Asset management firm Ark Invest purchased over 310,000 shares of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust on Monday for its ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) at $25 per share, according to published records from ARK Investment Management.
With each share of GBTC redeemable for 0.000939767 bitcoin, the purchase was worth nearly $8 million at press time.
While not earth-shattering given the size of the Ark portfolio, the timing of the move is notable, as the last time the price of bitcoin dipped below $30,000, the firm, led by CEO Cathie D. Wood, purchased over 1 million shares of GBTC for the ARKW ETF.
