BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager with over $11.6 trillion in assets, now controls more than 735,000 Bitcoin worth about $86 billion.
Data from Arkham Intelligence. shows BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) wallets have received steady transfers, with multiple on-chain transactions of 300 BTC, worth $37 million each recorded in the last couple of days through Coinbase Prime.
Meanwhile, this marks a large jump from March this year when BlackRock was reported to hold 567,000 BTC valued at $47.8 billion.
At the same time, BlackRock’s Ethereum ETFs are also growing. Several wallets tied to its ETHA Ethereum ETF recently received 5,900 ETH and multiple 10,000 ETH deposits within two days. These Ethereum transfers are valued at more than $121 million combined. Currently, BlackRock ETH amounts to over $14 billion.
The accumulation puts BlackRock among the largest holders of Bitcoin worldwide, ranking alongside government treasuries and long-time crypto whales in terms of overall scale.
In fact, Blackrock holds more Bitcoin than Strategy which has about 628.946 Bitcoin in its holding worth $54.93 billion.
Moreover, Bitcoin exchange-traded has continued to stand as the most successful ETF launches in history. So far, it has attracted tens of billions in trading volume since approval in 2024, with Blackrock pumping more liquidity into it.
Meanwhile, Bitcoin is holding up as it dances between $118k and $117k. Currently, it is trading for $117,789 after experiencing a lovely week as its price surged up to $124k on Aug 14. However, the price is up just a modest 0.34% today as investors retire for the weekend, according to CoinMarketCap.
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