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DCG's Bitcoin Investment Trust crossed $500M in AUM

Andrew Pitts · 827: VC: $140m FinTech, InsurTech Fund on How They Invest · Oct 29, 2017 · at 17:44

Andrew Pitts, Investment Manager at Transamerica Ventures, discusses Digital Currency Group's fund products and asset scale with Nathan Latka.

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“Their Bitcoin investment trust has crossed five hundred million in AUM”

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The claim, plainly

Digital Currency Group's Bitcoin Investment Trust has crossed $500 million in assets under management.

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Assessment

According to regulatory filings and market reporting, the Bitcoin Investment Trust (managed by Digital Currency Group subsidiary Grayscale Investments) reached and exceeded the $500 million AUM threshold well before October 29, 2017. SEC public memoranda indicate the trust held $437.88 million in AUM as of June 30, 2017, and independent market commentary from October 2, 2017, confirmed that the trust's assets had grown to approximately $1.3 billion.

An SEC public memorandum reported Bitcoin Investment Trust assets under management at $437.88 million as of June 30, 2017.
Elgin AMC market commentary dated October 2, 2017, documented that Grayscale's Bitcoin Investment Trust had grown to approximately $1.3 billion in assets prior to the podcast publish date.
November 2017 company disclosures confirmed Grayscale held over $1.3 billion in total digital asset AUM, dominated by the Bitcoin Investment Trust.

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