{"id":67143,"date":"2023-12-19T07:17:58","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T11:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=67143"},"modified":"2023-12-19T07:18:06","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T11:18:06","slug":"ark-invest-sells-800k-gbtc-shares-for-28m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/ark-invest-sells-800k-gbtc-shares-for-28m\/","title":{"rendered":"ARK Invest Sells 800K GBTC Shares For $28M"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ARK Invest, a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) contender in the United States, has sold another substantial quantity of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) shares, further depleting its <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/hedge-fund-millennium-reminds-employees-to-declare-cryptocurrency-holdings.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cryptocurrency holdings<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"993\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Michael-Burry-takes-aim-at-Cathie-Woods-Ark-Innovation-ETF.jpg\" alt=\"ARK Invest Sells 800K GBTC Shares For $28M\" class=\"wp-image-8210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Michael-Burry-takes-aim-at-Cathie-Woods-Ark-Innovation-ETF.jpg 993w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Michael-Burry-takes-aim-at-Cathie-Woods-Ark-Innovation-ETF-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Michael-Burry-takes-aim-at-Cathie-Woods-Ark-Innovation-ETF-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Michael-Burry-takes-aim-at-Cathie-Woods-Ark-Innovation-ETF-355x200.jpg 355w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ARK Invest Sells 800K GBTC Shares For $28M<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cointelegraph has obtained trade notification that ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) sold 809,441 GBTC on December 18. According to data provided by TradingView, the valuation of the transaction is $27.9 million, which is dependent on the closing share price of $34.5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ARK's most recent divestment divests GBTC even more, bringing it one step closer to removing GBTC from ARKW's top three holdings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of December 18, GBTC maintains its position as the third most valuable asset in the ARKW portfolio, comprising 6.84% of the total assets and valued at $117 billion. Roku, a streaming platform and <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/coinbase-enables-usd-swift-transfers-in-singapore.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cryptocurrency exchan<\/a>ge Coinbase, which accounts for 8% of ARKW's total assets, ranks above GBTC in the rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-jnews-featured-750\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-59-750x240.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-59-750x240.png 750w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-59-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-59-768x246.png 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-59-18x6.png 18w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-59.png 941w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Top four holdings in the ARK Next Generation Internet ETF as of Dec. 18, 2023. Source: ARK<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>ARK has continued to amass shares of Block (SQ), the financial payment processor co-founded by Twitter (now X) co-founder Jack Dorsey, despite selling GBTC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ARKW allocated an additional 347,692 Block shares on December 18, valued at $25.7 million at the share price at the close. Amid aggressive purchasing, Block stock has been approaching GBTC on the list of the top four cryptocurrencies, attaining a market value of $116.9 billion and a weight of 6.83% of ARKW's total assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Block introduced Bitkey, its proprietary self-custody Bitcoin wallet, on December 7. With hardware storage and mobile applications, the wallet will be accessible in more than 95 countries. 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Cointelegraph has obtained trade notification that ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) sold 809,441 GBTC on December 18. 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