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Bitcoin Investment Trust Could IPO by October

Bitcoin Investment Trust (BIT) wants to be listed on NYSE Arca, according to a registration statement filed Friday with the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This is the second proposed Bitcoin investment trust listing on the exchange. The first, Solidx Bitcoin Trust, has yet to be approved by the SEC. Using Solidx as a model, it could take the Commission until October to make a decision whether to approve or disapprove BIT’s listing.

As Donald Trump prepared to be inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States on January 20, Barry Silbert filed a registration statement with the SEC seeking an initial public offering (IPO) for his flagship fund BIT. BIT’s shares are to be listed under the symbol GBTC on the NYSE Arca.

“This is an initial public offering of the Trust’s Shares,” BIT’s registration statement reads. The shares “are designed to provide investors with a cost-effective and convenient way to invest in Bitcoin.” Grayscale Investments, LLC is the sponsor of the Trust, Delaware Trust Company is the trustee, the Bank of New York Mellon is the transfer agent, as well as the administrator, and Xapo Inc. is the custodian. The annual fee for investors will remain at 2 percent. The proposed maximum offering is $500 million of the Trust’s shares.

Silbert’s Grayscale Investments, LLC simultaneously announced that it “has ceased its ongoing private placement and will no longer issue shares of the Bitcoin Investment Trust through its previous 506(c) private placement.” However, BIT’s shares will continue to be quoted in the secondary market over-the-counter on OTCQX under the symbol GBTC while the registration with the SEC is pending approval. GBTC currently has assets under management of $164.21 million as of the end of December 2016.

Possible Time Frame

A possible time frame for the SEC to either approve or disapprove BIT’s listing on the NYSE Arca can be estimated using Solidx Bitcoin Trust as an example. Solidx originally filed with the Commission to list on the NYSE Arca on July 11, 2016.

After the company’s initial filing, the next step will be for the exchange to file with the SEC “a proposed rule change to list and trade shares” under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.201. For Solidx, the NYSE Arca filed with the SEC on July 13, 2016, which was two days after Solidx filed. Given that BIT’s filing was on a Friday, the NYSE Arca could file with the SEC early next week.

Then the proposed rule change would be published for comments in the Federal Register. This usually happens between two to three weeks after a filing with the SEC. For Solidx, it was published on August 2, 2016, approximately three weeks after filing. That means the proposed rule change for BIT should be published in the Federal Register sometime in the second or third week of February.

After publishing in the Federal Register, the Commission has 180 days to issue an order approving or disapproving the proposed rule change. However, it can also extend that period by a maximum of 60 days if necessary, which is a total of 240 days from the publication in the Federal Register. For Solidx, the SEC has already chosen to extend the consideration period as long as it could to March 30, 2017.

For BIT, 180 days from a likely date of publication in the Federal Register would be early August and 60 days after that would be early October.

Likelihood of Approval

The SEC has a habit of delaying making decisions on Bitcoin investment funds as seen by the delay for Solidx, taking the maximum time allowed by the Securities Exchange Act. Recently, Needham & Company, which provides investment coverage of BIT, suggested that the chance of the SEC approving Bitcoin ETFs is very low, at less than 25 percent.

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According to Needham, there is no more extension available for the Commission after the 60 days. The firm also suggested that the Commission may not make a decision by the deadline, in which case “the proposed rule change is automatically approved,” Needham’s report reads. The firm believes this will increase the likelihood of an ETF being approved. Then, there’s the ‘Trump factor.’

The new administration may be more Bitcoin friendly than the previous administration. “We need to undo many regulations which have stifled investment in American businesses, and restore oversight of the financial industry in a way that does not harm American workers,” President Trump recently said.

Do you think the SEC will approve BIT’s listing by October? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Bitcoin Investment Trust Surges 41%…Why?

The Bitcoin Investment Trust (GBTC) surged more than 41% today, closing at $415 as the controversial cyber currency continued gaining altitude.

According to CoinDesk, bitcoin climbed 9.6% to $2,511.30 in recent market action, continuing a rally that has doubled its value so far this year.

The Bitcoin Investment Trust trades over the counter, though that could soon change. Grayscale Investments, a firm run by technology entrepreneur Barry Silbert, filed with the SEC in January to raise $500 million in an IPO for its flagship fund. The trust, which could IPO in October, has since increased its IPO size to $1 billion.

In the past seven days, the fund has almost doubled in value.

The SEC has not looked kindly on bitcoin ETF proposals. A bid from Winklevoss Capital, the firm operated by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, was rejected in March, though an appeal is underway, giving the proposal a new life.

Understanding The Bitcoin Investment Trust (GBTC)

Tips for Trading GBTC (the Bitcoin Investment Trust) in 2018 and Beyond

The Bitcoin Investment Trust (GBTC) is the only choice for investors to trade bitcoin on the stock market, and for this investors pay a premium. [1]

Below we explain the Bitcoin Investment Trust (GBTC), the pros and cons of GBTC, and why GBTC is a better investment than bitcoin in some ways (but not in others).

What is a trust? A trust (an investment trust) is a company that owns a fixed amount of a given asset (like gold or bitcoin). Investors pool money and buy shares of the trust, owning contracts that represent ownership of the asset held by the trust. In a gold trust, 1 share might be worth 1/10th an ounce of gold. With the Bitcoin trust, 1 share is worth about 1/1000th a Bitcoin (it was about 1/10th). The trust is managed by a company who charges a fee, in the case of GBTC that company is Grayscale.

Is GBTC the only Bitcoin stock? GBTC is the only stock offered on NASDAQ.com or any United States public stock exchange that holds bitcoin as its primary asset. It is also one of the only choices for investing in Bitcoin without buying Bitcoin directly as of early 2018 (this could change). It isn’t the only way to invest in Bitcoin; it is simply the only choice for an investor who wishes to use the stock market to trade cryptocurrency as of February 2018. Learn other ways to invest in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

What is GBTC?

GBTC is the ticker symbol for The Bitcoin Investment Trust, a trust run by Grayscale that holds 175,984,800 shares of 0.00100721 Bitcoins as of February 2018 (it was 1,868,700 shares of 0.09242821 Bitcoins as of August 31, 2017, but the stock split; see the update and explanation below). [2]

In other words, the trust holds about 175,000 bitcoins, and people can buy shares of that trust, each of which represents the ownership of about 0.001 Bitcoins (so if you own 1000 shares, you own a contract that represents just over 1 bitcoin).

This is similar to GLD, which is a gold trust; where each share of the gold trust represents about 1/10th a share of an ounce of gold held in storage.

UPDATE: GBTC trust’s stock split 91 -1 in January 2018, now each share is now worth about 1/1000th of a Bitcoin.

TIP: Grayscale plans to launch a trust based on Ethereum classic as well. It isn’t public yet but will work the same way as GBTC.

Is GBTC a Good Buy?

GBTC is, very generally speaking, a great buy for a casual investor who doesn’t want to trade cryptocurrency on an exchange (but wants to trade Bitcoin). With that said, it trades at a pretty intense premium (due to high demand and limited supply). [3] [4]

The premium can be very off-putting and paired with the volatility of the bitcoin market; it makes GBTC bought at a high premium a risky bet. However, there are still some reasons to choose GBTC over bitcoin (especially if you get in when the premium is low, or when bitcoin is bullish).

Consider these reasons to be cautious of GBTC:

  1. In early September 2017, before GBTC shares split 91-1, Bitcoin traded at about $4.5k and GBTC $1k. That means GBTC was trading at over 100% premium. In other words, you could have bought 2 bitcoins for every 1 bitcoins worth of GBTC. Meanwhile, later that month GBTC went on to drop below $500 while Bitcoin stayed above $3k (making GBT a much better buy at that point than it had been). Thus, as the story illustrates, you have to not only look at Bitcoin’s market, but at the premium you are paying for GBTC. UPDATE: GBTC’s price has changed over time, but it has historically traded at a premium. This was true before the split, and it remains true after the split. Here in early February 2018, GBTC is trading at roughly $14.50 (priced like Bitcoin is worth $14.5k), even though Bitcoin’s current value is roughly $8.7k.
  2. An annual 2% fee is paid to the sponsor of the trust. That means the value of the trust is diminished over time.
  3. GBTC is the only bitcoin stock on the market. The second there is an alternative, GBTC is likely to see its price drop (if there were more Bitcoin products, one could assume that GBTC would lose some of its premium; that poses a risk for GBTC investors).
  4. GBTC trading tends to be more emotion-driven than the already volatile bitcoin. I’ve seen the price of GBTC change wildly while Bitcoin stagnated and I’ve seen GBTC stagnate while Bitcoin’s price changed wildly. A stable trust would ideally track the price of Bitcoin, but GBTC tends to exaggerate the price of bitcoin some days and not react at all on other days.
  5. GBTC only trades while the market is open; the cryptocurrency market however never closes. If cryptocurrency crashes on the weekend, there is no way out until the opening bell on Monday.
  6. Bitcoin has instant transactions once you are set up and running with an exchange, that means you can sell and buy rapidly 24/7 on a cryptocurrency exchange, but are much more limited with GBTC and a brokerage account.
  7. Some banks, like Bank of America / Merrill Lynch, have banned crypto related purchases (including GBTC). This can make investing in cryptocurrency and cryptocurrency related products tricky, and it can mean there is less buyers and sellers in the market to trade with.

Consider these reasons to buy GBTC anyway:

  1. The cryptocurrency world is a bit like the wild west, you’ll need a digital wallet, and you’ll need to upload personal information to an exchange, then you’ll be able to convert USD to cryptocurrency slowly as exchanges limit your spending and slowly draw your money from your bank. Meanwhile, GBTC is immediate, and your spending isn’t limited.
  2. When you trade bitcoin (for other currencies or USD) you often pay fees. The fees paid can quickly exceed the 2% fee paid to the trust (which is paid from the trust, not per transaction). If you aren’t paying fees with your brokerage, or your fees are low, GBTC might be cheaper in this respect.
  3. GBTC is the only bitcoin stock on the market. You either get GBTC, or you don’t.
  4. Even with the premium, GBTC has performed very well at times. Despite its occasional inconsistency, it can be profitable if your timing is right.
  5. Sometimes the premium works in an investors favor. If you buy when the premium is low, and wait until it is high, you can sometimes outperform Bitcoin with GBTC (although be warned, it can work the other way around too).

Now, consider these unknowns:

  1. On GBTC and Bitcoin Cash (and other forks): GBTC was holding all their Bitcoin when Bitcoin did a hard fork and split into a second asset, Bitcoin Cash. That means GBTC was sitting on “a ton” of Bitcoin Cash (when a cryptocurrency forks like that, all holders of the coin get a proportional amount of the new cryptocurrency alongside their existing coin; i.e., they get what some call “free money”). There have been many potential Bitcoin forks since Bitcoin Cash. It is likely the trust will liquidate each fork and pay out those who hold the trust at specific dates. Thus, this could be an added benefit to holders of the trust as time rolls along. Read our updates on how GBTC is handling forks (Bitcoin Cash was sold and distributed, as was Bitcoin Gold; it is likely this will be how other forks are handled as well). [5]
  2. GBTC was the only Bitcoin stock that managed to get onto the market. All the rest have been rejected. Sure “if” another entity can get an ETF out there it will hurt GBTC… but as the Spartans said, “if.” In other words, so far there haven’t been other ETFs and thus concerns over other ETFs diminishing GBTC’s value have been without merit thus far.

TIP: See our page on “should I buy GBTC” for more.

TIP: The liquidity and limited supply are what is driving up GBTC’s price. Anyone who claims GBTC should trade at the value of bitcoin (cough; Andrew Left) may not understand or admit how big a benefit it is to be able to trade a trust rather than cryptocurrency. A 120% premium is arguably absurd, but the trust trading at or below the price of bitcoin itself is even more absurd than that. One might assert that a 20% premium or less would be more reasonable a premium to trade at until other Bitcoin ETFs come out (but of course the market sets the price, not logic). “If” more cryptocurrency-based ETFs come out on the stock market, expect GBTC to trade at or around its “Net Asset Value (NAV).” Until then, one should look at the history of volume and price, that history shows us the premium is likely here to stay until more competition comes around. It also shows us the demand for Bitcoin is high, even if not everyone takes that demand to the traditional Bitcoin markets.

OPINION: One could argue that GBTC trades well above its NAV because it is trading based on future value. While this argument has some weight to it, especially considering it is the only Bitcoin stock on the market, the idea that future value justifies the premium isn’t a very compelling argument in my opinion. GLD doesn’t do this with gold to any great extent (generally speaking, if you want to trade the future price of gold, you trade gold futures and options, not a gold trust). In other words, you could argue GBTC’s current price reflects future prices but that alone, in my opinion, doesn’t justify the premium. Trading Bitcoin’s value today is risky enough, never-mind trading its future value. If you want to trade the future price of Bitcoin, you can trade Bitcoin futures.

GBTC vs. Buying Bitcoin – The Bottomline

Trading GBTC means paying a premium for quick no limit trading. Meanwhile, trading actual bitcoin means dealing with all sorts of limits and transactions fees.

Do you want to be able to trade quickly and easily from your traditional brokerage account at the expense of limited trading hours and a premium? Or do you want way better profit margins with slower trades, transactions fees, a bigger learning curve, and some additional risks, but be able to trade instantly and at cost?

There is no good answer to what is better. My general suggestion would be to do both (but to remain cautious and not invest your life savings; someone suggested 1% of total funds to invest, that might be about right). There is no doubt that GBTC is overpriced in early 2017, but that could change. Still, one can make money on an overpriced asset; no rule says you can’t.

Bottomline: The closer GBTC is to the cost of bitcoin (the closer it is to its NAV), the better buy it is. It has historically resisted going below a 20% NAV, so that is worth considering. All that said, even when it is trading at a somewhat absurd premium, there are still real reasons to buy GBTC rather than braving even the simplest and most user-friendly alternative Coinbase. If you understand the risks of GBTC, it can be a worthwhile bet if you understand what you are buying. If you are holding $14 GBTC, you are essentially betting Bitcoin will be worth $14k+. That is possible, and might even sound laughable if I don’t update these numbers quickly enough, but the point isn’t that. The point is, you need to realize the bet you are taking with GBTC before you make your choice.

TIP: Don’t knock GBTC until you’ve tried dealing with the cryptocurrency exchanges. It is easy to scoff at the premium, but that premium comes with significant benefits for the casual investor looking to take a risk on the volatile Bitcoin market. The average person might not have the extra time to deal with the 24/7 cryptocurrency market and all its learning curves. GBTC offers exposure to cryptocurrency at a premium, and that is a trade-off that some will be willing to make (after-all, market demand is causing the current premium, not Greyscale, so the proof is in the pudding).

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SecondMarket launches Bitcoin Investment Trust, invests $2 Million

Article updated on October 1 at 11:44 BST.

Private investment vehicle the Bitcoin Investment Trust (BIT) will today (26 th September) begin raising capital on SecondMarket, the alternative trading system for private company stock.

BIT, an open-ended private trust, invests exclusively in bitcoin and enables people to gain exposure to the digital currency without having to directly buy and store it.

Shares of BIT, which is the first US-based private investment vehicle to invest exclusively in bitcoin, are being offered exclusively on SecondMarket.

Initially, each BIT share will represent 0.1 bitcoins, but the trust will not generate any income and will regularly sell/distribute bitcoins to pay for on-going expenses, so the amount of bitcoin represented by each share will gradually decline over time.

Registered broker-dealer SecondMarket has made a $2m seed investment in BIT, and its wholly owned subsidiary Alternative Currency Asset Management (ACAM) is sponsoring the trust.

"We incubated the BIT to alleviate the problems of direct bitcoin ownership, including having to wire money to newly established and potentially unregulated entities around the world," said SecondMarket founder and CEO Barry Silbert.

He went on to say he believes a bitcoin-related investment vehicle is a great fit for SecondMarket as his company's infrastructure "enables streamlined capital raising, liquidity, and investor communications for funds and companies".

Silbert said he thinks bitcoin has the potential to make an impact on a number of industries, but noted that digital currency could also encounter problems. He warned:

"Bitcoin … faces regulatory uncertainty and widespread adoption issues that make investing in bitcoin a highly risky endeavour."

Those who do choose to invest in BIT will have the opportunity to gain liquidity through auctions on SecondMarket, which will start next year. The Net Asset Value (NAV) of the BIT will be calculated daily.

Jon Matonis, executive director of the Bitcoin Foundation and member of ACAM's advisory board, said: "The bitcoin offering from SecondMarket is a project that has been in development for over a year now. It will set the standard for best practices of bitcoin as an asset class in the US."

SecondMarket has confirmed that Archibald Cox Jr, former chairman of Barclays America, has also joined the advisory board and invitations have been sent out to other individuals that are anticipated to accept and join over the coming weeks.

Mark Murphy, executive vice president of communications at SecondMarket, said the company had received a number of requests from financial professionals, technology entrepreneurs and even gold enthusiasts relating to investing in bitcoin, which cemented the company's decision to add BIT.

Murphy said BIT differs from the Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss' proposed Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust as it is aimed exclusively at institutional and accredited individual investors:

"We believe that the risk profile of bitcoin is not appropriate for retail investors.

We're obviously excited about the potential upside of bitcoin, but there's also the real possibility that the value of bitcoin will go down to zero."

The price of bitcoin is currently sitting at around $122-$126, but it has fluctuated between around $250 and $68 over the past six months. Some of those involved in the space believe the price could reach four-digit numbers by the end of the year or into 2014, but others still protest that digital currency is a passing fad.

Bitcoin Investment Trust is now being listed on the Bloomberg terminal with the trust's objective and strategy being noted as "currency", but the asset class as "specialty".

The minimum investment accepted is currently $25,000, with a front load of 0%, back load of 1.5% and management fee of 2%. The fund code is XBTFUND US, which adds weight to the argument that XBT should be adopted as the ISO currency code for bitcoin.

What do you think? Let us know in the comments below.

Disclaimer: CoinDesk founder Shakil Khan is an investor in SecondMarket.

The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent operating subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, which invests in cryptocurrencies and blockchain startups.

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What is the Bitcoin Investment Trust (BIT)?

Trading under the ticker symbol GBTC, the Grayscale Bitcoin Investment Trust is currently the only Bitcoin Investment Trust that is publicly trading. Pegging its share price to the TradeBlock XBX 24-hour bitcoin index, the BIT is generally seen as favorable by the bitcoin community, since shares usually trade as an asset to bitcoin’s net market value. The Grayscale BIT is seen as the only viable alternative to active bitcoin purchasing as an investment option today.

The Grayscale Bitcoin Investment Trust is owned by DCG, which also acquired the cryptocurrency news site CoinDesk in 2016.

With the exception of momentary price spikes, the BIT has shown consistent growth, with the trust currently sitting near its record-high. Daily trading volume has also shown incremental growth, although the volume has shown more volatility than the pricing.

How It Works

A bitcoin investment fund is a managed, tradeable investment fund. The fund creates and manages a portfolio of bitcoin, purchased with the invested stake in the fund. As the fund is directly pinned to the bitcoin, share valuation in the BIT rises as the portfolio’s value rises.

Unlike other BITs – which function similarly to EFTs in the sense that they are restricted to institutional investors that have been invited into the trust and are willing to pay a minimum investment – Greyscale is open to the public. There are no investor requirements to join the trust, although a would-be investor must find an OTC dealer willing to sell shares. The commodity exchanges do not list the Greyscale BIT currently as a sellable asset.

GBTC share pricing is advertised to be based on a set price per bitcoin. As GBTC share pricing is growing at a faster rate than bitcoin itself, there is suspicion that GBTC may be forming a pricing bubble. Per Grayscale, GBTC pricing is supposed to be at 0.0931 bitcoin. For May 19, for example, that means that GBTC should be at $191.13, instead of the $219 at which NASDAQ quoted the share. GBTC has a two percent annual fee that is applied to the share price.

Eligible to be held in tax-advantaged accounts such as Roth IRAs, investment in the Greyscale BIT can provide a tax break that pure bitcoin investment does not. Additionally, GBTC shares are:

  • Assignable in the subscriber’s name, making them eligible for transferring under existing estate laws (Typically, bitcoins in a wallet are barrier instruments; the possessor of the wallet is the lawful owner of the bitcoin in the wallet.)
  • Backed by assets stored in multisignature vaults managed by Xapo
  • Subject to United States security laws and federal commodity protection rules
  • Publicly quoted on the OTCQX ticker

Investors do not own any actual bitcoin in the trust’s pool, nor do they have control over how the bitcoin are managed.

Stock Ticker

Greyscale is tracked on the OTCQX ticker as an alternative commodity under the symbol GBTC. As it is against SEC rules to sell bitcoin-based ETF shares, GBTC is sold off-exchange through registered dealers.

Minimum Requirement for Investment

Unlike Greyscale’s Ethereum Classic Investment Trust, which requires the investor to have an earned income of at least $200,000 or a net income of over $1 million, GBTC has no requirements. Since the shares are unregistered and openly traded, they are available for anyone willing to buy them.

However, unlike bitcoin, GBTC shares cannot be bought anonymously. A new buyer is required to register his or her shares with Greyscale for commodity reporting reasons.

Recommendations

As with any investment, it is essential that you do your due diligence before investing. While GBTC is showing healthy growth, its pricing model may prove to be unsustainable in the near future. However, this instability may be a valid trade-off for the features these instruments offer.

There are other BITs in existence, but they are limited to enrollment to invited institutional partners. Thus, GBTC remains the only publicly available alternative to direct bitcoin ownership. For those unwilling to “take the dive,” GBTC offers an opportunity to take advantage of bitcoin’s historic growth in a managed, supervised investing environment. For those seeking an alternative to traditional commodity trading, BIT may be the perfect vehicle.

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