BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF First to Reach $2B in AUM
The BlackRock iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) on Friday became the first of the recently launched spot bitcoin products to reach $2 billion in assets under-management (AUM).
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The BlackRock iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) on Friday became the first of the recently launched spot bitcoin products to reach $2 billion in assets under-management (AUM).
The group of recently launched spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are seeing combined negative flows for the first time since they opened for trade on Jan. 11 as money moving into funds like BlackRock’s IBIT and Fidelity’s FBTC has failed to keep pace with the exits from Grayscale’s GBTC.
Around $1.3 billion has shifted from GBTC to new spot bitcoin ETFs, equivalent to a monthly outflow of about $3 billion per month, the bank said in a report.
Outflows from the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust have topped $1 billion per day this week.
Experts said newcomers in the bitcoin investing game could be enticed by Grayscale, the incumbent with a huge lead.
Flows of fresh investor money into the newly approved spot bitcoin ETFs may be far higher than previously thought.
BTC’s price has fallen since bitcoin ETFs were approved. In theory, now that FTX is done selling its substantial holdings, the selling pressure could ease since a bankruptcy estate liquidating holdings is a relatively unique event.
An additional $1.5 billion could exit GBTC, putting more pressure on the bitcoin price in the coming weeks, the report said.
The news sent bitcoin tumbling early Tuesday, but the price quickly recovered.
Grayscale received the regulatory green light to convert its flagship product into an ETF on Wednesday.