Bitcoin Trades Around $91K as ETF Inflows Remain Strong

Bitcoin traded either side of $91,000 after recovering from a dip to just above $89,000. BTC is 2% lower than its all-time high of $93,445, which it reached during the U.S. afternoon on Wednesday, but remains over 4% higher in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin ETFs recorded another $510 million of inflows Wednesday, taking the total for the last six days to $4.7 billion. “The Bitcoin ETFs are by far the majority driving force of bitcoin demand right now, soaking up almost all of the selling by Long-Term Holders. CME…

Blackrock Bitcoin ETF Overtakes Gold Trust — The Asset World Shaken

Blackrock’s spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), the Ishares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), launched in January, has now surpassed the Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) in assets under management (AUM). According to Factset, IBIT reached approximately $34.3 billion on Friday, overtaking IAU’s nearly $33 billion. This milestone follows President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, with Trump openly supporting cryptocurrency during […] Original

Bitcoin frenzy spun $1b volume in 25 minutes for BlackRock’s ETF

Bitcoin’s multi-day surge to consecutive new highs has caught Wall Street’s attention, with billions flowing into crypto ETFs since the beginning of November and the U.S. elections. Bitcoin (BTC) investors traded $1 billion of BlackRock’s IBIT fund within the first 25 minutes of U.S. market trading, continuing a BTC-led trend that has incentivized retail and institutional capital deployment. Initial volumes on Tuesday, Nov. 12, followed staggering figures from Monday, Nov. 11, as Bitcoin recorded its largest single-day and weekly gains in its 15-year history. Inflows to U.S. spot BTC exchange-traded…

Bitcoin (BTC) Registers Fourth-Best Day of 2024 as BlackRock’s IBIT ETF Posts Record Volume

To provide some historical context, ETF trade volume reached a $9.9 billion peak during the March bull run, according to data from checkonchain. Total trade volume on Nov. 6 reached approximately $76 billion, comprising futures volume of $62 billion, spot volume of $8 billion and ETF trade volume of $6 billion, so ETF trade volume is still a small percentage of the total. Source