
April 18th, 2025
Data tracked by Delphi Digital has disclosed that GBTC shares relative to the underlying cryptocurrency held in the fund have had their discount widened to 36.2% on September 30.
Although Grayscale remains upbeat about the future, GBTC’s performance has been the subject of criticism by market experts, channeling the blame at regulators for what they see as an inaccurate risk assessment.
The SEC’s approval for a GBTC Bitcoin spot ETF is a “matter of ‘when’ and not ‘if’”, according to Grayscale CEO Michael Sonenshein.
When GBTC began experiencing discounts of over 20% in October 2021, it filed for a formal application with the US SEC for a possible conversion of the product.
Digital asset manager Grayscale wants to convert its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) into a spot Bitcoin ETF. The company said it has 14 other investment products that it is willing to convert into a Bitcoin ETF.
Analysts predict that the ultimate Bitcoin will be mined in 2140, with the market supply achieving a peak of 21 Mn coins.
Morgan Stanley says that it currently holds 1 million shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust worth millions of dollars, through several funds.
With the uncertainty in the current investment ecosystem, Wealthfront says it is set to offer its customers an expert-backed recommended portfolio.
Although the CEO warned that anything could happen, he believes that the total 40,000 GBTC to be unlocked soon would not really affect Bitcoin.
Amid Bitcoin market volatility, Morgan Stanley acquires 28,000 GBTC shares getting exposure to the world’s largest crypto. The Wall Street bank has produced strong results and doubled its dividend for the third quarter.
Coinbase CFO Alesia Haas said that the firm is preparing to expand the categories of financial services it offers to its users.
Looking at the strong demand for Bitcoin ETF from institutional players, Grayscale doesn’t want to lose its market dominance and is willing to navigate to the ETF market.
Grayscale has shared nine job postings for ETF specialists. The leading Bitcoin trust firm has no ETF products nor filed for an ETF with the SEC.
BlockFi’s annual fee falls 0.25% below what industry leader Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) charges investors as BlockFi aims to compete with GBTC for the top spot.
Grayscale continues to attract institutional money in 2021 after reporting a staggering $3.3 billion inflows during Q4 2020. Last week, the digital asset manager purchased nearly 10K Bitcoins worth over $300 million.