一家以股票形式提供加密貨幣的紐約公司Grayscale Investments在周一宣布,監(jiān)管機(jī)構(gòu)已經(jīng)批準(zhǔn)其向公眾出售兩種新的加密貨幣股票。
其中一只新上市的股票是代表萊特幣(Litecoin)的股票,萊特幣是一種繼比特幣之后最古老的加密貨幣之一;另一只股票是比特幣現(xiàn)金(Bitcoin Cash),這是于2017年推出的一種頗具爭(zhēng)議的比特幣衍生產(chǎn)品。Coinmarketcap的數(shù)據(jù)顯示,按市值計(jì)算,它們分別是第八和第五大加密貨幣。這些新股將以LTCN和BCHG的代碼交易,在未來(lái)兩到四周內(nèi)向公眾開(kāi)放。
雖然加密貨幣愛(ài)好者通常會(huì)直接在比特幣公司Coinbase或幣安網(wǎng)等專用加密交易所購(gòu)買萊特幣和其他數(shù)字貨幣,但Grayscale卻發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個(gè)以股票形式銷售的細(xì)分市場(chǎng)。
Grayscale的加密產(chǎn)品相當(dāng)于持有基礎(chǔ)資產(chǎn)的信托公司的股份。盡管該公司投資的股票交易價(jià)格高于該資產(chǎn)的價(jià)格,但它們?nèi)允艿搅艘恍╆P(guān)注直接投資比特幣和其他加密資產(chǎn)的機(jī)構(gòu)投資者的青睞。
與此同時(shí),Grayscale的股票,尤其是比特幣,在像Robinhood這樣的應(yīng)用程序上收獲了年輕一代投資者的細(xì)分市場(chǎng)。事實(shí)上,嘉信理財(cái)(Charles Schwab)在去年12月曾報(bào)告稱,比特幣股票是年輕一代持有的前五大股票之一,領(lǐng)先于Netflix等股票。
Grayscale的董事總經(jīng)理邁克爾?索南辛說(shuō):“公司構(gòu)建了在現(xiàn)有監(jiān)管框架內(nèi)運(yùn)作的投資產(chǎn)品。隨著另外兩款產(chǎn)品獲得公開(kāi)交易的批準(zhǔn),我們正在為擴(kuò)大投資者而拓寬對(duì)數(shù)字貨幣資產(chǎn)類別的接觸?!?
新的萊特幣和比特幣現(xiàn)金存量讓公眾可以獲得的加密貨幣總數(shù)達(dá)到6種。其他股票也由Grayscale投資打包,代表比特幣、以太坊、以太坊經(jīng)典以及不同貨幣的混合股票。
更廣泛地說(shuō),Grayscale已經(jīng)發(fā)展出一種有利可圖的做法,那就是將其信托公司的股票出售給達(dá)到標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的投資者。這些投資者最初被禁止向公眾轉(zhuǎn)售這些股票,但只要監(jiān)管機(jī)構(gòu)批準(zhǔn)這樣做,他們通常能夠獲得可觀的利潤(rùn)。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
編譯:劉心辰
一家以股票形式提供加密貨幣的紐約公司Grayscale Investments在周一宣布,監(jiān)管機(jī)構(gòu)已經(jīng)批準(zhǔn)其向公眾出售兩種新的加密貨幣股票。
其中一只新上市的股票是代表萊特幣(Litecoin)的股票,萊特幣是一種繼比特幣之后最古老的加密貨幣之一;另一只股票是比特幣現(xiàn)金(Bitcoin Cash),這是于2017年推出的一種頗具爭(zhēng)議的比特幣衍生產(chǎn)品。Coinmarketcap的數(shù)據(jù)顯示,按市值計(jì)算,它們分別是第八和第五大加密貨幣。這些新股將以LTCN和BCHG的代碼交易,在未來(lái)兩到四周內(nèi)向公眾開(kāi)放。
雖然加密貨幣愛(ài)好者通常會(huì)直接在比特幣公司Coinbase或幣安網(wǎng)等專用加密交易所購(gòu)買萊特幣和其他數(shù)字貨幣,但Grayscale卻發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個(gè)以股票形式銷售的細(xì)分市場(chǎng)。
Grayscale的加密產(chǎn)品相當(dāng)于持有基礎(chǔ)資產(chǎn)的信托公司的股份。盡管該公司投資的股票交易價(jià)格高于該資產(chǎn)的價(jià)格,但它們?nèi)允艿搅艘恍╆P(guān)注直接投資比特幣和其他加密資產(chǎn)的機(jī)構(gòu)投資者的青睞。
與此同時(shí),Grayscale的股票,尤其是比特幣,在像Robinhood這樣的應(yīng)用程序上收獲了年輕一代投資者的細(xì)分市場(chǎng)。事實(shí)上,嘉信理財(cái)(Charles Schwab)在去年12月曾報(bào)告稱,比特幣股票是年輕一代持有的前五大股票之一,領(lǐng)先于Netflix等股票。
Grayscale的董事總經(jīng)理邁克爾?索南辛說(shuō):“公司構(gòu)建了在現(xiàn)有監(jiān)管框架內(nèi)運(yùn)作的投資產(chǎn)品。隨著另外兩款產(chǎn)品獲得公開(kāi)交易的批準(zhǔn),我們正在為擴(kuò)大投資者而拓寬對(duì)數(shù)字貨幣資產(chǎn)類別的接觸?!?
新的萊特幣和比特幣現(xiàn)金存量讓公眾可以獲得的加密貨幣總數(shù)達(dá)到6種。其他股票也由Grayscale投資打包,代表比特幣、以太坊、以太坊經(jīng)典以及不同貨幣的混合股票。
更廣泛地說(shuō),Grayscale已經(jīng)發(fā)展出一種有利可圖的做法,那就是將其信托公司的股票出售給達(dá)到標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的投資者。這些投資者最初被禁止向公眾轉(zhuǎn)售這些股票,但只要監(jiān)管機(jī)構(gòu)批準(zhǔn)這樣做,他們通常能夠獲得可觀的利潤(rùn)。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
編譯:劉心辰
Grayscale Investments, a New York firm that makes cryptocurrencies available in the form of stocks, announced on Monday that regulators have given the go-ahead for the sale of two new cryptocurrencies to the public.
One of the newly listed stocks will represent shares of Litecoin, one of the oldest cryptocurrencies after Bitcoin, and the other is Bitcoin Cash, a controversial spinoff to Bitcoin launched in 2017. They are respectively the eighth and fifth biggest cryptocurrencies by market cap, according to Coinmarketcap. The new stocks, which will trade under the symbols LTCN and BCHG, will be available to the general public in the next two to four weeks.
While cryptocurrency enthusiasts typically purchase Litecoin and other digital currencies directly on dedicated crypto exchanges like Coinbase or Binance, Grayscale has found a niche selling them in the forms of shares.
The Grayscale crypto products amount to shares in a trust that holds the underlying asset. Even though the Grayscale shares trade at a premium to the price of the asset, they have found favor with some institutional investors concerned about investing in Bitcoin and other crypto assets directly.
Meanwhile, Grayscale stocks—especially Bitcoin—have found a niche with millennial investors on apps like Robinhood. Indeed, Charles Schwab reported in December that the Bitcoin stock, which trades under the symbol GBTC, was one of the top five equities held by millennials—ahead of stocks like Netflix.
“Grayscale builds investment products that operate within existing regulatory frameworks. With two additional products gaining approval for public trading, we’re broadening access for investors to gain exposure to the digital currency asset class,” said Grayscale’s managing director, Michael Sonnenshein in a statement.
The new Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash stocks bring to six the total number of cryptocurrencies available to the public as shares. The other stocks, also packaged by Grayscale, represent shares of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, and a blend of different currencies.
More broadly, Grayscale has developed a lucrative practice selling shares of its trusts to accredited investors. Those investors are initially barred from reselling those shares to the public, but once regulators grant a green light to do so, they are typically able to make a considerable profit.