Bracebridge Capital, a hedge fund that manages the finances of institutions like Yale University and Princeton University, has emerged as the largest holder of various spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to a recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Boston-based firm disclosed its ownership of shares in Ark Invest, BlackRock, and...Read More
Days after suffering devastating losses that dragged its price to $56,500, bitcoin rebounded on Thursday and during the early hours of Friday. This coincided with a slowdown in outflows from spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the US compared to the previous day’s record outflows. According to the latest data compiled by SoSoValue, spot bitcoin...Read More
The latest inflow on April 22 was $19.7 million which means that BlackRock is now in the top ten of longest daily inflow streaks for all US exchange-traded funds. The 70-day milestone ties BlackRock’s IBIT fund with JETS, an ETF that combines shares in an index of airline industry companies. It has also achieved 70...Read More
BlackRock’s IBIT spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) has crossed the $15 billion mark in total inflows, a new high since it began trading on January 11. However, the overall daily inflows for spot Bitcoin ETFs have been decelerating since their peak on March 12, when they were $1.05 billion. BlackRock’s IBIT Daily Inflows Surge BlackRock’s...Read More
United States Treasuries worth over $1 billion have been tokenized on-chain across Ethereum, Polygon, Solana, and other blockchains. The milestone was propelled by the recent launch of the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund. US Treasurys Worth $1.08B Tokenized BlackRock’s Ethereum-based product, BUIDL, was introduced on March 20 and has surpassed a market capitalization of...Read More
Bitcoin reclaimed another crucial resistance area as it climbed above $69,000 this week. With the upcoming halving drawing near, investors are preparing for the price fluctuations that accompany this event. However, the latest data suggests a promising trend for the leading crypto assets as two critical factors shift positively. According to CryptoQuant’s analysis, the Coinbase...Read More
Bitcoin is the number one crypto investment choice among BlackRock’s clients, who have little interest in getting access to other coins, according to Robert Mitchnick – the firm’s Head of Digital Assets. The representative’s words are sobering for the blockchain industry, much of which bore hopes of the world’s largest asset manager taking the broader...Read More
On March 21, there was a net outflow of $94 million from the ten newly launched spot Bitcoin ETFs. Although the figure is lower than the previous three days, it represents another day when funds have been pulled out of the institutional investment products. Fund outflows for March 18th, 19th, and 20th totaled $154 million,...Read More
On March 19, BlackRock revealed that it is preparing to offer a fund through a partnership with digital asset tokenization specialist Securitize. According to a filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the Wall Street giant plans to launch the “BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund.” However, the total size of the fund was...Read More
Just one day after the spot Bitcoin ETFs achieved a notable milestone with a net inflow of $1.05 billion, BlackRock’s IBIT saw inflows exceeding the total outflows of Grayscale’s GBTC for the first time. According to data compiled by SoSo Value, as of March 13th, IBIT’s cumulative inflow amounted to $12.03 billion, whereas GBTC’s cumulative...Read More
Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a remarkable surge in net inflow on March 12, totaling $1.05 billion. This marks a new high for daily net inflow since the ETFs’ inception, demonstrating a massive 56% rise from the $673 million net inflow recorded on February 28. The new milestone comes as Bitcoin bulls captured another all-time high...Read More
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has once more postponed its decision to approve or deny the applications for spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) submitted by BlackRock and Fidelity. The latest delay comes weeks after the agency greenlighted several Bitcoin ETFs that have since gained massive traction. SEC Delays Decision on Ethereum ETFs...Read More
BlackRock’s IBIT spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) has reached $10 billion in assets under management (AUM) within seven weeks of its launch on January 11. The fund now holds over 162,000 Bitcoin, making it one of the few ETFs to surpass the $10 billion mark. Spot Bitcoin ETF Performance Nate Geraci, president of the ETF...Read More
BlackRock’s Bitcoin (BTC) ETF has cracked a new daily inflow record, helping push Bitcoin’s above $60,000 for the first time since November 2021. The iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) absorbed another $520 million on Tuesday, bringing the fund’s total flows since launch above $6.5 billion. Furthermore, thanks to Bitcoin’s rising price during that period, the value...Read More
As Bitcoin notched over 10% daily gains, the trading volume of nine BTC ETFs reached a record high. “New Nine” recently launched spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), except for Grayscale’s GBTC, experienced a daily trading volume of $2.4 billion. This marked a new peak and nearly twice the usual daily volume, as per analysis by...Read More
BlackRock and Fidelity’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds have set a new record by amassing more assets in their first month of trading than any other ETF launched in the U.S. in the past 30 years. The development comes amid a new report from earlier this week that showed IBIT was among the top five of...Read More
The BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has emerged as a leading exchange-traded fund (ETF) in 2024, ranking among the top five ETFs in terms of inflows, as per Bloomberg Intelligence data. The ETF has surpassed the performance of numerous well-established funds after achieving over $3.19 billion in flows, with only broad index funds such as...Read More
The industry is bustling with the trading of the newly introduced spot Bitcoin ETF in the United States, yet there’s no equivalent for Ethereum. However, Jag Kooner, Bitfinex’s Head of Derivatives, suggests that the approval of a Bitcoin ETF could impact the SEC’s view on an Ethereum ETF, likely influenced by Ether’s classification as a security...Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed its ruling on BlackRock’s request to introduce a spot Ethereum ETF until March. As the largest fund manager globally, BlackRock submitted its application for a spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) in November. SEC Delays Decision on BlackRock Spot Ethereum ETF According to a filing on the SEC...Read More
The first batch of ETF approvals came in last week. In the aftermath, Synapse Network co-founder Paweł Łaskarzewski has shed light on BlackRock’s moves that have captured the crypto community. Within a mere 2 days, the prominent investment giant withdrew a massive 11,500 BTC from the supply. In the latest post on X (formerly Twitter), Łaskarzewski...Read More
BlackRock is reportedly expected to make a significant announcement regarding a substantial downsizing of its workforce. The impending layoffs, which account for about 3% of its global workforce, will result in approximately 600 employees leaving the company. BlackRock to Implement Routine Layoffs The layoffs are being internally described as routine, aligning with BlackRock’s previous practices....Read More
The amendments for spot Bitcoin ETF applications continue, with BlackRock naming Jane Street Capital and JPMorgan Securities as the authorized participants for its own exchange-traded fund, should it receive the green light from the US SEC. What’s particularly interesting is the involvement of JPM, whose CEO just recently urged the US government to close down...Read More
With Bitcoin (BTC) spot ETFs seemingly just weeks away, some crypto investors are curious whether asset managers like BlackRock can “front run” their approvals using insider knowledge before their highly anticipated funds reach the market. In an X space on Friday, Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart cleared the air on what BlackRock can and cannot...Read More
BlackRock has re-updated its Bitcoin (BTC) spot ETF filing with changes making key concessions to federal regulators on how shares in its fund will track the price of Bitcoin. Submitted on Monday, the asset manager’s latest S-1 form reveals that new shares in the trust can only be created using cash – a model experts...Read More
BlackRock – the world’s largest asset manager – announced securing $100,000 in seed funding from an undisclosed investor for its latest spot Bitcoin ETF proposal. This revelation comes from the giant’s recent filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The development comes on the heels of the company filing an amended S-1...Read More
After a few weeks of speculation following the registration of the iShares Ethereum Trust in Delaware, BlackRock has filed the S-1 prospectus for the product with the SEC. This is the second cryptocurrency-related exchange-traded fund that the company wants to launch after its spot Bitcoin ETF application. CryptoPotato reported last week when the largest asset...Read More
BlackRock Inc., a prominent asset management firm, the company has brought attention to the potential threats that stablecoins pose to the Bitcoin market. This disclosure, part of a publicly filed document submitted to regulatory bodies, sheds light on the intricate challenges and intricacies within the ever-evolving landscape of cryptocurrency. BlackRock Shed Light’s on Stablecoin Volatility...Read More
BlackRock may be preparing to launch a spot Ethereum (ETH) ETF amid roaring confidence that its spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF application is all but certain, a new company registration suggests. The price of ETH has soared 8% on the day to $2,020. As shown by @SummersThings on Twitter, BlackRock registered a corporation named the “iShares...Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has charged BlackRock, one of the world’s largest investment management firms, for misleading investors by inaccurately describing its investments in the entertainment sector. The agency found that BlackRock failed to disclose certain risks associated with its investments, leading investors to make decisions based on incomplete...Read More
The spot ETF bungle in the United States continues as BlackRock’s IBTC vanishes then appears again on the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation website. The subsequent developments have managed to sway Bitcoin’s price rather violently since, traditionally, these steps by DTCC are executed immediately prior to the product launch. It is important to note that...Read More
