Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Outshines Nividia With 220% Gain This Year
“GBTC is the gift that keeps giving,” one observer said.
“GBTC is the gift that keeps giving,” one observer said.
While most observers tie bitcoin’s recent strength to the anticipation of a spot ETF approval, some analysts offer alternative explanations to the crypto’s rise.
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 24, 2023.
Growth among most crypto majors seemed to lull as traders likely took profits on gains since the start of this week.
An ETF could be a better investment vehicle for investors compared to currently offered products, such as trusts and futures, which hold over $21 billion in value, the fund said.
The price of bitcoin surged on Monday after BlackRock’s proposed ETF showed up on the DTCC’s website and dropped when it vanished Tuesday.
Shares of Coinbase (COIN), MicroStrategy (MSTR) and Marathon Digital (MARA) climbed more than 13% as bitcoin (BTC) topped $34,000.
The fund also sold about $3.3 million worth of Coinbase shares (COIN) and bought $2.4 million shares of Robinhood (HOOD).
Traders on crypto exchanges Binance, Huobi and OKX were hit for $50 million each, suggesting a large amount of leverage used on those platforms.
BTC hasn’t seen these lofty levels since May 2022, when the cryptocurrency industry was just starting to get pummeled by scandals.