Texas is moving to swap its temporary $10 million BlackRock IBIT position for direct Bitcoin custody, a clear sign the state wants the asset itself, not a paper proxy. $10 million currently sits in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) Direct Bitcoin custody is the goal, not ETF exposure Custody, liquidity, and reporting will be outsourced […]
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Texas is moving from paper Bitcoin exposure to direct BTC custody, a small but meaningful step that says a lot about where state-level crypto policy may be headed. Texas opens RFP for a Bitcoin custody and liquidity provider About $10 million in Bitcoin exposure currently sits in BlackRock’s IBIT Direct custody would give the state […]
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Bank of America’s latest 13F filing shows a clear tilt toward Bitcoin-linked products, with BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) leading the bank’s reported crypto exposure while Ether, Solana, and XRP remained much smaller side bets. About $53 million in crypto ETF exposure reported IBIT was the largest crypto ETF holding Bitcoin dominated over Ether and […]
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Bank of America Reports $53 Million Exposure to Bitcoin ETFs in Q1 Filing Bank of America disclosed roughly $53 million in crypto-related holdings in its Q1 13F filing, with the bulk of that exposure sitting in spot Bitcoin ETFs — led by BlackRock’s IBIT. $37 million in BlackRock’s IBIT Smaller positions in Bitcoin ETFs from […]
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Bitcoin is getting soaked up by corporations, ETFs, governments, and crypto-native firms at a pace that keeps shrinking the amount of coin actually available to trade. That’s good for adoption, great for legitimacy, and potentially nasty for volatility when demand suddenly shows up. 4,164,790 BTC are now held by 345 institutions Strategy and BlackRock’s IBIT […]
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Spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in fresh money on Thursday, while spot Ethereum ETFs kept bleeding capital. The message from traditional finance was about as subtle as a brick through a window: when institutions want crypto exposure, they still prefer Bitcoin. $131.30 million in net inflows hit spot Bitcoin ETFs BlackRock’s IBIT led with $144 million […]
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US spot Bitcoin ETFs kept pulling in serious capital last week, with BlackRock’s IBIT once again doing the heavy lifting while Ethereum, Solana, and XRP products also drew fresh money. Bitcoin ETFs led weekly crypto fund inflows with about $623 million. BlackRock IBIT dominated demand, accounting for roughly $596 million of that total. ETH, SOL, […]
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Bitcoin ETFs are still doing what they were built to do: soak up capital while traders argue over whether $80,000 is a solid base or a trapdoor with better lighting. Five straight days of inflows for U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs Nearly $1.7 billion added during the streak BlackRock’s IBIT led the charge while some rivals […]
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Bitcoin ETFs hit $102 billion in AUM just crossed $102 billion in assets under management as U.S. spot funds pulled in another $824 million, while a hyped presale called Pepeto is trying to sell traders on the old crypto fantasy: tiny entry, giant upside, and a Binance listing-shaped carrot on a stick. Bitcoin ETFs topped […]
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US spot Bitcoin ETFs are back to pulling serious weight, with April inflows topping $2.6 billion and institutional buyers once again treating BTC like the cleanest hard-money trade on the board. April inflows crossed $2.6 billion The week ending April 24 added $823 million BlackRock’s IBIT took about $733 million of that total US spot […]
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