Institutional Bitcoin (BTC) investors are in the spotlight as an upcoming major cashout date sparks talk of fresh price volatility. As noted by popular Twitter commentator Loomdart and others this week, attention is focusing on buyers and sellers of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) as Bitcoin hovers near $40,000. July means BTC price volatility A giant in the institutional Bitcoin space, GBTC has over $24 billion in assets under management. It is not available constantly — as Cointelegraph reported, the trust operates with periodic closures, which this year have coincided with its buy-in price trading at a discount to spot …

Since 2013 the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Fund (GBTC) has offered its investors exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) through a publicly quoted private instrument. However, the trust's convertibility and liquidity vastly differ from an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF). Trusts are structured as companies, at least in regulatory form, and are 'closed-end funds' which can initially only be sold to accredited investors. This means the number of available shares is limited, and retail traders can only access them via secondary markets. Furthermore, a GBTC share cannot be redeemed for the underlying BTC position. Historically, GBTC used to trade above the equivalent BTC held …

Digital Currency Group, the parent company of digital asset manager Grayscale Investments, is now authorized to purchase up to $750 million worth of shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust. The company announced Monday that DCG increased its prior authorization to buy up to $250 million worth of GBTC shares by an extra $500 million. The share purchase authorization does not obligate DCG to acquire any certain amount of shares in any period, and it may be expanded, modified or discontinued at any time, DCG noted. Actual purchases will depend on many factors like the levels of available cash as well as …

After rallying more than 100% in 2021, Bitcoin (BTC) seems to be struggling to turn the $60,000 level into support. After all, what is so special about this magic round number and its accompanying $1 trillion market capitalization? Gold's $11 trillion market cap might hold the answer, as Bitcoin's current trading volume and the amount held by institutional investors seem to match 10% of the precious metal's numbers. Technical indicators and derivatives data provide interesting short-term insights. But to analyze cryptocurrencies in a broader context, one should focus on market capitalization, precious metals and global wealth. More Bitcoins than in …

Bitcoin (BTC) may have shed $10,000 in a week but the cryptocurrency's "supply crisis" is more real than ever. According to the latest data from on-chain monitoring resource Glassnode, exchange BTC reserves are at an all-time low. Everyone wants BTC In a telling depiction of investor strategy, exchange reserves have plummeted in recent months — and have continued dropping despite mixed price action. Hodlers, it seems, want to hodl rather than trade or sell, even at all-time highs above $60,000. At Coinbase, the largest U.S. exchange by volume, BTC stocks have crashed by nearly $8 billion at current prices, or …

Bitcoin (BTC) institutional investment firm NYDIG has staged an abrupt price cut for investors using it to gain exposure to BTC price action. In a press release on March 24, the company confirmed that effective immediately, its access fee had been reduced to 0.3%. Bitcoin buyers pick their premium The move comes just days after NYDIG's FS Select NYDIG Bitcoin Fund became one of three products selected by Morgan Stanley to be offered to its wealthy institutional clients. A potentially timely maneuver, the fee reduction may have consequences for competitors, notably the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), management fees for which …

Bitcoin (BTC) could be in for a $100,000 bull run next if a classic signal from institutions repeats its historical trend. In a tweet on March 4, Mike McGlone, senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, said that those seeking clues about what lies next for Bitcoin should look at the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC). Negative premium "could signal march to $100,000" As Bitcoin fell to $43,000 and continued to linger below all-time highs thereafter, the so-called “premium” on GBTC flipped negative. This means that GBTC shares are trading below their so-called net asset price (NAV) — institutional buyers are able …

Bitcoin (BTC) price sliced through the $50,000 resistance level during the early trading hours on March 3 as bulls found their momentum and the majority of altcoins joined in on the rally as the day progressed. Data from Cointelegraph Markets and TradingView shows that the price of Bitcoin was trading at $48,500 in the early hours on March 3 before surging 8.6% to an intraday high of $52,631. Currently, BTC price trades slightly below $51,000, and while $50,000 may have become a soft support, a daily close above the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement ($52,000) is needed to confirm that a bullish …

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ($GBTC) is currently the largest listed cryptocurrency asset with $30.17 billion in assets under management. The firm currently holds more than 655,730 BTC and the security is tradable in the United States through over-the-counter markets. How is GBTC different from a Bitcoin ETF? The fund was launched in 2013 and the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust became the preferred institutional vehicle in the U.S. for BTC due to the lack of a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). Investment trust funds are regulated by the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and they are designed exclusively for accredited …

The cryptocurrency market faced another day of downward pressure as the unease in the traditional markets continues to spread following the recent interest rate spike on the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond. Data from Cointelegraph Markets and TradingView shows that the price of Bitcoin (BTC) fell to a low at $44,710 late on Feb. 25 before buying at the key support returned to help the digital asset recover back above $46,500 but generally, analysts are looking for $50,000 to become an established support before expecting bullish continuation. Despite major BTC purchases by MicroStrategy, Tesla and MassMutual, a majority of institutional investors …

Bitcoin (BTC) hit yet another all-time high on Feb. 19 as the largest cryptocurrency set its sights on becoming a trillion-dollar asset. Another day, another Bitcoin record Data from Cointelegraph Markets and Tradingview showed BTC/USD reaching $52,932 on Bitstamp at the time of writing after rising % in an hour. Holding $50,000 support over the past two days, Bitcoin was primed for further gains in the short term, analysts believed, with one area in particular capturing hodlers' imagination. At around $53,600, Bitcoin's total market cap will pass $1 trillion for the first time in history. "It is simple. In the …

Strategists at JPMorgan Chase caused quite the stir in January when they informed clients that the approval of a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund, or ETF, would be a short-term headwind for the digital asset. A United Kingdom-based cryptocurrency hedge fund manager is attempting to pour cold water on those claims, asserting that JPMorgan’s analysis isn’t based on quantitative analysis or in-depth research. The crux of JPMorgan’s argument is that a new institutional-grade ETF would introduce competition for Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, or GBTC, which has amassed over $22 billion in assets under management. The bank’s strategists say that the new ETF …