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MLB Team Washington Nationals Partners With Terra Blockchain Community, Ballpark Plans to Accept UST

On February 9, the American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C., the Washington Nationals, announced the team has partnered with Terra, the open-source blockchain platform and decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). The Washington Nationals detail that the team is a “leading innovator” and is “consistently introducing new technologies to enhance the fan experience.” Washington Nationals Ink Long-Term Deal With Terra Major League Baseball (MLB) team the Washington Nationals has partnered with the blockchain platform and DAO Terra, according to an announcement published by the team on Wednesday. The deal with Terra follows a slew of sports-related deals with crypto firms, but the MLB team will be the first to partner with an open-source blockchain project. In addition to the partnership, the algorithmic stablecoin UST that’s issued on the Terra blockchain will be “accepted as a payment method at Nationals Park as early as next season.” “The Nationals continue t...

Grayscale Investments’ Diversified Cryptocurrency Fund Now an SEC Reporting Company

Grayscale Investments' Diversified Cryptocurrency Fund Now an SEC Reporting Company

Grayscale Investments now has three SEC reporting funds, with the newest addition being the Digital Large Cap Fund. The company has also filed to make three other funds SEC reporting companies.

  • Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest crypto asset manager, made two announcements Monday.
  • The first was that the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the Digital Large Cap Fund (OTCQX: GDLC) has become effective. The fund is, therefore, an SEC reporting company, the company confirmed, elaborating:

The fund is Grayscale’s first diversified digital currency investment fund to become an SEC reporting company with its shares registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

  • Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund will now file its reports and financial statements with the SEC, along with current reports, in addition to complying with all other obligations under the Securities Exchange Act.
  • The Digital Large Cap Fund’s components as of the end of the day on July 9 comprised 67.49% bitcoin (BTC), 25.35% ethereum (ETH), 4.30% cardano (ADA), 1.03% bitcoin cash (BCH), 0.96% litecoin (LTC), and 0.87% chainlink (LINK).
  • The second announcement on Monday was that Grayscale has filed registration statements on From 10 to make three other crypto investment products SEC reporting companies. They are Bitcoin Cash Trust, Ethereum Classic Trust, and Litecoin Trust.
  • Besides the Digital Large Cap Fund, Grayscale has two other SEC reporting products: Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) and Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE).

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