[Grayscale Delays U.S. IPO Plans, To Be Reassessed at Earliest in Q4] According to CoinDesk, digital asset management company Grayscale has paused its preparations for going public in the U.S. due to unfavorable current market conditions. The process is expected to resume at the earliest in the fourth quarter of this year. Grayscale, a subsidiary of DCG, is the issuer of several crypto investment products, including the Bitcoin spot ETF GBTC. While 2026 was originally anticipated to be a peak year for crypto company IPOs, weakening trading volumes and underwhelming IPO performances from companies like BitGo have led firms such as Kraken's parent company Payward, ConsenSys, and Ledger to also delay their listing plans. Meanwhile, Blockchain.com is still moving forward with its U.S. IPO application.