue to drop amid the bear market
SEC Questions Grayscale’s Legal Stance on Stellar, Zcash and Horizen Crypto Trusts
27.8.2022
ZEC, ZEN and XLM “may currently be a security, based on the facts as they exist today,” Grayscale said in recent, little-noticed filings
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust's 'GBTC Discount' Narrows With ETF Decision on Horizon
24.6.2022
Shares of the GBTC are trading at a discount of 29% to bitcoin’s price, down from 34% last week – and there's all sorts of speculation on what it means
Robinhood Lists Grayscale’s Bitcoin and Ethereum Trusts
8.5.2022
On May 6, the financial services company Robinhood announced the firm has listed Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) and Ethereum Trust (ETHE). Robinhood customers can now gain access the crypto investment products in order to get exposure to bitcoin or ethereum without actually owning...
Digital Currency Group Authorizes $250M Buyback for Its Grayscale Trusts
2.3.2022
Included is the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust which continues to trade at a notable discount to its net asset value
MicroStrategy's and Grayscale Bitcoin Trust's Shares Now Compete with ETFs
22.10.2021
The returns for shareholders in two popular proxies for the bitcoin (BTC) price, namely MicroStrategy (MSTR) and the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), have fallen well behind those of spot bitcoin holders this year, with some speculating that the two investment vehicles are no longer needed now that...
Grayscale confirms Bitcoin ETF plans and adds exposure to Zcash, Stellar Lumens, and Horizen to its trusts
18.10.2021
Grayscale said it would proceed "once there’s official and verifiable evidence of the SEC’s comfort with the underlying Bitcoin market."