STAMFORD, Conn., Oct. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Grayscale, the world’s largest digital asset-focused investment platform*, today announced a new partnership with Republic, a leading onchain global investment platform. The partnership will make select Grayscale investment products available to eligible accredited investors through Republic’s platform. Products available through the partnership will initially include Grayscale DeFi Fund (Ticker: DEFG), Grayscale Decentralized AI Fund, and Grayscale Data Network Trust.
The partnership expands access to Grayscale investment products spanning three emerging areas of the digital asset ecosystem: decentralized finance, decentralized artificial intelligence, and onchain AI data infrastructure. It also reflects both firms’ focus to bring differentiated investment opportunities to a broader group of eligible investors.
“For more than a decade, Grayscale has led the way in bringing digital assets into the mainstream, pioneering new investment products and offering exposure to some of the most innovative areas of the digital economy,” said Peter Mintzberg, Chief Executive Officer of Grayscale. “Our partnership with Republic builds on that leadership, bringing our differentiated investment strategies to a broader audience of eligible investors and further cementing Grayscale’s position at the forefront of digital asset innovation and access.”
“Republic’s mission focuses on digital assets and investor access,” noted Andrew Durgee, co-CEO of Republic. “This partnership with Grayscale provides our Republic user base with a simple way to add diversified digital asset exposure to their portfolio early in the life cycle of these funds, a time traditionally limited to institutional investors, for a minimum investment of just $2,500.”
The three products represent distinct areas of the expanding onchain ecosystem:
- Grayscale DeFi Fund, which provides diversified exposure to a market-cap-weighted basket of leading decentralized finance protocols supporting core onchain financial services, including lending, trading, and asset management.
- Grayscale Decentralized AI Fund, which provides diversified exposure to protocols operating at the intersection of blockchain and artificial intelligence, including decentralized compute, data storage, and AI services.
- Grayscale Data Network Trust, which provides exposure to $DATA, the native token of the DATA Network. The DATA Network is a blockchain designed to source, verify, and license data used to train artificial intelligence models, creating an onchain record of data provenance, licensing terms, and compensation for contributors and rights holders.
The partnership marks the latest step in Grayscale’s ongoing efforts to broaden investor access to digital assets and provide more ways to gain exposure to emerging areas of the digital asset ecosystem.
Grayscale DeFi Fund, Grayscale Decentralized AI Fund, and Grayscale Data Network Trust (the “Products”) are available exclusively to eligible accredited investors.** For more information, please visit grayscale.com. To access these Products on the Republic platform, please visit republic.com/grayscale-funds.
About Grayscale
Grayscale is the world’s largest digital asset-focused investment platform with a mission to make digital asset investing simpler and open to all investors. Founded in 2013, Grayscale has been at the forefront of bringing digital assets into the mainstream. The firm has a long history of firsts, including launching the first Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange traded products in the United States. Grayscale continues to pioneer the asset class by providing investors, advisors, and institutional allocators with access to a broad range of digital assets through a comprehensive suite of investment products spanning ETFs, private funds, and diversified strategies. For more information, please follow @Grayscale or visit grayscale.com.
About Republic
Republic is a leading investment ecosystem that expands global access to private markets, and sets new standards for transparency through blockchain-powered infrastructure. With a portfolio comprising over 2,500 companies and a community of 3 million members from more than 150 countries, Republic has a proven track record and has deployed over US$3 billion through its comprehensive range of investment platforms, funds, and advisory firms. Its core mission is to employ blockchain technology to foster a more inclusive and efficient global financial system. Republic’s most recent financial innovations include opening global retail access through enterprise partnerships with Hamilton Lane and Bitget along with pre-IPO exposure through Mirror Tokens.
*Largest digital asset-focused asset manager based on AUM as of 6/30/2026. For other companies in this category, AUM is considered as of most recent public disclosure.
**An accredited investor, as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is an individual with income over $200,000 ($300,000 with spouse) in each of the past two years, an individual with net worth over $1 million, excluding primary residence, an individual holding certain financial licenses (e.g., Series 7, 65, or 82), or an entity with over $5 million in assets or all equity owners who are accredited.
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