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Ark Invest bought $1.28M Coinbase, $0.64M Circle, $0.20M Bullish and $3.27M Robinhood shares on a day the stocks fell, while Base restored block production
Ark Invest purchased roughly $5.5 million of crypto‑linked equities—including $1.28 million of Coinbase shares—after each stock closed lower, and the same day Coinbase‑backed Base layer‑2 resumed normal block production following a two‑hour outage【1】. The moves signal Ark’s active rebalancing amid volatile crypto‑related stock prices and a network incident that briefly paused on‑chain activity.
| At a glance | |
|---|---|
| Coinbase purchase | 9,014 shares (~$1.28 M) |
| Robinhood purchase | 35,023 shares (~$3.27 M) |
| Circle purchase | 9,264 shares (~$0.64 M) |
| Base status | Block production restored after ~2‑hour halt |
Ark’s latest filing shows the firm bought 9,014 Coinbase shares through its ARKK, ARKW and ARKF ETFs, valuing the stake at about $1.28 million based on Thursday’s close. It also added 9,264 Circle shares ($637,000), 9,136 Bullish shares ($200,000) and 35,023 Robinhood shares (~$3.27 million) in the same session【1】. All four stocks ended the day lower—Coinbase down 5% to $142.52, Circle down 3% to $68.81, Robinhood down 3.85% to $93.47, and Bullish down 6.77% to $21.88—highlighting Ark’s strategy of buying the dip to keep individual holdings under its 10% portfolio cap【1】.
Base, an Ethereum layer‑2 built by Coinbase, suffered a consensus issue that halted block production for nearly two hours after an invalid block entered sequencing at block 47,806,542【1】. Engineers resolved the problem, and blocks resumed normal flow, with the team confirming user funds remained safe and that internal nodes had re‑synced【1】. The outage temporarily paused new on‑chain transactions, prompting node operators to restart their clients to restore syncing【1】.
Ark’s purchases come as Cathie Wood reiterated a view that inflation is easing, citing a slowdown in unit‑labor‑cost inflation to 0.5% year‑over‑year and stronger productivity【1】. The firm’s active rebalancing reflects both macro‑economic commentary and the immediate market reaction to the Base outage, suggesting Ark will continue to adjust its crypto‑adjacent equity exposure based on price moves and network health.
Ark’s dip‑buying underscores its belief in the long‑term value of crypto‑adjacent equities, while the Base incident highlights the operational risks that still accompany layer‑2 scaling solutions. The next few weeks will test whether Ark’s rebalancing pays off as market sentiment and network reliability evolve.
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