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Galaxy Digital to List on Nasdaq Global Select Market

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Galaxy Digital to List on Nasdaq Global Select Market

Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has declared effective the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-262378) (as amended, the “Registration Statement”) relating to the Company’s previously announced reorganization and domestication from the Cayman Islands to Delaware (together with related transactions, the “Reorganization”) and proposed listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”) of Class A common stock of Galaxy Digital Inc., a new Delaware holding company (“New Pubco”).

“We’re pleased to announce the effectiveness of our registration statement with the SEC,” said Mike Novogratz, CEO and Founder of Galaxy. “This marks an important milestone for Galaxy, as we take a significant step toward advancing our mission of driving innovation and growth across digital assets and artificial intelligence infrastructure. We look forward to completing the transaction this quarter.”

A special meeting of the Company’s shareholders to approve the Reorganization (the “Special Meeting”) will be held on May 9, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Galaxy anticipates listing on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol GLXY shortly after the Special Meeting, contingent on completing the Reorganization.

Holders of record of the Company’s ordinary shares as of the close of business on April 7, 2025 (the “Record Date”) are entitled to notice of the Special Meeting and to vote at the Special Meeting. Galaxy will be filing a Canadian management information circular (the “Management Information Circular”) and the prospectus, which will be promptly mailed to shareholders and made available under Galaxy’s profile at SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca. A Frequently Asked Questions document can also be accessed on the Company’s Investor Relations website.

The parties anticipate that the Reorganization will close in mid-May, subject to the approval by the shareholders of the Company and the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”). The Nasdaq listing is subject to the closing of the Reorganization and fulfillment of all Nasdaq listing requirements. For a period of time following the consummation of the Reorganization, and immediately following New Pubco’s intended listing on the Nasdaq, New Pubco will remain listed on the TSX.

Source: Galaxy Digital

 

Global ETF Assets Reach Record $15.5 Trillion

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Global ETF Assets Reach Record $15.5 Trillion

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm renowned for its expertise in subscription research, consulting services, events, and ETF TV on global ETF industry trends, reported that assets invested in the Global ETFs industry reached a new record of US$15.50 trillion at the end of February, according to ETFGI’s February 2025 Global ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report, the monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted)

March 9th marked the 35th anniversary of the listing of the first ETF. The Toronto 35 Index Participation Units “TIPS” began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) on March 9, 1990. TIPs tracked the performance of the 35 largest stocks on the TSX. On March 6, 2000 the TIPs ETF and the TSE 100 Index Participation Fund merged and is now known as the S&P/TSE Index Participation Fund (ticker XIU).

Highlights

  • Assets invested in the ETFs industry globally reached a new record of $15.50 Tn at the end of February, beating the previous record of $15.45 Tn at the end of January 2025.
  • 35th anniversary of the ETFs industry was on March 9th.
  • Net inflows of $152.13 Bn during February.
  • YTD net inflows of $304.70 Bn are the highest on record, while the second highest recorded YTD net inflows were of $252.60 Bn in 2024 and the third highest recorded YTD net inflows are of $224.30 Bn in 2020.
  • 69th month of consecutive net inflows.

“The S&P 500 index decreased by 1.30% in February bit is up by 1.44% YTD in 2025.  The developed markets excluding the US index increased by 1.31% in February and is up 6.08% YTD in 2025. Luxembourg (up 14.10%) and Spain (up 8.87%) saw the largest increases amongst the developed markets in February. The emerging markets index decreased by 0.04% during February but is up 0.26% in 2025. Indonesia (down 15.94%) and Thailand (down 9.48%) saw the largest decreases amongst emerging markets in February”, according to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder, and owner of ETFGI.

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Growth in assets in the Global ETFs industry as of the end of February

  The Global ETFs industry has 13,630 products, with 27,015 listings, assets of $15.50 Tn, from 841 providers on 81 exchanges in 63 countries at the end of February.

During February, ETFs gathered net inflows of $152.13 Bn. Equity ETFs gathered net inflows of $59.96 Bn, bringing YTD net inflows to $125.29 Bn, lower than the $140.22 Bn in net inflows YTD point in 2024. Fixed income ETFs reported net inflows of $35.47 Bn during February, bringing net inflows YTD to $65.57 Bn, higher than the $45.03 Bn in net inflows fixed YTD in 2024. Commodities ETFs reported net inflows of $10.75 Bn during February, bringing YTD net inflows to $12.47 Bn, much higher than the $7.34 Bn in net outflows YTD in 2024. Active ETFs attracted net inflows of $51.72 Bn during the month, gathering net inflows for the year of $103.69 Bn, much higher than the $46.40 Bn in net inflows YTD in 2024.

Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $61.67 Bn during February. SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY US) gathered $8.67 Bn, the largest individual net inflow.

Source: ETFGI

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