What happened to 3AC & GBTC?

3AC was one of the first funds to invest in emerging projects like Aave back in the DeFi summer of 2020. However, it was one of the investments that they made during DeFi summer that caught everyone’s attention — $200 million worth of shares of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC). The trade would later contribute to the fund’s downfall.

What does GBTC stand for?

GBTC is the ticker symbol for The Bitcoin Investment Trust, a trust run by Grayscale that holds 638,906,600 shares representing 0.00094950 Bitcoin per share as of January 2021 (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; also see current holdings here ).

What is a Bitcoin Investment Trust (GBTC)?

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

What is the grayscale investment trust (GBTC)?

The Grayscale Investment Trust debuted as The Bitcoin Investment Trust on Sept. 25, 2013 as a private placement to accredited investors and, later on, received FINRA approval for eligible shares to trade publicly. This means that investors have access to buy and sell public shares of the Trust under the symbol GBTC.