Goldman Sachs Makes Blockbuster Debut, Adds Over $400M In Bitcoin ETF Position In Q2 As Morgan Stanley Pulls Back
Goldman Sachs Makes Blockbuster Debut, Adds Over $400M In Bitcoin ETF Position In Q2 As Morgan Stanley Pulls Back
Institutional investors, including global investment banks and hedge funds, filed their second-quarter 13F reports, revealing significant positions held in spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) ETFs.
包括全球投資銀行和對沖基金在內的機構投資者已提交了他們的第二季度13F報告，揭示了他們在比特幣（CRYPTO: BTC）ETFs市場的持倉情況。
What Happened: Global investment bank Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:GS) made its debut in the cryptocurrency ETF market, disclosing holdings of $419 million for the period from March to June.
事件：全球投資銀行高盛（Goldman Sachs Group Inc.）（NYSE:GS）進軍加密貨幣ETF市場，披露了其在3月至6月期間持有41900萬美元的ETF。
James Butterfill, a prominent financial analyst and research director at CoinShares, said that Goldman Sachs' Bitcoin positions were likely being held for their clients as investment advisors.
著名的金融分析師和CoinShares研究董事詹姆斯·巴特菲爾表示，高盛的比特幣持倉可能是作爲投資顧問爲其客戶持有的。
Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), on the other hand, recorded outflows of $87 million, with their assets under management ( AuM) in Bitcoin falling to $203 million.
摩根士丹利（Morgan Stanley）卻錄得8700萬美元的淨流出，他們在比特幣方面的資產管理（AuM）下降至2.03億美元。
In the context of cryptocurrencies, 13F filings are significant because they reveal which institutional investors are buying Bitcoin ETFs and how much.
在加密貨幣領域，13F備案報告之所以重要，是因爲它們揭示了哪些機構投資者在購買比特幣ETF，以及持有數量有多少。
Why It Matters: The latest 13F filings indicated strong institutional confidence in the cryptocurrency market, particularly BItcoin, which can potentially influence other investors and boost prices of the asset.
最新的13F備案文件顯示，機構投資者對加密貨幣市場，特別是比特幣，有強烈的信心，這可能會影響到其他投資者並提高該資產的價格。
Goldman Sachs' significant investments in Bitcoin ETFs came despite previous statements downplaying the investment potential of cryptocurrencies. Goldman Sachs holds positions in seven out of the 11 Bitcoin ETFs available in the U.S., with the largest holding in the iShares Bitcoin Trust (NASDAQ:IBIT) valued at $238.6 million, while investments of $79.5 million in Fidelity's Bitcoin ETF (BATS:FBTC).
儘管高盛此前曾淡化加密貨幣的投資前景，但該公司仍然在比特幣ETF市場上投資數額巨大。高盛持有美國11家比特幣ETF中的7家，其中最大的持股爲iShares比特幣信託基金（NASDAQ:IBIT），價值爲2.386億美元，而在富達（Fidelity）的比特幣ETF（BATS:FBTC）上的投資爲7950萬美元。
According to data from SoSo Value, the 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net inflows of $11.11 million as of Aug. 15.
根據SoSo Value的數據，截至8月15日，11只比特幣ETF的淨流入總額爲1111萬美元。
Price Action: At the time of writing, Bitcoin was exchanging hands at $58,095.98, following a 0.30% drop in the last 24 hours, according to data from Benzinga Pro. Shares of Goldman Sachs closed 0.05% higher at $498.97 at Thursday's close, while Morgan Stanley stock popped 1.22% to $100.65.
價格走勢：截至撰文時，比特幣的交易價格爲58,095.98美元，根據Benzinga Pro的數據，在過去的24小時內下跌了0.30%。高盛股價收盤報498.97美元，漲0.05%。摩根士丹利股票上漲1.22%，報100.65美元。
