XRP gets 26% share in Grayscale's 'next gen' portfolio - No space for Bitcoin
Grayscale has come up with ready-made crypto investment portfolios that financial advisors can use for their clients, but there is something unusual. The investment giant launched four different model portfolios, each with a different purpose. In this, the “Digital Assets Core Plus portfolio” is designed as a broad, foundational crypto allocation and includes Bitcoin [BTC], Ethereum [ETH], Solana [SOL], and Chainlink [LINK]. Meanwhile, ‘Digital Assets Leaders’ focuses on the five largest eligible crypto assets available through Grayscales single-asset products. Whereas “Digital Assets Next Gen” is designed to give investors exposure to crypto assets beyond Bitcoin, including both established and emerging projects. Finally, “Digital Assets Infrastructure” focuses on assets tied to protocols that support areas such as smart contracts and tokenization. Grayscale gives more weightage to XRP than Bitcoin Now the catch here is that Ripples XRP has received a huge allocation in the Digital Assets Next Gen portfolio. As of the 31st of August, the portfolio had seven holdings, with Ethereum at 42.34%, XRP at 26.11%, and Solana at 21.09%. Bitcoin, however, has been left out of this portfolio. Together, those three assets account for roughly 90% of the portfolio. Meanwhile, the remaining allocation is spread across Hyperliquid [HYPE], LINK, Avalanche [AVAX], and Sui [SUI]. Interestingly, Grayscale









