{"id":135896,"date":"2024-08-21T08:00:14","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T05:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=135896"},"modified":"2024-08-21T02:25:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T23:25:41","slug":"blackrock-becomes-third-largest-bitcoin-holder-with-almost-350000-btc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/blackrock-becomes-third-largest-bitcoin-holder-with-almost-350000-btc\/","title":{"rendered":"BlackRock Becomes Third-Largest Bitcoin Holder With Almost 350,000 BTC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This significant accumulation comes as BlackRock strengthens its foothold in the cryptocurrency market, driven by the success of its <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/cryptocurrency\/bitcoin\/\">Bitcoin<\/a><\/strong>-focused ETFs and increased institutional interest. The firm\u2019s change in approach is notable, especially given that BlackRock\u2019s CEO, Larry Fink, once openly criticized Bitcoin as a speculative asset. Over the years, his views have shifted, and he now regards Bitcoin as an important international asset with transformative potential.<\/p>\n<p>The iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), launched by BlackRock earlier this year, has been a key factor in the firm\u2019s growing Bitcoin reserves. Institutional investors have flocked to the fund, pushing BlackRock\u2019s BTC <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platform.arkhamintelligence.com\/explorer\/entity\/blackrock\" rel=\"nofollow\">holdings<\/a> <\/strong>to nearly 350,000. For comparison, only Satoshi Nakamoto\u2019s estimated 1.1 million BTC and Binance\u2019s 550,000 BTC holdings surpass this figure.<\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg\u2019s ETF analyst, Eric Balchunas, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EricBalchunas\/status\/1823080660765900805\" rel=\"nofollow\">pointed out<\/a><\/strong> that U.S. ETFs could soon surpass Satoshi\u2019s holdings, with BlackRock on track to become the largest Bitcoin holder by next year.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"read-more pb-3 pt-3 pt-md-2 px-3 my-4 border bg-light\">\n    <h5 class=\"text-uppercase border-bottom mb-3 pb-1\">Read More:<\/h5>\n    <a class=\"article row post-135867\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/analyst-sees-bitcoin-following-nikkei-patterns-predicts-1-million-by-2027\/\" title=\"Analyst Sees Bitcoin Following Nikkei Patterns, Predicts $1 Million by 2027\">\n        <div class=\"contentRight col-4\">\n            <span class=\"imgContainer mt-0\">\n                <img class=\"image img-defer\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/2500-5d0136cb8d2d4-240x170.\">\n            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentLeft col-8\">\n            <h4 class=\"title mb-0\">Analyst Sees Bitcoin Following Nikkei Patterns, Predicts $1 Million by 2027<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>This rise comes as Grayscale, once a leader in Bitcoin holdings, has faced challenges, including investor withdrawals due to its high fees. Meanwhile, BlackRock\u2019s success has encouraged other traditional financial institutions like Goldman Sachs and Capula Management to explore similar investments.<\/p>\n<p>However, the increasing presence of large financial players in the cryptocurrency space has sparked debate. Some within the crypto community argue that this trend runs counter to Bitcoin\u2019s original goal of decentralization, raising concerns about institutional control over the market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BlackRock has rapidly expanded its Bitcoin holdings, now owning close to 350,000 BTC, making it the third-largest holder globally, behind only Satoshi Nakamoto and Binance, according to blockchain data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":31268,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[426,72,261,424,294],"coin_category":[],"class_list":["post-135896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bitcoin","tag-binance","tag-bitcoin","tag-blackrock","tag-crypto","tag-etf"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with 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