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Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust Shares Hit Record Discount of 36.7%
As bitcoin (BTC) continues to hit record low prices, the shares in Grayscale Investment’s bitcoin trust (GBTC) have hit a record low. The discount in GBTC shares relative to the value of the underlying asset held in the fund widened to a record 36.7% on November 7. Bitcoin has dropped by nearly 20% during the past two weeks as the bear market shows its ugly claws. Analysts say that a continued widening of the GBTC discount shows a weakening institutional demand for bitcoin, combined with the ready availability of bitcoin ETFs for retail. In a note to CoinDesk, Henry Liu, […]
U.S. SEC rejects Grayscale’s spot bitcoin ETF application
Cryptocurrency A bitcoin representation is seen in an illustration picture taken at La Maison du Bitcoin in Paris, France, June 23, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com June 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday rejected a proposal to list a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) by Grayscale, one of the world’s biggest digital asset managers, on the NYSE Arca exchange. Grayscale responded with a legal challenge to the decision, the latest in a series of rejections of proposals for U.S. listings of spot bitcoin ETFs over the past year. The proposal […]