The world's largest cryptocurrency asset management firm could be set
to dip its toes into DeFi after filing five new coin trust
registrations.
The largest Bitcoin (BTC)
and cryptocurrency asset manager in the world, Grayscale, could be set
to move into the decentralized finance space after documents for several
new trusts were filed in the Delaware corporate registry.
New trust filings for Aave (AAVE), Polkadot (DOT) and Cosmos (ATOM) were filed on Wednesday. On the same day, Grayscale also registered trusts for Cardano (ADA), as well as the privacy coin Monero (XMR).
Grayscale
has since stated that the filings are not indicative of a definitive
product launch for the five coins mentioned, merely that the firm is
laying the groundwork for possible future launches.
“Occasionally,
we will make reservation filings, though a filing does not mean we will
bring a product to market,” the company told industry media.
Grayscale’s
decision to expand its cryptocurrency horizons could have been spurred
by the price performances of the five coins in question over the course
of the past year. Aave recorded 483% growth in the final quarter of the
previous year, climbing to the 15th spot by market capitalization. The
project was a forerunner of the decentralized finance phase in 2020,
focusing on lending and borrowing and flash loans.
Cosmos recorded
similar growth of 489% as the value of its ATOM coin climbed from the
$1.50 range to over $9. The project is now ranked 25th by market cap.
Polkadot,
meanwhile, recorded 537% growth between launching in August 2020 and
the time of writing. The project, which describes itself as a
decentralized, interoperable, multichain protocol, takes aim at
providing blockchain infrastructure and seeks to compete with Ethereum
as a home for blockchain developers.
Although not among the
graduating class of 2020, Monero also gained 467% over the course of the
calendar year, while Cardano benefited from the launch of its much anticipated Shelley mainnet, having gained 187% since that time.
The value of Grayscale’s assets under management soared throughout 2020, reaching over $25 billion, according to the latest figures released by the company.
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