NYDIG Says $1.3 Billion IBIT Trade Reveals Urgent Bitcoin ETF Exit
NYDIG says a $1.26 billion off-exchange sale of BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF, IBIT, was most likely a large directional holder exiting fast, rather than a basis-trade unwind. The May 26 block trade stood out not only for its size, but for the $29.5 million discount the seller accepted to move the position immediately. In its […]
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A large, unidentified holder sold roughly $1.3 billion worth of BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF, IBIT, through a dark pool on Tuesday morning, in what ETF analysts described as an unusually large block trade. The sale stood out not only because of its size, but because the market appeared to digest it with little visible disruption. […]
Eight straight days. That is how long US spot Bitcoin ETFs have been bleeding money, with more than $2 billion in net outflows recorded since May 14 — and Tuesday’s session added another ugly chapter to that streak. Related Reading: HYPE Price Breakout Ignites Rally Talk Toward $170 Target A Sell Order Like No Other A single trader sold over 29 million shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF on Tuesday through a dark pool, a private trading platform used by institutions to quietly execute large orders away from public markets. The transaction, valued at $1.3 billion,....
Nasdaq’s options venue is moving to put BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) in the same risk tier as the largest, most liquid ETFs in traditional markets, with a new proposal to multiply the ceiling on IBIT options positions to 1 million contracts. According to a rule filing submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission […]
Brevan Howard, one of the world’s leading alternative investment firms, has just become the largest institutional holder of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT). Launched on January 11, 2024, IBIT has quickly cemented itself as the world’s most traded Bitcoin ETF, boasting an AUM of $87.7B and a stellar 1-year return of 77.7%. With a NAV […]
Global banking behemoth JPMorgan Chase has disclosed its increased exposure to the world’s largest cryptocurrency through BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT). JPMorgan Held 5.2 Million IBIT At End Q3 In the latest 13-F filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), JPMorgan disclosed its holding of 5,284,190 IBIT […]