Overview
- GLNK, converted from Grayscale’s private trust, is the first U.S.-listed spot product offering brokerage-accessible exposure to Chainlink.
- Day-one flows were reported in the $37–$43 million range, with assets reaching roughly $64 million within the first session and trading volume near $13 million.
- LINK jumped roughly 6–8% around the launch, briefly touching about $14.6 as trading activity surged roughly 180% above average.
- The ETP is issued under NYSE Arca Rule 8.201-E, holds LINK as its sole asset, uses Coinbase Custody, and is slated to move from a 0% introductory fee to 0.35%.
- Analysts praised the strong debut, while noting that the ETP passes through no staking yield and that institutional usage may not reliably translate into sustained token price gains; Bitwise’s rival CLNK remains listed in DTCC systems but is not approved or trading.