What happens when GBTC unlocks?

The trade works when funds borrow bitcoin to deposit into GBTC, then they have shares of GBTC that are worth more than the bitcoin they bought. When the unlock period occurs the shares, redeemable for bitcoin, have a mark-up over the price of bitcoin and thus the fund finds itself in possession of free bitcoin .19 Tem 2021

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Can I buy Grayscale Bitcoin Trust?

Investors can get that kind of bargain now in the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust . But this may be a case where a discount isn’t really worth the price. The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (ticker: GBTC) is the largest publicly traded Bitcoin fund in the world with more than 700,000 investors and $24.1 billion in assets.8 Mar 2022

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