Grayscale Q1 Recap

LAST UPDATE 4/17/2025 | 3 min. read

We take stock of the most significant developments and milestones for the industry and for Grayscale in the first quarter of 2025.


Top Grayscale Takeaways

  • Product Highlights
    • #1 provider of Ethereum ETPs in the US (Based on AUM of Grayscale Ethereum ETPs as of 4/8/2025)
    • #2 provider of Bitcoin ETPs in the US (Based on AUM of Grayscale Bitcoin ETPs as of 4/8/2025)
  • Products filed for: 11
  • Products launched: 3
  • Industry conference engagements: 14
  • Events hosted: 3
  • Research pieces published: 12


Top Industry Takeaways

  • Dramatic changes to US crypto policy/regulation
    • Trump Executive Order 1
    • Ending of SEC lawsuits 2
    • Ending SAB 121 3
    • Ending debanking efforts 4
  • Introduction of stablecoin bills in both House and Senate 5
  • U.S. gets a strategic Bitcoin reserve 6
  • Largest ever crypto industry acquisition (Kraken purchase of NinjaTrader) 7
  • President Trump launched a memecoin 8


1 “Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Establishes the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile”, WhiteHouse.gov, March 2025. 
2 “SEC Announces Dismissal of Civil Enforcement Action Against Coinbase”, SEC.gov, February 2025. 
3 “Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 122”, SEC.gov, January 2025. 
4 “OCC Clarifies Bank Authority to Engage in Certain Cryptocurrency Activities”, OCC.gov, March 2025. 
5 “The Stablecoin Transparency and Accountability for a Better Ledger Economy (STABLE) Act of 2025: An Overview”, Congress.gov, March 2025.
6 “Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Establishes the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile”, WhiteHouse.gov, March 2025.
7 “Kraken to acquire NinjaTrader: Introducing the next era of professional trading”, Kraken.com, March 2025. 
8 Tanaya Macheel, “Solana surges 12% on launch of Trump-themed meme coin, ether falls”, CNBC.com, January 2025.

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