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FTX seeking approval to sell funds from Grayscale and Bitwise

FTX seeks to sell $744 million in Grayscale and Bitwise assets amid its bankruptcy proceedings. The asset sale aims to prepare for creditor payouts and minimize price volatility risks. FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was recently found guilty of all the charges that had been levelled against him. In a move to address its financial obligations and recover from bankruptcy, the troubled crypto exchange FTX , along with its debtors, has submitted a proposal to the US bankruptcy court in Delaware seeking to sell trust assets. The proposal outlines the sale of trust assets, consisting of funds from Grayscale and Bitwise, with a combined estimated value of $744 million. Upcoming creditor payouts FTX , once a major player in the crypto exchange industry, filed for bankruptcy in November the previous year after reports revealed the misappropriation of customer funds . The proposed sale of “trust assets” is aimed at preparing the estates for forthcoming di...

Grayscale expands ETF business, puts forward 3 new crypto funds

The new funds would invest in a wide range of different crypto-related assets including Bitcoin miners and privacy tech. Three new crypto -focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been put forward for approval by crypto currency asset manager Grayscale Investments, which also announced a new entity to manage its growing funds . On May 9, Grayscale said it launched a new arm of its business — the Grayscale Funds Trust — allowing it to manage many of its publicly traded financial products in-house. In addition to the new trust, Grayscale revealed it filed a registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for three new crypto-focused ETFs, despite previous roadblocks from the regulator over crypto-related ETFs. The new funds comprise an Ethereum Futures ETF, a Global Bitcoin Composite ETF along with a Privacy ETF. The Global Bitcoin Composite ETF would invest in exchange-traded products that are related to or backed by Bitcoin (BTC), including ...