Grayscale’s Ethereum Fund exits discount zone for the first time since 2021 – DiarioBitcoin

In view of the imminent arrival of ETFs Ethereum spot to the US market, the product based on ETH of Grayscale stopped trading at a discount.

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• The actions of the ETHE of Grayscale They are no longer sold at a discount
• They went from a 25% discount in May to being 0.31% above the price of ETH
• The measure coincides with the countdown to the arrival of ETFs Ethereum cash
• There is no official date yet, but it is believed that the official verdict will be known very soon. SEC

For the first time in the last three years, the shares of the Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE) are no longer quoted at a discount to the price of Ethereum, a measure that comes in the middle of the countdown to the arrival of ETFs based on said digital currency.

Actions ETHE They are no longer sold at a discount

This is how the media reports it The Block, who analyzed some market data published in YCharts. They found that the value of the shares of ETHE were located 0.31% above the quotation of Ethereum for last July 3, when in previous seasons, for example May of this year, they were sold with a discount of more than 25%.

Let us keep in mind that what is understood as NAV, or discount on the net asset value, implies that the fund’s shares are traded below what would correspond according to the price that Ethereum have for that moment. Therefore, to make your more attractive Grayscale Ethereum Trustthe company chose to market the product at a discount compared to the price at which the digital currency is traded on major exchanges.

According to review The Block, discounts on shares of ETHE have been declining since December 2022, coinciding with early expectations for ETFs Bitcoin, to then give way to ETFs Ethereum which are currently awaiting approval by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)something that could happen in the next few days according to theorization by analysts who are closely following the process. It is worth noting that this same reduction in discounts was seen in the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), just before it became a publicly traded fund on the US market.

The countdown to ETFs Ethereum cash

Let us keep in mind that administrators like BlackRock, Fidelity, Bitwise, VanEck, Ark Invest, Invesco, Bitwise and Franklin Templeton submitted applications to the SEC to launch their own ETFs Ethereum spot in the US market. In the case of Grayscale, The company aims to convert its ETHE in a publicly traded fund, as it did at the time with its product based on Bitcoin.

Currently all these administrators are waiting for a response from the SEC in the next few days, which is evaluating the forms S-1 (S-3 in the case of Grayscale) to determine the date of the exit of these funds to the local stock exchange. Previously, at the end of May, the agency approved the presentations 19b-4 for each of these companies, determining that these products could be marketed in major US markets.

Despite doubts and concerns surrounding the process, the president of the SEC, Gary Gensler, assured that the process “is on a good path”. However, it chose not to offer possible launch windows, so the possible date is being handled very discreetly within the agency.

As to Ethereum, Despite the expectation for the ETF, The currency has been shaken by the bear market that the sector is going through. At the time of writing, the digital currency is trading at around USD $2,989 per unit, which translates to a fall of 4.8% in the last 24 hours.

Article by Angel Di Matteo / Bitcoin Diary

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