{"id":89639,"date":"2024-08-13T11:19:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T15:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=89639"},"modified":"2024-08-13T11:20:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T15:20:46","slug":"grayscale-introduces-makerdao-trust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/grayscale-introduces-makerdao-trust\/","title":{"rendered":"Grayscale Introduces MakerDAO Trust, MKR Price Rises 5%"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Crypto asset manager <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/grayscale-shows-optimism-for-btc-eth.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"89256\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Grayscale<\/a> has established a MakerDAO Trust, which provides investors with the opportunity to acquire exposure to MKR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grayscale-Introduces-MakerDAO-Trust-MKR-Price-Rises-5-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Grayscale Introduces MakerDAO Trust, MKR Price Rises 5%\" class=\"wp-image-89641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grayscale-Introduces-MakerDAO-Trust-MKR-Price-Rises-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grayscale-Introduces-MakerDAO-Trust-MKR-Price-Rises-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grayscale-Introduces-MakerDAO-Trust-MKR-Price-Rises-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grayscale-Introduces-MakerDAO-Trust-MKR-Price-Rises-5-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grayscale-Introduces-MakerDAO-Trust-MKR-Price-Rises-5-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grayscale-Introduces-MakerDAO-Trust-MKR-Price-Rises-5-615x410.jpg 615w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grayscale-Introduces-MakerDAO-Trust-MKR-Price-Rises-5-860x573.jpg 860w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grayscale-Introduces-MakerDAO-Trust-MKR-Price-Rises-5.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Grayscale, a digital asset management firm, has announced the launch of its MakerDAO Trust, a new single-asset cryptocurrency investment fund available through private placement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This follows the company's previous introductions of similar <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/skybridge-files-for-crypto-based-etf.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"10040\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">crypto-based trusts<\/a> to provide investors with market exposure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The price of MKR responded positively, showing a 5% increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grayscale Unveils MakerDAO Trust<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On August 13, Grayscale issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2024\/08\/13\/2929241\/0\/en\/Grayscale-Investments-Launches-Grayscale-MakerDAO-Trust.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press release<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; 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Grayscale, a digital asset management firm, has announced the launch of its MakerDAO Trust, a new single-asset cryptocurrency investment fund available through private placement. 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