GBTC premium hits -34% all-time low as crypto funds ‘puke out’ tokens
Dark days for crypto institutional investors as contagion fears are magnified and asset prices tumble. The largest Bitcoin investment vehicle, the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), is now trading at its biggest ever discount to the spot market.Data from on-chain analytics resource Coinglass shows GBTC shares down 34% versus BTC/USD on major exchanges as of June 17.GBTC suffers in market downturnAmid continued turmoil in DeFi spilling over to infect the crypto market, conditions have deteriorated for investors big and small.The latest figures now show that institutions have definitively....
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Following the recent bitcoin price pullback, the latest Skew data now indicates that the premium rate on Grayscale’s GBTC is under 10%. The lower rate comes just weeks after the premium peaked at 41% towards the end of December. The GBTC premium is a measure of the extent of differences in the value between the crypto asset on the open market and in the Grayscale fund. The same data also shows that between late October of 2020 and January 21 of the current year, this premium averaged 22%. However, in the seven days leading up to January 21, this rate dropped to 7.3%. According to....
For the past two months, Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) has traded at a negative premium to the net asset value (NAV). GBTC historically traded at a high premium relative to the underlying, averaging a 15% premium since the fund’s inception. This was largely due to GBTC being the only investment vehicle easily accessible to institutional […]
Since trading at a negative for nearly 2 months, GrayScale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) premium plummeted to -14.21% this morning. Historically, GBTC has traded at a high premium relative to the underlying Bitcoin, commanding an average of 15.02% premium since the fund’s inception. But as competition grows and firms create cheaper, more accurate financial products, GBTC’s appeal has dropped dramatically — and its premium clearly shows for it. Analyzing Why Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Premium Continues to […]
Funds are flowing back into GBTC, data suggests, as CEO Sonnenshein reiterates plans to turn Grayscale crypto funds into ETFs. The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) is echoing bullish sentiment in Bitcoin (BTC) as its premium over spot price rises to its highest since May.Data from analytics resource Bybt shows that on Tuesday, the so-called Grayscale premium stood at -5.88%. The last time it was closer to zero was on May 25.GBTC premium slips above -6% That was a week after Bitcoin began a major price drawdown, which this week has finally shown signs of abating.GBTC has been the subject of....
The largest Bitcoin trust in the world, the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) has been closing ranks around its premium over the last year. After hitting an all-time low of -48.89% in December 2022, the gap has been effectively closed to the point that it has reached a two-year high. GBTC Premium Sitting At -10.35% The […]