- Due to institutional demand, Bitcoin ETFs currently hold 925,266 BTC, or nearly 5% of the total circulating supply.
- BlackRock and Fidelity lead Bitcoin ETF inflows, with growing interest from wealth managers like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.
Now owning a startling 925,266 BTC, or almost $59.2 billion, Bitcoin ETFs are fast establishing their footprint in the financial markets, according to on-chain analyst Ali Martinez. For the crypto sector, this event represents a major turning point since these funds have accumulated over 5% of the whole supply of the coin already in use.
With big players like BlackRock and Fidelity leading the way in buying BTC via their ETFs, the interest in Bitcoin among institutional investors keeps expanding.
#Bitcoin ETFs now hold 925,266 $BTC, totaling around $59.2 billion! pic.twitter.com/T3IndH7t7P
— Ali (@ali_charts) October 8, 2024
Institutional Inflows Boost Bitcoin ETFs Amid Rising Adoption
With a combined total of $235 million contributed in a few short weeks, Bitcoin ETFs saw significant inflows recently. With almost $103.7 million in fresh capital attracted, Fidelity’s Bitcoin ETF led the drive; BlackRock’s ETF brought $97.9 million.
These figures underline how increasingly ETFs are helping to close the distance between regular finance and the crypto space. Apart from these two main participants, other funds such as Ark Invest and Bitwise also helped the ETF ecosystem with inflows of $12.6 million and $13 million, respectively.
The significant Bitcoin buildup via these ETFs does not exhibit any slowing down tendency. BlackRock now owns the most of Bitcoin in the ETF market, and the trend indicates that institutional acceptance of BTC will keep increasing.
ETFs provide a more easily available and controlled route for those wishing to expose themselves to Bitcoin without having to deal with private keys or negotiate erratic exchanges as they acquire popularity.
Meanwhile, BTC is trading at $62,276.20 at the time of writing, slightly declining at 0.57%. As ETFs are absorbing large amounts of Bitcoin, the long-term future of the asset looks bright despite a little drop.
Moreover, it’s crucial to underline that the increase in institutional participation transcends a small number of companies. Reflecting ongoing interest from big-scale investors, CNF earlier reported that corporations like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley had drastically increased their investments in Bitcoin ETFs.