{"id":1135,"date":"2026-07-01T11:51:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T11:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/?p=1135"},"modified":"2026-07-12T12:34:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T12:34:21","slug":"ark-invest-bets-77-million-on-crypto-recovery-following-june-rout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/2026\/07\/01\/ark-invest-bets-77-million-on-crypto-recovery-following-june-rout\/","title":{"rendered":"Ark Invest Bets $77 Million on Crypto Recovery Following June Rout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ark Invest, led by Cathie Wood, deployed over $77 million into digital asset equities during June, capitalizing on a significant market correction that saw <a href=\"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/2026\/07\/08\/sec-signals-regulatory-pivot-with-2026-crypto-roadmap\/\" class=\"auto-internal-link\" title=\"SEC Signals Regulatory Pivot with 2026 Crypto Roadmap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/2026\/07\/08\/sec-signals-regulatory-pivot-with-2026-crypto-roadmap\/\" class=\"auto-internal-link\" title=\"SEC Signals Regulatory Pivot with 2026 Crypto Roadmap\">Bitcoin<\/a><\/a> record its poorest monthly performance in four years. According to emailed disclosures from the St. Petersburg firm, the buying spree focused on Coinbase, Circle Internet, and Bullish as their valuations retreated alongside the broader crypto market.<\/p>\n<p>The largest allocation was directed toward Coinbase, where Ark purchased approximately $44 million in shares. This move came as the exchange\u2019s stock price slid nearly 20% to close the month at $146.19. Such aggressive &#8220;buy the dip&#8221; tactics are a hallmark of Wood\u2019s investment philosophy, which often prioritizes long-term disruptive innovation over short-term market volatility.<\/p>\n<p>Ark also committed $25.25 million to Circle Internet, the issuer of the <a href=\"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/2026\/07\/12\/oracle-vulnerability-triggers-9-million-drain-on-hederas-bonzo-lend\/\" class=\"auto-internal-link\" title=\"Oracle Vulnerability Triggers $9 Million Drain on Hedera\u2019s Bonzo Lend\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/2026\/07\/12\/oracle-vulnerability-triggers-9-million-drain-on-hederas-bonzo-lend\/\" class=\"auto-internal-link\" title=\"Oracle Vulnerability Triggers $9 Million Drain on Hedera\u2019s Bonzo Lend\">USDC<\/a><\/a> stablecoin. Circle faced a particularly volatile June, with its share price plummeting 40%. A significant portion of that decline occurred on June 30, following the launch of Open USD, a rival stablecoin backed by a consortium including major financial institutions like Visa and BlackRock. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Reserve<\/a> has previously noted that stablecoins, while offering efficiency, require robust oversight to manage risks to financial stability.<\/p>\n<p>The investment manager also added $8.2 million worth of Bullish to its portfolio. Bullish, the parent company of CoinDesk, saw its equity value drop 27% during the month.<\/p>\n<p>This accumulation occurred against a backdrop of extreme pressure on Bitcoin, which fell to approximately $58,575.09 by month&#8217;s end. The June downturn mirrors previous cycles of volatility in the digital asset space, such as the 2022 crypto winter when several major platforms collapsed, leading to increased scrutiny from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Securities and Exchange Commission<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related-news-box\">\n<h3 class=\"related-news-title\">Read also:<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"related_news_list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/2026\/07\/12\/google-shifts-ai-strategy-with-nano-banana-2-lite-a-high-speed-play-for-the-enterprise-market\/\">Google Shifts AI Strategy with Nano Banana 2 Lite: A High-Speed Play for the Enterprise Market<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/2026\/07\/12\/bitcoin-consensus-under-fire-saylor-and-back-lead-charge-against-bip-110\/\">Bitcoin Consensus Under Fire: Saylor and Back Lead Charge Against BIP-110<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/2026\/07\/12\/oracle-vulnerability-triggers-9-million-drain-on-hederas-bonzo-lend\/\">Oracle Vulnerability Triggers $9 Million Drain on Hedera\u2019s Bonzo Lend<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ark Invest, led by Cathie Wood, deployed over $77 million into digital asset equities during June, capitalizing on a significant market correction that saw Bitcoin record its poorest monthly performance in four years. According to emailed disclosures from the St. Petersburg firm, the buying spree focused on Coinbase, Circle Internet, and Bullish as their valuations &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1139,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1560,66,417,772,1562,44,1565,1568,1561,1567,1566,1564,1569,1570,1563],"class_list":["post-1135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crypto","tag-ark-invest","tag-bitcoin","tag-bullish","tag-cathie-wood","tag-circle-internet","tag-coinbase","tag-coindesk","tag-crypto-winter","tag-digital-asset-equities","tag-financial-stability","tag-investment-philosophy","tag-open-usd","tag-securities-and-exchange-commission","tag-st-petersburg","tag-usdc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1135"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2038,"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1135\/revisions\/2038"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}