| Entity | Country | Symbol:Exchange | Filings & Sources | # of BTC | Value Today | % of 21m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayscale Bitcoin Trust |  | GBTC:NYSE | Filing | News | 222,170.7 | $13,321,857,277 | 1.058% |
How Much Bitcoin Does Grayscale Own?
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) holds 222,170.7 BTC as of Sept. 17, 2024.(1).
GBTC Historical Holdings
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What Does Grayscale Do?
Grayscale is the world’s largest digital currency asset manager. They offer investors opportunities to buy cryptocurrencies without the time and effort of storing and safekeeping them. Instead of managing coins yourself, you can quickly buy and sell shares of their investment options.
Who Owns Grayscale?
Digital Currency Group is the parent company of Grayscale Investments and Coindesk. They started Grayscale back in 2013. Barry Silbert is the founder and current CEO and Michael Sonnenshein is Managing Director.
Does Grayscale Only Mine Bitcoin?
Grayscale has two main Trusts concerning Bitcoin.
The Bitcoin Trust solely consists of Bitcoin.
The Digital Large Cap Fund is a diverse combination of many cryptocurrencies. It consists of 64.77% BTC as of July 29th, 2022
Does Grayscale Own Ethereum?
There are options for both Ethereum (ETH) and Ethereum Classic (ETC).
The Ethereum Trust has a value of $7.2 billion as of January 18, 2024(3).
The Ethereum Classic Fund has a value of $281.3 million as of January 18, 2024.
Does Grayscale Own or Mine Other Cryptocurrencies?
Since Grayscale is focused on digital currency as a whole, they don’t just stop with Bitcoin and Ethereum. They offer investment Trusts for some of the most popular cryptocurrencies and diversified funds made up of various crypto assets.
Grayscale Trusts include:
- Basic Attention Token (BAT)
- Bitcoin Cash (BCH)
- Bitcoin (BTC)
- Chainlink (LINK)
- Decentraland (MANA)
- Ethereum Classic (ETC)
- Ethereum (ETH)
- Filecoin (FIL)
- Horizen (ZEN)
- Litecoin (LTC)
- Livepeer (LPT)
- Solana (SOL)
- Stellar Lumens (XLM)
- Zcash (ZEC)
Grayscale Funds include:
- Decentralized Finance (Defi)Fund
- Digital Large Cap Fund
- Smart Contract Platform Ex-Ethereum Fund
Totals by Category
| Category | # of BTC | Value Today | % of 21m |
|---|---|---|---|
| ETFs | 1,082,655 | $64,918,463,938 | 5.156% |
| Countries | 529,365 | $31,741,907,782 | 2.521% |
| Public Companies | 356,166 | $21,356,512,299 | 1.696% |
| Private Companies | 359,638 | $21,564,719,254 | 1.713% |
| BTC Mining Companies | 73,419 | $4,402,393,152 | 0.35% |
| Defi | 155,986 | $9,353,273,088 | 0.743% |
Learn More About Other Entities Owning Bitcoin
| Entity | Country | # of BTC | Value Today |
|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Bitcoin Trust (Blackrock) | | 357,550.2 | $ 21,439,518,055 |
| MicroStrategy | | 244,800 | $ 14,678,761,248 |
| Grayscale Bitcoin Trust | | 222,170.7 | $ 13,321,857,277 |
| Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund | | 174,924.9 | $ 10,488,892,334 |
| Tether Holdings LTD |  | 75,354 | $ 4,518,396,140 |
| ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF | | 45,007.5 | $ 2,698,751,416 |
| Bitwise Bitcoin ETF | | 37,223.7 | $ 2,232,017,177 |
| Marathon Digital Holdings Inc | | 25,945 | $ 1,555,720,835 |
| Vaneck Bitcoin Trust | | 10,945.2 | $ 656,298,928 |
| Riot Platforms, Inc. | | 10,019 | $ 600,761,882 |
| Tesla, Inc | | 9,720 | $ 582,833,167 |
| Hut 8 Corp |  | 9,109 | $ 546,196,226 |
| Coinbase Global, Inc. | | 9,000 | $ 539,660,340 |
| Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund | | 8,780.8 | $ 526,516,612 |
| Block, Inc. | | 8,211 | $ 492,350,116 |
| Galaxy Digital Holdings | | 8,100 | $ 485,694,306 |
| Invesco Galaxy Bitcoin ETF | | 7,282.2 | $ 436,657,169 |
| Franklin Bitcoin ETF | | 6,755.9 | $ 405,099,032 |
| El Salvador |  | 5,748.8 | $ 344,711,040 |
| WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund | | 3,652.4 | $ 219,006,158 |
| Semler Scientific | | 1,012 | $ 60,681,807 |
| NFT Investments PLC |  | 626 | $ 37,536,374 |
| Hashdex Bitcoin ETF | | 148 | $ 8,874,414 |
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