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Breaking News: Bitcoin Exchange Gemini Makes A Splash On Nasdaq Debut, Jumping Nearly 50%

GBTC’s Discount Narrows Amid Bitcoin’s Downturn, But A Bullish Trend Is Coming?

Samuel Edyme
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1 year ago
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GBTC’s Discount Narrows Amid Bitcoin's Downturn

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The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) share price has again made headlines. Its premium or discount to Bitcoin’s net asset value (NAV), often viewed as an indicator of institutional sentiment towards the cryptocurrency, has displayed a notable trend recently, even amid the prevailing bearish atmosphere.

GBTC’s Evolving Price Dynamics

The phenomenon of GBTC’s share price inching closer to Bitcoin’s market price is worth noting. The correlation between the two has been historically significant, with price differences often shedding light on broader market sentiments.

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According to data from CoinGlass, a renowned crypto monitoring platform, the GBTC shares were recorded trading at a 17.17% discount to the BTC/USD rate as of September 9th, the last update.

Grayscale GBTC Premium chart against BTC/USD and asset holdings
Grayscale GBTC Premium chart against BTC/USD and asset holdings. | Source: Coinglass

Such levels haven’t been witnessed since December 2021, highlighting a potentially shifting sentiment in the market. The so-called “GBTC Premium,” previously a surplus, has been a discount to the net asset value for a while now.

The shift was drastic at one juncture that the differences neared roughly 50% last November. Such variance has led to a divergence between GBTC’s performance and Bitcoin’s price strength, especially as Bitcoin revisits price zones it hasn’t seen in the past six months.

Greyscale GBTC premium reaching 50% discount.
Greyscale GBTC premium reaching 50% discount. | Source: Coinglass

What This Could Mean For Bitcoin

The narrowing of GBTC’s discount isn’t just an isolated event. It paints a broader picture of potential market sentiment shifts and future movements.

Notably, a shrinking discount can be interpreted as a sign of growing institutional interest, as the GBTC serves as a prominent avenue for institutions to gain exposure to Bitcoin without directly holding the asset. If institutional interest is indeed on the rise, this could bode well for Bitcoin’s mid to long-term price outlook.

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Nevertheless, Bitcoin is currently seeing a downtrend. The asset has plunged nearly 15% in the past month and 2% in the last 24 hours. As a result, its price has fallen below the recently established $26,000 mark, trading at $25,175 at the time of writing.

Bitcoin (BTC) price chart on TradingView
Bitcoin (BTC) price is moving sideways on the 4-hour chart. Source: BTC/USDT on TradingView.com

According to Cryptocon, a trader and analyst, Bitcoin might see a weaker performance this month as October often brings a turnaround and more decisive price action.

September is historically a pretty bad month for #Bitcoin, that’s just the facts.

October is historically very bullish.

But maybe, it’s November that will bring the turn around we need according to our performance since the halving dates.

To be… pic.twitter.com/Olg0XHVxKG

— CryptoCon (@CryptoCon_) September 11, 2023

This perspective aligns with a prevalent crypto community theory that marks November 28th as a quadrennial “bull run launch” for Bitcoin.

Featured image from iStock, Chart from TradingView

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Samuel Edyme
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Meet Samuel Edyme, Nickname - HIM-buktu. A web3 content writer, journalist, and aspiring trader, Edyme is as versatile as they come. With a knack for words and a nose for trends, he has penned pieces for numerous industry player, including AMBCrypto, Blockchain.News, and Blockchain Reporter, among others.

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Edyme’s foray into the crypto universe is nothing short of cinematic. His journey began not with a triumphant investment, but with a scam. Yes, a Ponzi scheme that used crypto as payment roped him in. Rather than retreating, he emerged wiser and more determined, channeling his experience into over three years of insightful market analysis.

Before becoming the voice of reason in the crypto space, Edyme was the quintessential crypto degen. He aped into anything that promised a quick buck, anything ape-able, learning the ropes the hard way. These hands-on experience through major market events—like the Terra Luna crash, the wave of bankruptcies in crypto firms, the notorious FTX collapse, and even CZ’s arrest—has honed his keen sense of market dynamics.

When he isn’t crafting engaging crypto content, you’ll find Edyme backtesting charts, studying both forex and synthetic indices. His dedication to mastering the art of trading is as relentless as his pursuit of the next big story. Away from his screens, he can be found in the gym, airpods in, working out and listening to his favorite artist, NF. Or maybe he’s catching some Z’s or scrolling through Elon Musk’s very own X platform—(oops, another screen activity, my bad…)

Well, being an introvert, Edyme thrives in the digital realm, preferring online interaction over offline encounters—(don’t judge, that’s just how he is built). His determination is quite unwavering to be honest, and he embodies the philosophy of continuous improvement, or “kaizen,” striving to be 1% better every day. His mantras, “God knows best” and “Everything is still on track,” reflect his resilient outlook and how he lives his life.

In a nutshell, Samuel Edyme was born efficient, driven by ambition, and perhaps a touch fierce. He’s neither artistic nor unrealistic, and certainly not chauvinistic. Think of him as Bruce Willis in a train wreck—unflappable. Edyme is like trading in your car for a jet—bold. He’s the guy who’d ask his boss for a pay cut just to prove a point—(uhhh…). He is like watching your kid take his first steps. Imagine Bill Gates struggling with rent—okay, maybe that’s a stretch, but you get the idea, yeah. Unbelievable? Yes. Inconceivable? Perhaps.

Edyme sees himself as a fairly reasonable guy, albeit a bit stubborn. Normal to you is not to him. He is not the one to take the easy road, and why would he? That’s just not the way he roll. He has these favorite lyrics from NF’s “Clouds” that resonate deeply with him: “What you think's probably unfeasible, I've done already a hundredfold.”

PS—Edyme is HIM. HIM-buktu. Him-mulation. Him-Kardashian. Himon and Pumba. He even had his DNA tested, and guess what? He’s 100% Him-alayan. Screw it, he ate the opp.

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