Grayscale CEO highlights 20% GBTC share buyback option if ETF conversion fails
Based on an end-of-year letter to traders published on Dec. 10, Grayscale Investments CEO Michael Sonnenshein stated that the agency may contemplate “a young supply for a portion of the excellent shares of GBTC [Grayscale Bitcoin Trust]” if the latter’s exchange-traded fund (ETF) conversion course of is finally unsuccessful. Sonnenshein acknowledged that “such tender supply can be for not more than 20% of the excellent shares of GBTC” and would require each regulatory “reduction” from the US Securities and Trade Fee in addition to shareholder approval.
Grayscale and its subsidiary over-the-counter traded fund, GBTC, are at the moment embroiled in a lawsuit with the SEC after the latter denied Grayscale’s software to transform the GBTC to a spot Bitcoin ETF on June 29, 2022. As instructed by Sonnenshein, Grayscale filed its opening transient in opposition to the SEC on Oct. 11, 2022, and is because of submit its response to an SEC reply transient by Jan. 13, 2022, with the ultimate written transient due on Feb. 3, 2022. “Shortly thereafter, a three-judge panel will probably be chosen to listen to oral arguments and rule on the case,” Sonnenshein wrote to traders.
“Within the occasion we’re unsuccessful in pursuing choices for returning a portion of the capital to shareholders, we don’t at the moment intend to dissolve GBTC, however would as a substitute proceed to function GBTC with out an ongoing redemption program till we’re profitable in changing it to a spot bitcoin ETF.”
Cointelegraph beforehand reported that GBTC, together with different main Grayscale digital forex funds, is buying and selling at reductions to internet asset values, or NAVs, of 34%–69% on account of solvency considerations arising from its mum or dad firm, Digital Forex Group, and its publicity to distressed cryptocurrency dealer Genesis International. On the time of publication, GBTC has $10.68 billion in Bitcoin (BTC) beneath administration however is barely price $5.48 billion per market capitalization.
