Bitcoin Bull Cathie Wood Scooped Up Shares Worth $59M In This Crypto Exchange On Tuesday

Ark Investment Management, led by Bitcoin BTC/USD bull Cathie Wood, scooped up more shares in the cryptocurrency-linked fintech stock Coinbase Global Inc COIN on Tuesday.

The popular stock-picking firm bought 288,171 shares, estimated to be worth $58.9 million based on Tuesday’s closing price, of Coinbase.

Coinbase stock closed 1.6% higher at $204.5 a share on Tuesday and is down 18.5% year-to-date.

Coinbase shares soared on Monday following reports that the large cryptocurrency exchange is close to buying 2TM, the parent company of Brazil’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Mercado Bitcoin.

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The asset management firm has been piling up shares in Coinbase, which enables the trading of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum ETH/USD, and Dogecoin ETH/USD.

Ark Invest held 5.91 million shares of Coinbase, worth $1.2 billion, before Tuesday’s trade.

Coinbase became a public company in April last year via a direct stock listing, closing at $328.28 per share at the end of its first day of trading.

Wood in January said a single Bitcoin could be worth $1.36 million by 2030.

Ark Invest has also been piling up shares in Robinhood Markets Inc HOOD. Shares in the fintech company surged 25% on Tuesday after it announced extended trading hours.

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