Blackrock became officially the second largest BTC in the world.
With 636,000 BTC now under management, the world’s largest asset manager is only sitting behind the mysterious creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, who is estimated to carry 1.1 million BTC, according to New Data from Cryptorank.
The main teacher enhances Blackrock’s dominance not only in traditional financing, but now in encryption markets as well. The company is already the pioneering provider of the Bitcoin investment funds by the assets subject to management (AUM), and its flows do not show any signs of slowdown.
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Elsewhere, ISHARES Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), which was quickly classified among the 5 best boxes in the United States through ETF flowers.
IBIT has attracted approximately $ 8.9 billion of net flows, put it before the long -running money and a strong institutional reference to encryption.
Bitcoin’s investment funds in general have reached a historical landmark, where the total cumulative flows exceed $ 40 billion as of May 2025. Many of this growth came from institutional investors who seek organized, liquid and effective exposure to Bitcoin, especially through the traded investment funds such as Blackrock.
For many adult associate managers, pension funds and sovereign institutions, the circulating investment funds are the most practical or even the only to acquire bitcoin, due to internal compliance restrictions or organizational delegations. This trend turns the Bitcoin ownership structure itself: an increasing share of BTC is absorbed by ETF exporters, which increases the centralization of holdings between a few of the main financial players.
It is worth noting that the increased institutional presence contributes to the listed of the sorcerer’s sorcerer to the total hedging and strategic reserves. With Bitcoin currently from $ 100,000, Blackrock’s position is a strong vote on confidence in the Long -term Crypto.
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