ARK Invest ramped up its crypto exposure on Friday, adding Bullish, BitMine, Circle, Robinhood and nearly $600K in Bitcoin ETFs as crypto equities attempted a rebound. ARK Invest closed out the week with a fresh round of accumulation across several of its flagship funds, picking up positions in Circle, Bullish, BitMine, Robinhood and Bitcoin ETFs as crypto-related equities rebounded. The largest set of purchases targeted Bullish, with ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK), ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF) and ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) expanding their exposure, according to trade notifications for Friday. Combined, these buys amounted to about $2 million, following Bullish’s 5.75% gain on the day. ARK also continued accumulating BitMine, with purchases across ARKF, ARKK and ARKW totaling approximately $830,000. BitMine closed slightly lower on the day but remained within its recent trading range near $26. Read more
Bullish posted record revenue and profit in the third quarter, but the strong results failed to sway investors, with the company’s share price continuing to decline. Bullish, an institutionally focused crypto exchange and the parent company of CoinDesk, reported its strongest quarter since going public, lifted by surging institutional activity around its new US spot market and a crypto options desk that crossed $1 billion in volume. Bullish recorded $18.5 million in net income, swinging from a $67.3 million loss in the same quarter a year earlier, the company announced on Wednesday. Adjusted revenue rose 72% year-over-year to $76.5 million, while adjusted EBITDA climbed to $28.6 million from $7.7 million. Adjusted net income also turned positive at $13.8 million, though adjusted transaction revenue dipped to $26.7 million from $32.9 million, reflecting lighter trading volumes. Read more
Crypto stocks plunged on Monday, with Coinbase, Marathon Digital, Riot, CleanSpark, Circle and Strategy all sliding sharply. Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest ramped up its exposure to crypto exchange Bullish on Monday, buying $10.2 million worth of shares as its stock slid to a fresh record low during a brutal downturn for publicly traded crypto firms. According to ARK’s daily trade disclosure, the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) added 191,195 Bullish shares, while ARKW bought 56,660. The ARKF fund also picked up 29,208 shares. The move comes as Bullish (BLSH) tumbled 4.5% to $36.75 on Monday, extending a months-long slide that has pushed the stock down nearly 46% over the past six months. Read more
ARK Invest boosted its crypto-linked holdings, buying $5.8 million in BitMine and $2.9 million in Bullish shares amid market dip. ARK Invest has ramped up its exposure to crypto-linked equities, scooping up more BitMine Immersion Technologies and Bullish shares across several of its exchange-traded funds as markets continued to slide. According to ARK’s daily trade disclosures from Friday, the ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF) added 18,089 shares of BitMine, the ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) purchased 34,637 BitMine shares, while the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) added 116,681 — bringing the total purchases for the day to 169,407 shares, worth roughly $5.83 million. Separately, ARKF bought 8,063 Bullish shares, ARKW added 15,441 shares and ARKK acquired 52,011 shares. This brings ARK’s total Bullish purchases for the day to 75,515 shares, valued at approximately $2.91 million. Read more
Bullish’s new crypto options platform attracted $82 million in trading volume in five days, with participation from institutional traders. Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest increased its position in Bullish crypto exchange on Monday, purchasing about 238,000 shares worth around $12 million across its flagship funds. According to ARK’s daily trade disclosures, the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) bought 164,214 shares, the ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) added 49,056 shares, and the ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF) acquired 25,076 shares. The move follows ARK’s purchases last week. On Friday, the investment firm acquired over $5 million worth of Bullish shares across multiple ETFs. Read more
Bullish celebrated its US debut after securing New York’s BitLicense and money transmission license, launching trading across 20 states and partnering with BitGo and Nonco. Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has expanded its bet on Bullish, the digital asset exchange that recently went public on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker BLSH, acquiring over $5 million worth of shares across multiple ETFs. According to daily trade disclosures from Friday, ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) bought 72,537 Bullish shares, ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) added 21,354, and ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF) purchased 11,122 shares. The new purchase comes as ARK Invest purchased $8.27 million in Bullish shares in mid-October through two of its funds. The firm has been continuing its accumulation since the exchange’s $1.1 billion NYSE debut, when ARK bought roughly $172 million worth of shares across its funds. Read more
Bullish celebrated its US debut after securing New York’s BitLicense and money transmission license, launching trading across 20 states and partnering with BitGo and Nonco. Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has expanded its bet on Bullish, the digital asset exchange that recently went public on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker BLSH, acquiring over $5 million worth of shares across multiple ETFs. According to daily trade disclosures from Friday, ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) bought 72,537 Bullish shares, ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) added 21,354, and ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF) purchased 11,122 shares. The new purchase comes as ARK Invest purchased $8.27 million in Bullish shares in mid-October through two of its funds. The firm has been continuing its accumulation since the exchange’s $1.1 billion NYSE debut, when ARK bought roughly $172 million worth of shares across its funds. Read more
Bullish’s crypto trading services are now on offer across 20 US states after receiving regulatory approval from New York’s financial regulator last month. Institutionally-focused crypto trading platform Bullish has launched in 20 US states after receiving a BitLicense and a money transmission license from the New York financial services regulator last month. Bullish debuted spot trading with two institutional clients on its first day: crypto infrastructure firm BitGo and crypto brokerage Nonco, it said on Wednesday. Some of the largest states where trading on Bullish is now accessible include California, Florida, Arizona, Washington, DC, and New York, where the New York State Department of Financial Services approved Bullish’s BitLicense and money transmission license. Read more
Bullish’s European arm became the first exchange to list Société Générale-Forge’s new USDCV stablecoin under MiCA and BaFin oversight. Bullish Europe has become the first platform to list Société Générale-Forge’s USDCV stablecoin, expanding access to regulated digital assets in the European Union. According to a Tuesday announcement, Bullish is the first to offer USD CoinVertible (USDCV) to its customers through its German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) and Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) regulated trading platform. The news follows an early June announcement that the French financial services company Société Générale-Forge intended to launch the stablecoin with US-based financial services firm Bank of New York Mellon as the custodian. Read more
Bullish secures NYDFS BitLicense and Money Transmission License, unlocking crypto trading and custody services for institutions in New York. Bullish, the digital asset platform and infrastructure provider that debuted on the New York Stock Exchange last month, has secured regulatory approval to expand its operations in the United States — a key milestone as exchanges seek a clearer footing in one of crypto’s most scrutinized markets. Bullish announced Wednesday that its US arm, Bullish US Operations LLC, has been granted both a BitLicense and a Money Transmission License by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). The approvals allow the company to offer institutional clients cryptocurrency spot trading and custody services in New York. Read more
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest purchased $16 million in BitMine and $7.5 million in Bullish stock across three of its ETFs, boosting its crypto exposure. Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has continued its crypto stock shopping spree, adding more shares of BitMine Immersion Technologies and crypto exchange Bullish across its flagship ETFs. According to trade disclosures from Friday, ARK’s Innovation ETF (ARKK), Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW), and Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF) collectively bought over 387,000 shares of BitMine and 144,000 shares of Bullish. Based on recent market prices, the purchases amount to roughly $16 million in BitMine and $7.5 million in Bullish stock. Read more
ARK Invest snapped up $21 million worth of Bullish and $16 million of Robinhood shares, extending its buying streak despite a sector-wide sell-off. Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest doubled down on crypto-linked equities, scooping up shares of Bullish and Robinhood amid a broad sector sell-off. According to Tuesday’s trade notifications, ARK Invest’s flagship ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) purchased 356,346 shares of Bullish, valued at about $21.2 million, and 150,908 shares of Robinhood Markets, worth $16.2 million. Last week, ARK Invest went big on Bullish, acquiring 2.53 million shares, worth $172 million, across three ETFs after the crypto exchange’s debut on the New York Stock Exchange. Read more
From a $37 IPO to $118 intraday, Bullish’s NYSE debut highlights Wall Street’s growing appetite for regulated crypto businesses. Cryptocurrency exchange operator and media company Bullish made an enormous public debut on the New York Stock Exchange, with shares surging as much as 218% — a clear sign of heightened institutional appetite for crypto-related assets. After weeks of speculation, Bullish went public on Wednesday at an IPO price of $37, above its earlier target range of $32 to $33 per share. The stock, trading under the ticker symbol BLSH, soared to an intraday high of $118.00, marking a 218% gain from its IPO price, on trading volume of roughly 38 million shares, according to Yahoo Finance data. Read more