With over $46 billion in flows since inception in January 2024, Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas believes that the asset manager will overtake Satoshi Nakamoto's BTC holdings by next summer.
BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF has been single-handedly dominating the ETF market, clocking another $287.5 million in inflows on Tuesday. Expressing his thoughts on this development, Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas believes that the asset manager will overtake Satoshi Nakamoto's BTC holdings by next summer.
BlackRock Poised to Overtake Satoshi Nakamoto in BTC Holdings
Eric Balchunas pointed out that BlackRock is now the second-largest Bitcoin holder globally, trailing only the pseudonymous BTC creator Satoshi Nakamoto. According to Balchunas, if the BlackRock Bitcoin ETF continues to accumulate at this rate, it could become the largest Bitcoin holder by next year’s summer.
"If this keeps up (and Bitcoin cooperates w/ $150K price & financial advisors get involved in a "feeding frenzy" w/ massive Bitcoin ETF inflows), it'll happen even faster. But either way, looks like summer '24 will bring the day BlockRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust overtakes even Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto," the analyst stated.
Further adding to his commentary on this development, Balchunas wrote:
"And yes this list can be debated given the role of custodians like coinbase, we get it, the bigger point worth being made here is JUST HOW FAST BLACKROCK IS PAC-MAN-ING UP THE BTC, or rather their investors are as their holdings represent millions of ppl."
With inflows registered for 24 out of the past 25 trading sessions, BlackRock Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) has been single-handedly rising the ETF inflows over the past month. Data from Thomas Fahrer shows that IBIT netted a total of 2705 BTC worth $287.5 million in inflows, which was ten times of its immediate competitor, Fidelity’s FBTC, saw $23 million in inflows.
This brought the total IBIT inflows to $46 billion since its inception in January. As a result, the total holding of the iShares Bitcoin Trust has now surged to 639,000.
Some of the biggest holders of IBIT shares in the market include financial giants like Goldman Sachs. In the latest development, $1 trillion asset manager Blackstone declared ownership of 23,094 shares in BlackRock Bitcoin ETF as of March 31, according to a recent disclosure.
The Bitcoin price is also showing strength, gaining another 1.2% today and surging past $107,000. Market experts believe that if this momentum continues further, we could be seeing fresh all-time highs by this weekend.
