CoinShares gets buying rights to Valkyrie’s crypto ETF unit

November 17, 2023 Coin Telegraph

Acquisition

The deal comes as Bitcoin ETF applications in the U.S. are seemingly inching closer toward regulatory approval.

European digital asset management firm CoinShares secured the exclusive option to acquire the exchange-traded fund (ETF) unit of its United States competitor Valkyrie Investments, including the Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund that’s awaiting approval in the U.S.

CoinShares said on Nov. 17 that the move helps it expand to the U.S., which could soon become the epicenter for ETF offerings. The firm’s CEO Jean-Marie Mognetti added he hopes the Valkyrie acquisition will help it capitalize on what is currently a fragmented global ETF market.

“The establishment of crypto spot ETPs in Europe since 2015, a development about to be mirrored in the U.S., is the perfect illustration,” said Mognetti. “This disparity in market evolution presents both challenges and significant opportunities.”

Exciting update! @CoinSharesCo secures an option to acquire @ValkyrieFunds, uniting our strengths to create a global one-stop-shop in digital asset investments. This marks a strategic leap towards market leadership and bolsters our strong presence in the U.S.!… pic.twitter.com/0BPNGC518P
— CoinShares (@CoinSharesCo) November 16, 2023

The option will remain active until March 31, 2024. For now, Valkyrie Funds will continue to operate as an independent entity until an acquisition by CoinShares is finalized.

Big News! Valkyrie is set to join the @CoinSharesCo family! We're thrilled about this partnership, uniting our U.S. market insights with CoinShares' global expertise. Together, we're redefining digital asset investment in the U.S. and beyond!https://t.co/jiLOMIm8qR pic.twitter.com/s5URikl8Ci
— Valkyrie (@ValkyrieFunds) November 16, 2023

The two crypto-centric firms also agreed on a brand licensing term where the CoinShares name would be used in future S-1 filings to the Securities and Exchange Commission — used to register a securities offering with the regulator when companies plan to go public.

If the SEC approves the Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund, Valkyrie plans to incorporate the CoinShares name into the ETF.

Valkyrie filed for the spot Bitcoin ETF on June 21, along with BlackRock and a host of other financial firms.

CoinShares, which oversees over $3.2 billion in assets under management, expressed its optimism toward the U.S. cryptocurrency ETF market in September and iterated that the economic powerhouse isn’t lagging on digital asset regulation.

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Ark Invest

Bitcoin-related funds saw outflows of $13 million over the past week, reversing five weeks of bullish inflows, according to Coinshares analyst James Butterfill.

Bitcoin-related investment products appear to have lost some of their sheen among crypto investors, recording its first week of outflows since Blackrock filed for spot Bitcoin ETF in June.

According to a July 24 report by CoinShares’ head of research, James Butterfill, Bitcoin (BTC) investment products saw outflows of $13 million for the week ending July 21, reversing five weeks of inflows.

Short Bitcoin products also saw outflows of $5.5 million in the week.

Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index is 50 ~ Neutral
Current price: $29,178 pic.twitter.com/T1DMFpsX9p
— Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index (@BitcoinFear) July 25, 2023

In contrast, Ethereum (ETH) and XRP (XRP) investment products recorded combined inflow of $9.2 million over the last week.

Butterfill noted that Ethereum investment products were the best performer last week with inflows of $6.6 million, while XRP funds recorded an inflow of $2.6 million. Other altcoins, such as Solana (SOL) and Polygon (MATIC) tracked inflows of $1.1 million and $0.7 million respectively.

*Flows by the top digital asset investment products. Source: CoinShares.*

The apparent change of heart follows Ripple’s partial victory against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on July 13, where the court ruled that XRP isn’t a security when sold on exchanges to the general public.

The news spiked XRP’s price up 76% to $0.83 before cooling off to $0.69 at the time of writing.

Bitcoin however still remains the dominant digital asset investment product, with $558 million in inflows so far in 2023 and a total of $25.0 billion in assets under management — amounting to 67.4% of the total market share.

BTC is currently priced at $29,128, down 3.1% over the last 24 hours.

Over the last month, a host of financial institutions have filed for Bitcoin spot Exchange Traded Fund applications with the SEC since mid-June, including BlackRock, ARK Invest, Fidelity, Galaxy Digital, VanEck, Valkyrie Investments, NYDIG, SkyBridge and WisdomTree.

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