Grayscale, the world’s largest cryptocurrency asset manager, has unveiled its new altcoin basket linked to Q3 2022 reviews.
Grayscale updates altcoin basket, new token is coming
The investment firm announced in an announcement Friday that it has added Polygon (MATIC) to its wide-ranging crypto fund as part of its quarterly rebalancing. Grayscale, a subsidiary of venture capital giant Digital Currency Group, launched the big-cap fund in February 2018. The goal of the fund is to enable investors to access the best cryptocurrencies with liquidity. The fund initially included five cryptocurrencies. In October of last year, the said fund also listed Solana (SOL). Polygon (MATIC) was the last altcoin on the list with 1.26% weight.
Cryptocurrencies and their weights in the fund as of October 5th:
- Bitcoin (BTC) 65.32%
- Ethereum (ETH) 28.03%
- Cardano (ADA) 2.49%
- Fading (LEFT) 2.04%
- Polygon (MATIC) 1.26%
- Avalanche (AVAX) 0.86%
According to the announcement, the Grayscale DeFi Fund also does not plan to make any changes. Altcoins and their weights in the DeFi fund as of October 5, 2022:
- Uniswap (UNI) 64.58%
- Aave (AAVE) 13.81
- MakerDAO (MKR) 10.22%
- Curve DAO Token (CRV) 6.02%
- Compound (COMP) 5.37%
Grayscale also announced that it has made no changes to the GSCPxE Fund. The current status of GSCPxE is as follows:
- Cardano (ADA) 28.05%
- Solana (LEFT) 22.95%
- Polygon (MATIC) 14.07%
- Polkadot (DOT) 13.58%
- Avalanche (AVAX) 9.71%
- Cosmos (ATOM) 7.01%
- Algorand (ALGO) 4.63%
XRP loses weight in fund due to legal process
Last July, Cardano (ADA) was also among the components of the fund. After the most recent rebalancing, Bitcoin (BTC) accounts for 65.12% of the $193 million fund. Meanwhile, Ethereum (ETH) comes in second (28.25%), while ADA comes in third with 2.49%. The most recently added MATIC has a 1.25% share. cryptocoin.com As you follow, Grayscale removed Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Litecoin (LTC), and Chainlink (LINK) as part of the previous rebalancing. Last January, the fund dropped XRP after the U.S. Securities and Exchange filed a lawsuit against Ripple.
However, the large-cap fund has fallen by as much as 65.2% so far. Those who invested in the fund a year ago are now more than half worth it. Major cryptocurrencies have suffered significant losses due to macroeconomic headwinds. The fund has grown a modest 21.9% since its inception. BTC and ETH prices are down 71.54% and 72.53%, respectively, from their peaks reached roughly a year ago. Meanwhile, the total market capitalization (TOTAL) is struggling to hold $1 trillion.
