Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest Sells $13.3 Million in Coinbase Robinhood Shares Amid Crypto Surge

Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest sold $6.5 million worth of Coinbase Global shares and $5.8 million of Robinhood shares on Thursday, even as both stocks rose alongside bitcoin’s recent surge. The fund offloaded 16,627 Coinbase shares and 58,504 Robinhood shares. It also sold roughly $1.7 million in Block Inc. stock. Coinbase’s stock climbed 4% to close at $388.96, while Robinhood gained 4.4%, finishing at $98.70. Block’s shares slipped 0.36% to $68.76.

The rally in Coinbase and Robinhood stocks came amid bitcoin reaching new all-time highs, hitting $118,080 early Friday — up 6.4% in 24 hours. Ethereum also jumped 8.5% to $3,011. Coinbase recently announced a partnership with Perplexity AI, an AI-driven search engine, to launch a real-time crypto data service. The move represents a growing trend of collaboration between blockchain firms and artificial intelligence companies. Meanwhile, Robinhood is engaged in discussions with European regulators regarding its tokenization initiative, which aims to offer blockchain-based stock tokens.

However, Robinhood faces scrutiny in the U.S., as Florida’s attorney general opened an investigation into the company’s crypto division over claims it marketed itself as the “least expensive way to purchase crypto.” So far, ARK is the only major Circle investor to significantly reduce exposure post-IPO. The firm sold 342,658 shares of Circle (CRCL) on June 16 and another $44.7 million worth on June 17, according to trade disclosures. Other backers, including BlackRock, reportedly eyeing a 10% stake in the company, have not disclosed any sales. Executives at Circle, however, have sold portions of their holdings. CEO Jeremy Allaire, co-founder Sean Neville, and CFO Jeremy Fox-Geen were listed in the prospectus as planning to sell 8%, 11%, and 11% of their holdings, respectively.

Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded their second-largest daily inflow of $1.18 billion on July 10, driving Bitcoin’s price to a new high of $116,664 before briefly surpassing $118,450. The cumulative net inflows into Bitcoin spot ETFs have now exceeded $51 billion, underscoring strong and sustained institutional demand. Seven out of 12 Bitcoin funds reported net inflows on the same day, with BlackRock’s IBIT leading at $448.49 million and Fidelity’s FBTC following closely with $324.34 million. Ethereum spot ETFs also posted significant inflows, totaling $383 million, marking their second-highest daily record. Ether ETFs have accumulated $5.10 billion in total net inflows so far. Crypto analyst Rachael Lucas described this trend as a “defining moment” in the institutional adoption of both Bitcoin and Ethereum. She emphasized that the influx of capital is driven by asset managers, corporate treasuries, and wealth platforms, not retail speculation, signaling a more mature and sustained phase of crypto investment.