Cathie Wood’s asset management firm, ARK Invest, has sold all its positions in Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) and purchased $92 million worth of ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO). This move is part of ARK’s ongoing trading activities that have impacted its Bitcoin-related holdings. The selling spree also included divesting over 700,000 units of GBTC in […]
ARK Invest, the institutional asset management firm led by Cathie Wood, has sold its entire remaining holdings of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) worth $200 million. The firm used half of the proceeds to invest in Bitcoin Futures ETF Bito, making it the second-largest holder of Bito. However, analysts believe this move is temporary as ARK […]
The US banking giant J.P. Morgan has solidified its leadership position, with its US banking subsidiary generating nearly one-fifth of the industry’s profits in the first nine months of the year. According to the Financial Times, the bank earned $38.9 billion in profit during this period, accounting for approximately 18% of the total industry profits. […]
The end of the second largest Swiss bank has generated significant interest among readers of finews.ch. Alongside the Credit Suisse, other topics also captured attention in the columns of finews.ch in 2023. The rescue of Credit Suisse and its forced sale to competitor UBS unfolded as both a tragedy and a comedy.An analysis of the […]
Bitzlato, a crypto exchange, has announced the temporary suspension of all Bitcoin withdrawals. This measure is being taken as the company prepares for upcoming legal hearings regarding its users’ assets seized in France. Despite the exchange and its assets being seized earlier this year, Bitzlato was able to partially restore access to user funds, allowing […]
Stablecoin issuer Paxos has received regulatory approval from the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) to extend its products to the Solana blockchain. This marks a significant milestone for Paxos as it expands beyond the Ethereum network, where it was previously the only stablecoin issuer allowed. The Pax Dollar (USDP) will be launched on […]
Grayscale Investments, a company seeking to convert its Bitcoin Trust into a U.S. spot exchange-traded fund (ETF), has announced changes in its leadership. Barry Silbert, the chairman of Grayscale, has resigned and will be replaced by Mark Shifke, the chief financial officer of Grayscale’s owner, DCG. The changes will take effect on January 1, although […]
UBS Group AG has made the decision to exit $5 billion in assets that it manages for wealthy clients. This move comes as the company works to sort out the parts of Credit Suisse that it does not want. During the third quarter, UBS transferred these assets from its wealth management division to its wind-down […]
Japan’s Cabinet has approved a proposal to eliminate corporate tax on unrealized cryptocurrency gains, potentially revolutionizing the crypto landscape in the country. If this proposal becomes law, it would mean that companies would no longer have to pay taxes on the difference between the market and book values of their crypto assets. This move is […]
Swiss digital asset bank Sygnum has obtained a Major Payment Institution Licence (MPIL) from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for its Singapore arm. This license will enable the bank to offer brokerage services for cryptocurrencies, known as Digital Payment Tokens (DPTs), in Singapore. Sygnum also revealed that it currently manages CHF 3.2 billion in […]
