On Monday, Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest made significant trades, notably offloading shares of Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ:COIN) and Block Inc (NYSE:SQ), despite cryptocurrency market fluctuations.

The COIN Trade

Ark Invest sold 30,458 shares of Coinbase through its flagship ARK Innovation ETF (NYSE:ARKK). The transaction amounted to $7.3 million. For the day, Coinbase shares closed 1.13% lower at $239.62. Major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) traded lower as investors theorized that the markets had become overheated following the approval of spot ETFs, according to a previous report.

Ark Invest decided to sell a substantial number of shares in Coinbase last week as well, despite Bitcoin reaching new all-time highs recently. It was reported earlier that a surge in investments into U.S.-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) linked to Bitcoin, the digital currency peaked at $73,709. Bitcoin's rise coincided with a record net inflow of $1.05 billion into Bitcoin spot ETFs on March 12.

The SQ Trade

Ark Invest also reduced its stake in Block Inc., formerly known as Square. The shares were sold at a closing price of $80.86 each, with the total value of the trade being $8.95 million. The trade was executed through the ARKK and ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (NYSE:ARKW), which saw a decrease of 0.0972% and 0.1008% in their holdings respectively.

Earlier, Cathie Wood had criticized Hindenburg for its 'wildly misleading' report which led to a sharp drop in the Jack Dorsey-led company's share prices last year.

Other Key Trades:

• Ark Invest bought shares of Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) through its ARKG and ARKK ETFs.
• Shares of Twilio Inc (NYSE:TWLO) were sold through the ARKK and ARKW ETFs.
• Ark Invest increased its stake in Unity Software Inc (NYSE:U) across the ARKK, ARKQ, and ARKW ETFs.