Of Grayscale and Black Rock

Perspectives From The World’s Largest Digital Currency Asset Manager

Michael Sonnenshein, CEO of Grayscale Investments

2020 was in many ways an inflection point for cryptocurrencies. Michael Sonnenshein, CEO of Grayscale Investments, will be discussing trends the firm is seeing among its investors, who have invested over $10B across its various products, and answering questions including – Who are these investors? What are they investing in? How are they investing?

(KEYNOTE) https://crypto-finance-conference.com/agenda

Grayscale Now Owns More Than 3% (630k+) of Total 21 Million Bitcoins That Will Ever Exist

https://tokenview.com/en/Grayscale

3 key investment themes that underpinned Bitcoin’s (BTC) dramatic breakout in 2020:

(1) macroeconomic uncertainty and quantitative easing;
(2) legendary investors and brand-name companies investing in BTC; and
(3) the continued strengthening of regulatory frameworks around digital assets.

Sonnenshein believes 2021 will see a continuation of these trends as more investors diversify into Bitcoin and other digital assets.

Grayscale CEO outlines 6 themes that will shape crypto market in 2021:

(1) Decreased career risk associated with digital-asset investing
(2) Growing interest among financial advisers
(3) The growth of North American and clean-energy crypto mining
(4) Increased stablecoin integration
(5) Nation-state adoption of digital assets
(6) New regulatory developments

https://cointelegraph.com/news/grayscale-ceo-outlines-6-themes-that-will-shape-crypto-market-in-2021

BlackRock’s new SEC filings list Bitcoin derivatives as possible investment

The multi-trillion-dollar asset manager mentions “Bitcoin” 25 times in its submissions with the SEC.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/blackrock-s-new-sec-filings-list-bitcoin-derivatives-as-possible-investment