Grayscale Bitcoin Trust closes with 41% premium lost amid FTX meltdown
On Nov. 9, the GBTC closed at a record discount of 41% with a one-share price standing at $8.76. Following the FTX bank run, which accelerated by Nov. 7, Bitcoin (BTC) price started to buckle and, at the time of writing, lost 21% in five days. Among the victims of the swift market meltdown is the world’s largest institutional Bitcoin fund, the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC). On Nov. 9, the GBTC closed at a record discount of 41%, with a price per share standing at $8.76. Overall, the GBTC has been gradually declining for almost a year since its peak position of $51.47 per share on Nov. 12,....
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