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Grayscale rebalances DeFi Fund dropping Balancer (BAL) and UMA

Major digital asset manager Grayscale has rebalanced the DeFi Fund for the second time since its inception in July 2021. Crypto asset manager Grayscale Investments has rebalanced its Grayscale DeFi Fund and adjusted weightings of its Digital Large Cap Fund. A Jan. 3 announcement detailed the changes Grayscale made to its two funds. The DeFi…
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Bitcoin holdings of public companies have surged in 2021

The amount of BTC held by public companies has gained significant market share from that held in spot ETFs since Microstrategy’s “Bitcoin for Corporations” conference during Feb 2021. The quantity of Bitcoin held by private corporations has increased significantly during 2021, building on increases from the previous year. In a Jan. 3 tweet, on-chain analyst…
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Bitcoin Treasuries List Claims 59 Companies and a Handful of Countries Hold 1.49 Million BTC

304 days or roughly nine months ago, 42 companies held bitcoin on their balance sheet with an aggregate total of 1,350,073 bitcoin on March 1, 2021. Today, metrics indicate there are 59 companies, a few countries, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with 1,499,493 bitcoin held in treasuries. Private and Public Companies, ETFs, and Countries — Treasuries…
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Crypto News Rewind 2021: Q2 – Bitcoin Crash, China’s Crypto Crackdown, El Salvador’s BTC Move, Musk vs BTC

  Here is what happened in the Cryptoworld in the second quarter of this year: Total crypto market capitalization in Q2 ____ Learn more:- Crypto News Rewind 2021: Q1 – Rallies, Tesla & MicroStrategy & PayPal Bitcoin Moves, Historic NFT Moments … Read More: Crypto News Rewind 2021: Q2 – Bitcoin Crash, China’s Crypto Crackdown, El…
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Elon Musk Criticizes the Current State of Web3, Wonders About Future of Metaverse

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has criticized the current state of the metaverse and the Web3 movement, suggesting the latter concept is a “marketing buzzword.” The crypto influencer also posted a video of David Letterman making fun of the early internet in an interview with Bill Gates, and wondered what the future will bring. …
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Biggest GBTC discount ever — 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week

Uncertainty across the board means an unusual end to a bull market Q4 for Bitcoin this year, but a price floor may be closer than many think. Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week with analysts looking for a bottom — but one which may not mean a dip to $40,000 or lower. After an unremarkable…
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SEC delays decisions on Bitwise and Grayscale’s Bitcoin ETFs

The SEC now expects to decide whether to approve or disapprove Bitwise and Grayscale’s Bitcoin exchange-traded offerings in early February. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission continues to delay decisions on Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETF), issuing two fresh deadline extension notices. On Wednesday, the SEC postponed two major Bitcoin exchange-traded offering proposals, including…
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US lawmaker purchases exposure to Bitcoin through Grayscale shares

Congressperson Marie Newman bought between $15,001 and $50,000 of GBTC in addition to up to $215,000 in Coinbase Global’s COIN shares. Illinois Representative Marie Newman has disclosed she purchased up to $50,000 in exposure to crypto through shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust. According to a financial disclosure report filed with the U.S. House of Representatives…
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Grayscale Finds Rising Interest in Bitcoin as it Pushes for Spot BTC ETF

  The US-based major cryptoasset management firm Grayscale turned to a survey to show the rising interest in bitcoin (BTC) among investors as the company is working hard to convince the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch the first bitcoin spot-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the US. Today, Grayscale published the results of…
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Grayscale tells SEC ‘no basis’ to approve Bitcoin futures ETFs and not spot ETFs

A letter to the secretary of the SEC outlines discrepancies in its rejection of Bitcoin spot ETFs and acceptance of Bitcoin futures ETFs. Grayscale Investments has fired back a the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the recent rejection of VanEck’s spot Bitcoin ETF application. The operator of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) issued…
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