ARK Invest, led by Bitcoin supporter Cathie Wood, bought Coinbase shares for the first time since June 2023. The company, which bought even at the $30 level during the crypto crises in 2022, started profit sales last year.
$18 million purchase was made
ARK, known for its investments in technology-oriented companies and creating many funds in this field, bought $17.8 million worth of COIN shares. ARK, which distributes the purchases to 3 separate funds;
- $12.3 million for ARKK, the innovation ETF,
- $2.5 million for ARKW, the Next Generation Internet ETF,
- The Fintech Innovation ETF also bought a $3 million stake in ARKF.
Nearly 10-fold increase…
ARK Invest’s new purchase after selling COIN shares collected from the bottom for the last 1 year clearly shows its confidence in the company and its belief that the shares will increase.
Coinbase shares, which fell to $30 in November 2022, rose to $285 in this year’s bull season and exhibited an almost 10-fold increase.
COIN, which last fell to yesterday’s level of $160 in February, is trading around $190 in the minutes the news was written.
Cathie Wood is one of the names that openly supported Donald Trump in the US presidential election. Wood recently attended a meeting at Trump’s home in Mar-a-Lago.