Mon, November 25

SEC Claims Filecoin (FIL) as Securities in a Letter to Grayscale

On May 17, a press release regarding the digital currency asset manager, Grayscale Investments is announced. It highlighted the Filecoin (FIL) Trust Product issue over the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the U.S. government.  Whereas, the press release included: “Grayscale received a comment letter from the SEC staff stating

May 18, 2023 2 mins read

SEC Chair Gensler’s Stance Against “Crypto” Leads Him to Unrest

The regulatory uncertainty is already having an impact on the cryptocurrency market. As evidenced by the widely publicized new lawsuit between Coinbase and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is now gaining steam in the community. Following the exchange’s stance against the SEC, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong starts

April 26, 2023 1 min read

FTX Subsidiary Alameda Research Files Lawsuit Against Grayscale

A debtor subsidiary of the FTX conglomerate, Alameda Research. Has filed a lawsuit against Grayscale Investments in the Delaware State Court of Chancery, the company stated today. Thus, adding a fresh wrinkle to the ongoing bankruptcy battle. Further claims were filed by the FTX Debtors against Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein,

March 7, 2023 1 min read

Rival Osprey Funds Files Lawsuit Against Grayscale Over ETF Claims

Osprey Funds, a digital asset manager, has sued Grayscale Investments, the operator of the biggest Bitcoin trust, in a U.S. court. Alleging that Grayscale Investments lied about the trust’s potential to convert into an exchange-traded fund (ETF). In court filings filed in Connecticut Superior Court. Osprey, which manages a competing

January 31, 2023 1 min read

Grayscale Removes Avalanche (AVAX) Token From Portfolio

After the Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund liquidated its investment in the Avalanche network on Thursday, the AVAX token dropped by around 3% on Friday. On Friday morning, Grayscale filed a notice with the SEC detailing the rebalancing, explaining that it had “adjusted the fund’s portfolio by selling Avalanche (“AVAX”)

January 6, 2023 1 min read

Crypto Asset Manager Valkyrie to Save Grayscale Bitcoin Trust

Valkyrie Investments, the largest fund in the cryptocurrency industry, stated on December 28 that it had proposed to become the “sponsor and manager” of Grayscale’s Bitcoin (GBTC). Grayscale BTC is one of the biggest Bitcoin investment funds, which is now valued at 643,572 BTC ($10.6 billion). However, Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust

January 2, 2023 1 min read

Grayscale Declines Providing Proof-of-Reserve Citing Security Concerns

Following the demise of crypto behemoth FTX, CZ has prompted a flurry of reserve audits at cryptocurrency exchanges. Proof-Of-Reserves was first proposed by Binance’s CEO. Grayscale, a digital asset investing business, has refused to provide its on-chain proof of reserves, citing security concerns. On Friday afternoon, Grayscale sent an announcement

November 20, 2022 2 mins read

Grayscale’s GBTC Available at Record Low of 43% Discount

A little over a week after hitting its previous record low discount to the price of Bitcoin. Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) struck a new one. YCharts data shows that as of Friday morning, the Bitcoin-tracking investment vehicle was trading at a discount of 42.69%. Introduced in September 2013, GBTC is

November 18, 2022 1 min read

Coinbase Supports Grayscale in Lawsuit Against SEC

Coinbase submitted an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Court. The federal regulator had rejected Grayscale’s application for a Bitcoin ETF. Coinbase, the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, is supporting Grayscale, the largest Bitcoin fund, in its lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Since the federal

October 20, 2022 1 min read

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) Hits New All-Time Low

Grayscale’s website states that GBTC has $11.9 billion in assets under management. GBTC has always traded at a significant premium over spot Bitcoin pricing. Shares of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), the biggest Bitcoin fund in the market, reached a record discount of 35.18% last Friday and showed little sign

September 26, 2022 2 mins read