Grayscale
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The crypto asset manager lowered its planned fee from 0.25% to 0.15%, undercutting its competitors
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The numbers point to one conclusion: Risk is back, or at least it was during the first half of the year
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In November, an iteration of the survey found that 34% of respondents were paying attention to crypto, but that figure has since jumped to 41%
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Also, the AI crypto bull case is still crystalizing, but token incentives are set to be at the heart of it
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Grayscale’s strategy may not work as well as BlackRock’s similar actions in other ETF segments, Morningstar executive argues
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Grayscale’s research team sheds light on what is different about this halving and how to prepare
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The US spot bitcoin fund category has notched negative net flows over the course of a week just three times since coming to market in January
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While the delay appears due to the fact that both the CFTC and SEC are involved, optics around the process are “rather poor,” one industry watcher says
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The BTC funds by BlackRock and Fidelity have both brought in net inflows during each of their first 50 days trading.
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Weekly net inflows into US spot bitcoin ETFs hit $2.2 billion again as BlackRock’s fund has grown to about half the size of GBTC
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According to documents about the meeting, Coinbase said that the ether ETFs would also be counted as commodity-based shares
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The Grayscale fund has averaged daily net outflows of about $338 million this week, BitMEX Research data shows
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A source close to Grayscale told Blockworks that the fund was seeded with Grayscale capital on Oct. 2, 2023
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As bitcoin ETFs grow larger and more liquid, due diligence teams at wirehouses and other investment firms are more likely to clear them, Bitwise researcher says
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GBTC operator’s “eyes and ears are open” when approached about potential strategic deals, CEO Michael Sonnenshein says
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Fee level “definitely not the most important factor” when weighing a spot bitcoin ETF, Purpose Investments executive says
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As BlackRock’s fund approaches $3 billion of net inflows, Grayscale’s product has bled more than $5.6 billion in assets since converting to an ETF
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After expected SEC delays, experts turn to May as next date to watch for potential ether ETFs
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