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Daily Brief Crypto: An Arbitrage Opportunity? Evaluating the GBTC Convergence Trade and more

In today’s briefing:

  • An Arbitrage Opportunity? Evaluating the GBTC Convergence Trade

An Arbitrage Opportunity? Evaluating the GBTC Convergence Trade

By Rose Choy

  • Recent concerns on Genesis’ solvency arose after the broker/dealer halted redemptions on its lending unit and was reportedly looking to raise $1 billion of loans from investors.
  • Contagion fears have extended to Genesis’ parent company, DCG, and its wholly owned Grayscale subsidiary, which has a steady fee generating business via its Bitcoin and ETH trust products.
  • We analyze the potential arbitrage opportunity for the controversial GBTC convergence trade with its 42.7% discount to NAV.

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