Concerns about the liquidity of Digital Currency Group have led to sharp discounts on Grayscale’s Ethereum, Bitcoin, and  Litecoin  Cash Trusts.

The Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE) shares have decreased 93% from their all-time high in June 2019 while trading at close to a 60% discount on the value of its assets (ATH).

The continued drop has a number of causes, but in recent weeks there has been an escalation in worries that Grayscale assets may be impacted by the parent business Digital Currency Group’s debt of over $1.675 billion to the struggling cryptocurrency creditor Genesis.

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The trust has traded at this level since at least December 28 according to YCharts data, which at the time of writing shows a 59.39% discount.

Crypto On January 4, Twitter influencer “db” tweeted a snapshot of the whole array of Grayscale crypto-based trusts, together with statistics displaying each trust’s individual premium.

It revealed that the majority of Grayscale’s trust funds are selling at a reduction, with the Ethereum Classic Trust suffering the greatest and presently offering at a 77% discount.

Trades for the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) are discounted by 45%.

Only two Grayscale Trusts—the Chainlink Trust at 24% as well as the Filecoin Trust at 108%—are now selling at a premium.

The Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE) trust presently has funds worth $3.7 billion, which were gathered from 31 million shares, as per the firm’s official website.

This week, Grayscale’s parent firm, DCG, came under criticism once more when Gemini co-founder Cameron Winklevoss released an open letter via Twitter criticizing DCG CEO Barry Silbert.

Winkelvoss asserted that Genesis, a subsidiary of DCG, owes Gemini $900 million in the capital that was lent to Genesis as a component of the Gemini’s Earn program that the two businesses jointly operated.

The large amount DCG and Genesis allegedly owe to Gemini may cause DCG to start a Reg M distribution, according to a study published by Arcane Research on January 3.

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Winklevoss had previously taken a strong stance on the purported DCG liquidity concerns, tweeting an update in December of the year 2022 that stated international investment bank Houlihan Lokey has proposed a strategy on account of the Creditor Committee to establish a route for the restoration of assets.