This may be the first time we have seen a university investing.
The private research university in Atlanta, Georgia disclosed that it owned $15 million worth of Grayscale Mini Trust shares as of Sept. 30.
The university made the disclosure in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing today. In terms of number of shares, Emory owns 2.678 million shares in Grayscale Mini.
This is the first time a university has admitted and reported ownership of BTC, which crypto enthusiasts think is "impressive" for a university five times smaller than Harvard
https://www.cryptopolitan.com/emory-university-owns-15-million-of-grayscale-mini-trust/This was expectation of Bitcoin community months before Bitcoin Spot ETF approvals in January 2024. Spot ETFs bring more institutional investors to Bitcoin market and it only is strange if we don't see such move after January 2024.
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