BlackRock's IBIT draws $260M as Bitcoin ETFs notch 8th day of inflows
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust gathered $260 million from Bitcoin investors on July 16, contributing more than half of all net inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs on the day.
It marked the eighth consecutive day of positive net inflows for United States spot Bitcoin ( BTC ) ETFs, reaching $422.5 million and is the best-performing day since June 5, according to data from Farside Investors.
The Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund tallied the second most inflows among US spot Bitcoin ETF issuers at $61.1 million, followed by the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF in third place with $29.8 million.
The VanEck Bitcoin ETF and Invesco Galaxy Bitcoin ETF also saw inflows above $20 million, while
Daily flows into the spot Bitcoin ETFs between July 10–16. Source: Farside InvestorsBlackRock’s Bitcoin stash is now valued back above $20 billion following its latest purchase of 4,004 Bitcoin and Bitcoin’s 3% price rise since trading hours closed on Monday.
The fund first exceeded $20 billion in assets under management in late May, when Bitcoin was fast approaching $70,000, making it the world’s largest Bitcoin ETF.
Nate Geraci, president of The ETF Store, praised BlackRock’s newly recovered milestone while slamming that suggested only “degen retail” investors would buy Bitcoin products.
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Source: Nate GeraciIt comes two days after BlackRock’s CEO Larry Fink referred to Bitcoin as a “legitimate” financial instrument that can shield against currency debasement.
Bitcoin is currently priced at $65,470 — up 13.1% over the last week after it fell to a near five-month low of $53,600 on July 5.
The price fall was mostly fueled by concerns over the German government selling nearly 50,000 Bitcoins and news that Mt. Gox is finally preparing to repay over $9 billion to creditors.
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