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Grayscale Bitcoin ( (GBTC) ) has provided an update.
On March 16, 2026, Grayscale Investments Sponsors, LLC announced that, effective April 1, 2026, the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF will switch the index it uses to value its Bitcoin holdings and calculate NAV and NAV per share from the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index (XBX) to the CoinDesk Bitcoin Benchmark Rate. The new benchmark draws on data from multiple licensed trading platforms across key jurisdictions and uses a multi-factor, manipulation-resistant algorithm designed to produce a more robust U.S. dollar reference rate for Bitcoin.
The methodology emphasizes volume-weighted pricing, outlier detection, inactivity adjustments, and strict inclusion criteria tied to liquidity, security, AML/KYC practices, and regulatory compliance, with platforms added or removed via regular reviews. The change is intended to limit the impact of anomalous or fraudulent activity on the trust’s valuations, clarifies a hierarchy of backup pricing sources if the primary index fails, and may enhance pricing integrity and investor confidence in the trust’s Bitcoin valuation process.
More about Grayscale Bitcoin
Grayscale Investments Sponsors, LLC sponsors the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF, a U.S.-listed investment vehicle that provides investors with exposure to Bitcoin through a regulated, exchange-traded structure. The trust holds Bitcoin and calculates a daily net asset value per share, using benchmark pricing sourced from selected digital asset trading platforms that meet specified regulatory and market quality standards.
Average Trading Volume: 5,106,775
Technical Sentiment Signal: Hold
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