Grayscale Investments Terminates XRP Trust Citing Impact of SEC Lawsuit Again...
Grayscale Investments is shutting down its Grayscale XRP Trust and liquidating its XRP holdings in order to distribute cash proceeds to the trust’s shareholders. The firm cited difficulty in converting XRP into U.S. dollars following the lawsuit filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Ripple. Grayscale Axes XRP Trust Grayscale Investments announced Wednesday that it is commencing the “dissolution of Grayscale XRP Trust.” The company detailed that on Dec. 22, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) decided “to file a federal court....
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Cash proceeds from the Trust’s liquidated XRP will be distributed to Trust shareholders, Grayscale said.
Genesis will no longer be involved in GBTC's main operations, but will still act as a liquidity provider. According to a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Grayscale Bitcoin Trust has terminated two agreements with cryptocurrency broker Genesis. First, Genesis will no longer assist Grayscale in the distribution and marketing of the latter's shares. Second, from Oct. 3 onwards, Genesis will no longer be an authorized participant of the trust but will continue to serve as a liquidity provider for Grayscale. The two agreements previously came into effect in....
During the last seven days, Grayscale Investments purchased 17,100 BTC or $182 million worth of bitcoin using today’s exchange rates. The company’s bitcoin position is now close to 450,000 BTC worth roughly $4.7 billion. The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) is a very popular investment vehicle and in 2020 the trust has obtained a massive amount of BTC. Today, GBTC has $4.7 billion assets under management (AUM), according to data provided by bybt.com. Grayscale’s bitcoin position is also displayed on the company website as well for transparency purposes. Since the Grayscale....