Grayscale
One of the world’s largest digital asset investment platforms, offering regulated products for digital assets exposure including trusts and ETFs of Bitcoin and Ethereum.
What is Grayscale?
Grayscale Investments is one of the world’s largest digital asset-focused investment platform, founded in 2013, offering regulated products for exposure to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum.
It manages trusts such as the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), which holds over 3% of Bitcoin’s supply (about 643,572 BTC in 2022), and has expanded to ETFs and thematic funds. Grayscale enables institutional and retail access through private placements, public quotes, and ETFs. In 2024, it launched spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs following SEC approvals.
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DYOR
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