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The amended ETF application came after a series of meetings between Grayscale and the SEC in December. Leading asset manager Grayscale Investments has filed an amended S-3 application seeking to convert its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) to a spot Bitcoin ETF. Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart confirmed the reapplication with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday, just a few hours after the CEO of the firm’s parent company, Barry Silbert, resigned. Grayscale Finally...

Amidst the sell-off, Ark Invest has strategically acquired 158,334 shares ($12.1 million) in Jack Dorsey’s Block Inc for its Next Generation Internet ETF.  Ark Invest, a renowned asset management firm led by Cathie Wood, has been making strategic adjustments to its portfolio, most notably in its dealings with Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) and Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC). According to the company’s recent trade filing, Ark Invest sold additional tranches of Coinbase shares,...

While Cathie Wood has been aggressively selling off her investments in crypto firms, she’s making fresh bets in the AI space acquiring shares of top tech companies like Microsoft and Meta. Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest has been doing massive capital rotation by offloading its crypto investments and eyeing a push into AI. Ark Invest executed its most substantial sale in over a year by divesting approximately $12.85 million in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) shares from its Next Generation...

The recent batch of dumping Coinbase (COIN) shares has been the largest from Ark Invest in 2023. COIN stock price is around a new yearly high of $140. Cathie Wood’s asset management firm Ark Invest has been liquidating its Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) stock holdings in big numbers recently. On December 5, ARK executed the sale of up to 237,572 Coinbase shares across its three funds, as indicated by a trade notification. The transaction occurred when Coinbase’s stock closed at $140...

The Deribit exchange has recorded a new yearly high for Bitcoin perpetual futures open interest, a record not seen since BTC’s ATH. The amount of open interest in Bitcoin perpetual futures on the Deribit derivatives exchange has hit a new high of $740 million. This impressive level was last seen in November 2021 when Bitcoin hit its $68,000 all-time high. As of this writing, open interest in Bitcoin perpetual futures has fallen to $717 million. A rise in open interest in Bitcoin perpetual...

Ark Invest seems to be rearranging its investment portfolio and has continued to sell huge amounts of Coinbase, while acquiring Robinhood shares. Cathie Wood’s investment firm, Ark Invest, made notable moves in its portfolio on Monday, marking a strategic shift in its crypto and fintech holdings. Ark Invest sold a substantial amount of its Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) shares while increasing its position in Robinhood Markets Inc (NASDAQ: HOOD) and actively managing its exposure by...

The SEC website showed one memorandum with details of a discussion with BlackRock, and another one on a discussion with Grayscale. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Sunday revealed on its website one memorandum detailing discussions with financial giant BlackRock (NYSE: BLK), and another with crypto asset manager Grayscale Investments. These memos involved proposed rule changes concerning the listing and trading of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by both...

If the entire $2.7 billion exits the bitcoin market, it would exert significant downward pressure on bitcoin prices, the authors stated. However, if most of this $2.7 billion transitions into other bitcoin instruments, such as the newly established spot bitcoin ETFs post SEC approval, the negative market impact would be more moderate. Nevertheless, the bank indicated that Bitcoin continues to face downside risks, as some of the $2.7 billion is likely to exit the Bitcoin space completely. The...

Grayscale officials had previously met with the US SEC representatives to the division of trading and markets to discuss the proposed rule to list and trade GBTC under NYSE Arca. After the United States Department of Treasury purged Binance Holdings Ltd’s operations in the country, the pathway for spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) was clear. Around the same time, Grayscale Investments, a digital asset management company owned by Digital Currency Group (DCG), was preparing to update...

The mere possibility of spot Bitcoin ETF approvals has injected fresh optimism into the crypto market. Bloomberg ETF analysts James Seyffart and Eric Balchunas have outlined a unique opportunity for 12 spot Bitcoin ETF filings to gain regulatory approval from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) within an eight-day window, starting today and extending to November 17. The SEC’s Timely Window The eight-day window for potential approvals comes as a result of the SEC’s extension of...