Grayscale files for Canton ETF to hold Canton Coin directly

BlackRock’s IBIT accounted for most of the weekly Bitcoin ETF redemptions, while Fidelity and Grayscale funds also saw outflows.

Grayscale Chief Legal Officer Craig Salm has suggested that Zcash’s own shielded user base may be offering a more meaningful signal on exploit risk than external prediction markets. His comments came after Polymarket opened a market on whether Zcash’s Orchard pool vulnerability, publicized on June 4, is ultimately confirmed to have been exploited on mainnet. […]

Strategy’s bitcoin buying model is facing new scrutiny after Grayscale warned that current share prices could limit future accumulation. The concern followed a bitcoin sale, STRC dividend pressure, and questions over whether Strategy can keep funding purchases without stronger investor demand. Grayscale Flags Rising Risks to Strategy’s Bitcoin Accumulation Machine Strategy’s bitcoin strategy is facing […]

Grayscale's warning highlights potential market volatility and investor caution as Strategy's leveraged Bitcoin model faces financial strain. The post Strategy faces stress test as Grayscale warns leveraged Bitcoin model may force further sales appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Grayscale says Strategy sold 32 BTC on June 1 as pressure on its leveraged Bitcoin model fuels market volatility. Strategy’s Bitcoin model is facing fresh market questions after Grayscale Research said the firm sold 32 BTC on June 1.  The sale was small compared with its total holdings, but Zach Pandl said pressure on the […] The post Is Strategy’s Leveraged Bitcoin Model Starting to Crack? appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

Grayscale’s head of research says Strategy’s leveraged business model has come under pressure, and that pressure could make it harder for the company to keep adding Bitcoin to its holdings. Related Reading: Bitmine Seeks $300M Raise To Accelerate Ethereum Accumulation Strategy A Dividend Problem Taking Shape Zach Pandl made the assessment Thursday after Strategy sold 32 Bitcoin — a tiny slice of its 843,706 BTC stockpile — triggering a wave of selling that has knocked Bitcoin down 16% since the transaction. Strategy also offloaded $128 million in shares, and its stock has dropped nearly 13% to a two-month low of $126. At the center of the concern is STRC, a variable-rate preferred equity instrument that Strategy designed to trade at $100 per share and pay an 11.5% dividend. It is now trading around $95 — below the target price — a sign that investors are demanding a higher return than the instrument currently offers. If Strategy responds by raising the dividend to pull STRC back to par

Grayscale Investments has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to launch a spot Canton Coin exchange-traded fund, extending its recent push into crypto investment products just days after its Hyperliquid staking ETF began trading. According to a registration…

“Less Bitcoin on levered DAT balance sheets and more on diversified corporate balance sheets will be a positive,” said Grayscale’s head of research, Zach Pandl.