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Grayscale on Crypto 📈🪙
Their multi-crypto ETF hit the Wall Street.
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What we’ll cover today:
🏀 Kevin Durant’s lost password turned into a bitcoin jackpot
📊 Grayscale’s multi-crypto ETF hits Wall Street
💡 Why fintech leaders say this is just the beginning
NBA star Kevin Durant and his agent Rich Kleiman can’t access his Coinbase bitcoin account, but it’s actually paying off.
🚨 Breaking News
Durant lost his Coinbase login for years, meaning no bitcoin was sold. His agent jokes the mistake made them richer.
⚡ Wire Simplified
Durant started buying bitcoin back in 2016 while with the Golden State Warriors.
Prices then: $360 to $1,000. Prices now: ~$116,000.
He and his agent can’t reset the Coinbase account.
Coinbase says password resets are easy via app.
Durant is also a Coinbase investor and partner.
✔️ Straight to the Point
Durant’s lost password turned into a jackpot, proving sometimes mistakes pay better than plans, at least when bitcoin keeps rising.
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Grayscale Investments just launched America’s first crypto index fund ETF, bundling bitcoin, ether, XRP, Solana, and Cardano together.
🚨 Breaking News
The SEC approved Grayscale’s multi-token ETF, letting investors buy one fund for exposure to the five biggest cryptocurrencies.
⚡ Wire Simplified
New ETF trades on NYSE as ticker GDLC.
Holds 70% bitcoin, 20% ether, rest in XRP, Solana, Cardano.
Covers over 90% of crypto market cap.
Has gained 40% in 2025, outpacing bitcoin itself.
First US multi-crypto ETF ever approved.
✔️ Straight to the Point
Grayscale’s ETF makes crypto investing simple, but critics warn it could make risky assets feel too safe for casual investors.
"But we don't know if it's going to work yet."
— British founder after I offered to invest more in her startup
(I explained that funding things you don't know are going to work is what seed investing consists of.)
— Paul Graham (@paulg)
11:50 AM • Sep 19, 2025
META ISN'T DOING IT RIGHT....
Meta is making Live AI glasses that will help humans cook fancy dishes
Tesla is developing Optimus robots that will straight-up prepare fancy dishes for you.
Just cut to the chase. Let's get those household robots to do everything, please 🙏🙏
— Bindu Reddy (@bindureddy)
5:49 PM • Sep 18, 2025
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