Grayscale puts DOGE, Worldcoin on list of 35 potential crypto products

As an analyst with a decade of experience in the digital asset industry, I find Grayscale’s latest move to be a strategic one, aiming to diversify its investment offerings and cater to the growing demand for altcoins. The categorization of prospective tokens into five primary categories is a thoughtful approach that highlights their potential use cases and market positions.


Grayscale Investment Company, known for managing cryptocurrencies, has expanded its potential investment options by adding 35 alternative cryptocurrencies such as Dogecoin, Worldcoin, Pyth, and Rune to a list they’re considering for creating upcoming financial products.

On October 10th, Grayscale outlined their potential tokens into five main sectors: Currency tokens, platform tokens for smart contracts, financial sector tokens, cultural tokens, and utility tokens.

A significant number of the recently reviewed assets were cryptographic tokens associated with smart contract platforms. The company opted for a diverse selection, choosing multiple networks such as the up-and-coming layer 1 blockchains Aptos (APT) and Sei (SEI), data storage network Celestia (TIA), and Ethereum’s scalability solution Mantle (MNT).

Grayscale similarly mentioned the tokens from various other platforms, such as Arbitrum (ARB), Cosmos (ATOM), Polygon (MATIC), Toncoin (TON), and Tron (TRX). These tokens could be considered viable candidates for inclusion in future investment portfolios.

Grayscale puts DOGE, Worldcoin on list of 35 potential crypto products

Additionally, Grayscale considered incorporating three Solana-backed initiatives in its portfolio. These include tokens for the decentralized trading platform Jupiter (JUP), data provider Pyth (PYTH), and the decentralized Helium network (HNT).

Under consideration for inclusion in the “Consumer and Culture” sector of the asset manager’s portfolio are the memecoin Dogecoin (DOGE) and crypto gaming network Immutable (IMX). If added, they would join Grayscale’s current offerings for Basic Attention Token (BAT) and Decentraland (MANA).

Currently, Grayscale provides a variety of 30 distinct investment options. Among these are 25 individual and diversified investment trusts tailored for specific cryptocurrencies, as well as 4 exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Additionally, they have one dynamic income fund, as per their website.

After a recent surge in growth, Grayscale has added a new set of potential investments to their list. This expansion includes the launch of an Aave investment fund on October 3, an XRP Trust on September 12, and an Avalanche fund on August 22.

One of the world’s biggest institutional investors in Bitcoin, Grayscale Investments, currently owns approximately 222,300 Bitcoins valued at around $12.8 billion, as part of its actively managed Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund, known as the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF (GBTC).

As a researcher looking into the recent developments, I’ve noticed that following the transformation of GBTC into an ETF in January, Grayscale has emerged as one of the most significant institutional Bitcoin sellers. In fact, since the fund’s conversion, its investors have offloaded approximately $20 billion worth of GBTC shares.

As an analyst, I’ve observed a significant development following the introduction of two Ether Spot ETFs in July. Regrettably, these new offerings have experienced combined withdrawals amounting to billions of dollars.

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2024-10-15 09:08