Bitwise 比特币 ETF (BITB) 收购 Osprey 比特币信托 (OBTC)

周二的联合声明中透露，这笔交易将使 OBTC 投资者收到 BITB 股票，作为其清算分配的一部分。

Bitwise, the company behind the first U.S. Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), is merging Osprey Bitcoin Trust (OBTC) into its fund, according to a joint statement on Tuesday.

根据周二的一份联合声明，Bitwise 是美国第一只比特币交易所交易基金 (ETF) 背后的公司，正在将 Osprey 比特币信托基金 (OBTC) 合并到其基金中。

As part of the deal, OBTC investors will receive shares of the Bitwise ETF (BITB) in a liquidating distribution.

作为交易的一部分，OBTC 投资者将获得清算分配中的 Bitwise ETF (BITB) 股票。

Osprey, a smaller competitor in the Bitcoin ETF market, had about $120 million in assets under management.

Osprey 是比特币 ETF 市场中规模较小的竞争对手，管理着约 1.2 亿美元的资产。

The merger will see OBTC investors paying lower fees (0.2% with BITB versus 0.49% with OBTC) and will benefit from BITB's more accurate tracking of the Bitcoin price.

此次合并将使 OBTC 投资者支付更低的费用（BITB 为 0.2%，OBTC 为 0.49%），并将受益于 BITB 更准确地跟踪比特币价格。

While BITB shares tend to follow Bitcoin's value more closely, OBTC investors have seen their shares drift away from the cryptocurrency's actual price at times.

虽然 BITB 股票往往更接近比特币的价值，但 OBTC 投资者有时会发现他们的股票偏离了加密货币的实际价格。

For instance, over the past month, OBTC shares dropped by 4.27%, while Bitcoin fell by 9.34%. Meanwhile, BITB was down 8.56%, showing a closer alignment with Bitcoin's price movements.

例如，过去一个月，OBTC 股价下跌了 4.27%，而比特币则下跌了 9.34%。与此同时，BITB 下跌 8.56%，与比特币的价格走势更加一致。

The acquisition is part of a broader effort by Bitwise to expand its presence in the competitive Bitcoin ETF market, where it competes with large players like BlackRock, Fidelity and Grayscale.

此次收购是 Bitwise 扩大其在竞争激烈的比特币 ETF 市场的影响力的更广泛努力的一部分，该市场与贝莱德 (BlackRock)、富达 (Fidelity) 和灰度 (Grayscale) 等大型企业展开竞争。

Recently, Bitwise also expanded into Europe by acquiring the London-based ETC Group, which offers similar crypto investment products.

最近，Bitwise 还通过收购总部位于伦敦的 ETC Group 向欧洲扩张，该集团提供类似的加密货币投资产品。

The expansion brings Bitwise's total assets under management to $4.5 billion, further establishing its presence in the global crypto market.

此次扩张使 Bitwise 管理的总资产达到 45 亿美元，进一步确立了其在全球加密货币市场的地位。