{"id":135624,"date":"2024-08-15T15:30:29","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T12:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=135624"},"modified":"2024-08-15T14:29:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T11:29:22","slug":"top-u-s-bank-backs-blackrocks-bitcoin-etf-drops-grayscale-trust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/top-u-s-bank-backs-blackrocks-bitcoin-etf-drops-grayscale-trust\/","title":{"rendered":"Top U.S. Bank Backs BlackRock&#8217;s Bitcoin ETF, Drops Grayscale Trust"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As of June 30, 2024, the bank held over 5.5 million shares in this spot <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/cryptocurrency\/bitcoin\/\">Bitcoin<\/a><\/strong> ETF, making it one of the top five shareholders. Additionally, Morgan Stanley has acquired 26,222 shares of the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF, valued around $1.57 million, down from $2.3 million at the end of Q1 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The filing also shows a significant decrease in Morgan Stanley\u2019s position in the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, which has dropped to approximately $148,000 from nearly $270 million previously, suggesting a near-total divestment from GBTC.<\/p>\n<p>Form 13F reports, required by the SEC from institutional managers with at least $100 million in assets, provide insights into stock holdings but exclude short positions.<\/p>\n<style>\n    .dark-mode .read-more {background-color: #343a40 !important;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"read-more pb-3 pt-3 pt-md-2 px-3 my-4 border bg-light\">\n    <h5 class=\"text-uppercase border-bottom mb-3 pb-1 d-none d-md-block\">READ MORE:<\/h5>\n    <a class=\"article row\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/institutional-investors-increase-bitcoin-etf-holdings-in-q2\/\" title=\"Institutional Investors Increase Bitcoin ETF Holdings in Q2\">\n        <div class=\"contentRight col-4\">\n            <span class=\"imgContainer mt-0\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image img-defer\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/bitcoin-36-7-240x170.jpg\">\n            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentLeft col-8\">\n            <h4 class=\"title mb-0\">Institutional Investors Increase Bitcoin ETF Holdings in Q2<\/h4>           \n            \n        <\/div>        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>The iShares Bitcoin Trust remains the largest spot Bitcoin ETF by market cap, managing $20 billion in assets. Goldman Sachs recently disclosed a notable investment in the same ETF, with 6.9 million shares worth $238.6 million.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Morgan Stanley\u2019s total investment in spot Bitcoin ETFs reached around $190 million by the end of Q2 2024, indicating a shift in its cryptocurrency investment strategy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morgan Stanley has revealed a substantial investment of $187.79 million in BlackRock\u2019s iShares Bitcoin Trust, according to its recent Form 13F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":25596,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-135624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bitcoin"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This 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