Valkyrie Funds is a digital-asset alternative asset management firm that was acquired by CoinShares International Limited in March 2024 and now operates under the CoinShares Valkyrie brand. Valkyrie's Twitter Score is 30 out of 1000 as of August 2026, ranking #32,383 (top 10%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.
Valkyrie Funds was founded by Leah Wald as CEO and Steven McClurg as CIO, both of whom previously held those roles before the acquisition. The firm built its reputation as a crypto ETF issuer, and its Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund trades under the ticker BRRR. Following the CoinShares acquisition, Valkyrie Digital Assets LLC withdrew as co-sponsor of that fund in June 2024, with CoinShares Co. becoming the sole sponsor.
Valkyrie Funds was among the firms that filed for a spot Bitcoin ETF in June 2023, alongside applicants including BlackRock, Bitwise Asset Management, WisdomTree, and Invesco. Earlier, in September 2023, its Bitcoin and Ether Strategy ETF was reported as set to become the first ETF to offer ether futures exposure. Per Axios, Valkyrie opted out of the spot ether ETF race in May 2024, citing limited interest from financial advisors and regulatory risks. Valkyrie has 11,508 followers as of August 2026 and has published 3,121 posts.
Valkyrie has been mentioned by 168 accounts, with 434 total mentions. Valkyrie's portfolio includes Exabits.
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The accounts that follow Valkyrie include 101 founders, 19 angel investors, 63 influencers and 4 VCs, among them Andrew Kang, H.E. Justin Sun, Mario Nawfal, Bitcoin Magazine, DEGEN NEWS and Zmanian.