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Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnhenshein has promised to lower the management fee of the company’s spot Bitcoin ETF, whose above-average cost has led to overwhelming outflows in recent months. In an interview with CNBC on Monday, the executive promised that the fee will drop over time as the crypto ETF market matures. “I’ll happily confirm that, over time, as this market matures, the fees on GBTC will come down,” he said. Upon converting into an ETF on January 11, the fund dropped...

Ethereum staking could present challenges for crypto asset manager Grayscale if the SEC greenlights fund conversion for ETHE as it did for GBTC. These are the findings of BitMEX research, which added that if the SEC does not allow staking, then there will be large outflows from the firm’s ETHE fund, larger than those from its Bitcoin ETF. “All the more reason to redeem from ETHE as soon as you can,” it advised. Staking Allowed in ETFs? Moreover, if Grayscale lowers the fee...

CoinspeakerGrayscale Announces Plan to Drop Fee on Its GBTC Bitcoin ETF amid Massive Outflows Grayscale's Sonnenshein justified high fees due to GBTC's liquidity and track record. He explained that other ETFs may offer lower fees because they lack a proven track record, and issuers are enticing investors with fee incentives. Grayscale Announces Plan to Drop Fee on Its GBTC Bitcoin ETF amid Massive Outflows

Just one day after the spot Bitcoin ETFs achieved a notable milestone with a net inflow of $1.05 billion, BlackRock’s IBIT saw inflows exceeding the total outflows of Grayscale’s GBTC for the first time. According to data compiled by SoSo Value, as of March 13th, IBIT’s cumulative inflow amounted to $12.03 billion, whereas GBTC’s cumulative outflows stood at $11.4 billion. BlackRock’s IBIT Inflows Trump GBTC Outflows BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF – iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT)...

CoinspeakerPatient Capital Pivots Investment from Grayscale Bitcoin Trust to Bitcoin ETPs This strategic pivot by Patient Capital Management indicates a broader investment approach, now including all exchange-traded products (ETPs), moving away from its previous exclusive focus on the Grayscale fund. Patient Capital Pivots Investment from Grayscale Bitcoin Trust to Bitcoin ETPs

CoinspeakerGrayscale Seeks to Stem GBTC Outflows through New Mini Trust with Lower Fees Although Grayscale has not revealed the specific details of the fee structure for the new fund, analysts expect it to be significantly lower than GBTC's current fee. Grayscale Seeks to Stem GBTC Outflows through New Mini Trust with Lower Fees

CoinspeakerFidelity’s Bitcoin ETF Achieves Record $405 Million Inflow The influx of investments into Bitcoin ETFs, culminating in a total of $563 million on March 4, signifies a robust institutional endorsement of cryptocurrency. Fidelity’s Bitcoin ETF Achieves Record $405 Million Inflow

CoinspeakerGrayscale’s BTC Holdings Drop by 33% since GBTC ETF Conversion Before the conversion on January 11, GBTC held 624.28K BTC but this amount has since dropped to 434.36K BTC as of March 4. Grayscale’s BTC Holdings Drop by 33% since GBTC ETF Conversion

After an impressive run, spot Bitcoin ETFs appear to have hit a snag as inflows saw a minor reduction. Lookonchain’s latest analysis reveals a concerning trend in the cryptocurrency market as Bitcoin ETFs experience a significant decrease in inflows. Bitcoin Inflows Hit Snag According to the provided data, only 18,477 BTC, equivalent to $951 million, were added across 8 ETFs from 12th February to 16th February, marking a stark contrast to the previous week’s influx of 47,961...

Zcash (ZEC) exploded roughly 30% weekly after Grayscale filed a request for a privacy-centered ETF that tracks companies from that sector, including privacy coins, AI, data security, and more. Grayscale approached the SEC this week with a proposal for a unique exchange-traded fund (ETF) focused on privacy and cybersecurity, the Grayscale Privacy ETF (PRVC), as revealed in the Form N-1A filing.  Privacy-Related ETF? The filing specifies that companies must derive more than 50%...