Key Points
- BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF, IBIT, becomes the largest BTC fund in the world with $20 billion.
- The crypto product surpassed Grayscale Bitcoin Trust.
Bloomberg notes that BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust is now the largest fund for BTC, amassing close to $20 billion in total assets since the US SEC approved the listing of the crypto products at the beginning of 2024.
IBIT held $19.68 billion in BTC on May 28, surpassing the $19.65 Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, according to official data. The third largest BTC ETF is Fidelity Investments’ FBTC with $11.1 billion.
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BlackRock and Fidelity’s Bitcoin ETFs were among the crypto products that debuted at the beginning of the year, the same day that Grayscale’s vehicle converted into an ETF as well.
The launches of these crypto products made Bitcoin more accessible to investors, triggering a rally for BTC close to $74,000 back in March.
BlackRock’s IBIT attracted the largest inflow since going live
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF attracted the largest inflows since it went live by March, while, at the same time, investors have pulled $17.7 billion from the Grayscale fund over the same period. Grayscale’s fees and exits by arbitragers have been mentioned as potential outflow drivers.
Back then, BlackRock’s Larry Fink said that their crypto product was the fastest-growing in history.
According to the same reports by Bloomberg, citing a March regulatory filing, Grayscale plans to launch a clone of its main fund. This time, fees are expected to be lower, according to a source familiar with the matter.
The SEC approved the US Bitcoin ETFs back in January.
Grayscale created its Bitcoin Trust back in 2013 and it became the biggest such vehicle. Bloomberg also noted that shares in the closed-ended product were sometimes traded at substantial premiums or discounts to the net asset value, which led Grayscale to push for conversion into an ETF in order to ensure trading at par.