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Grayscale appoints founder Barry Silbert as Board Chairman, expands management team
Barry Silbert appointed Chairman of the Board; Mark Shifke steps down as Chairman but remains director.
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust distributes 303.7M shares of Bitcoin Mini Trust; BTC begins trading
Completed pro rata distribution of 303,690,100 shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust to GBTC holders as of July 30 record date.
Record date July 30, 2024; each GBTC share receives one BTC share on July 31.
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust sets July 30 record date for 1:1 distribution of new Mini Trust shares
Record date July 30, 2024; each GBTC share receives 1 BTC share of Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust.
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust appoints Peter Mintzberg as CEO effective Aug 15, 2024
Peter Mintzberg appointed CEO of Grayscale Investments, effective August 15, 2024, also joining the board.
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust adopts cash-only creation/redemption; shareholders approve
Shareholders holding 99.5% of shares approved amendment to trust agreement for cash-based creation/redemption, effective March 15, 2024.
Grayscale announces spin-off of new lower-fee Bitcoin Mini Trust (BTC) for GBTC shareholders
GBTC to seed new Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust (ticker 'BTC') via spin-off, distributing shares pro rata to GBTC holders.
Entered into Participant Agreements with Jane Street Capital, Virtu Americas LLC, Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., and ABN AMRO Clearing USA LLC as Authorized Participants effective Jan 10, 2024.
Sponsor fee cut from 2% to 1.5%, effective upon listing on NYSE Arca.
New Custodian Agreement with Coinbase entities covers custodial and prime broker services for Trust's Bitcoin.
Entered Transfer Agency Agreement with BNY Mellon; effective on NYSE Arca uplisting date.
Grayscale urges SEC to approve GBTC spot bitcoin ETF after court vacates denial
D.C. Circuit vacated SEC's June 2022 order denying GBTC conversion to a spot bitcoin ETF on Aug 29, 2023.
Grayscale wins D.C. Circuit appeal; SEC order denying GBTC ETF conversion vacated
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals granted Grayscale's petition and vacated the SEC's June 2022 order denying GBTC conversion to an ETF.
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust removes Binance.US from pricing index after USD suspension
Effective June 17, 2023, Binance.US removed from CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index (XBX).
Grayscale sues SEC over rejection of GBTC spot Bitcoin ETF conversion
Filed petition for review in D.C. Circuit on June 29, 2022, arguing SEC violated APA and Exchange Act.
DCG authorizes $250M share repurchases for Grayscale trusts; $200M for six products including GBTC
Up to $30M for Grayscale Litecoin Trust (LTCN), $10M for Horizen Trust (HZEN), $10M for Zcash Trust (ZCSH).
DCG increases Grayscale Bitcoin Trust share buyback authorization to $1B
DCG authorized purchase of up to $1B of GBTC shares, a $250M increase from prior $750M authorization.
NYSE Arca files 19b-4 to convert Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) into spot ETF
NYSE Arca filed Form 19b-4 with SEC to list and trade GBTC shares as a Bitcoin spot ETF under Rule 8.201-E.
the appointment of Diana Zhang to serve as the new Chief Operating Officer of Grayscale Operating, LLC, effective May 6, 2025.
Ms. Zhang will succeed Hugh Ross, the current Chief Operating Officer of Grayscale Operating, LLC, who has decided to step down from his position and is expected to remain with Grayscale to assist with the transition of his responsibilities until his departure on or prior to May 31, 2025.
has decided to step down from his position, effective immediately.
Mr. Edward McGee, the Chief Financial Officer of Grayscale and principal financial officer of the Company, will serve as principal executive officer on an interim basis
the appointment of Peter Mintzberg to serve as Grayscale’s new Chief Executive Officer
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