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“#IBIT ETF is set to triple the size of the leading Gold ETF and now ranks 23rd among all ETFs globally.” -@EricBalchunas  at #Proofoftalk2025
Impressive considering most others in the top ranks have been around for 12.6 to 32.4 years.

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<Odaily> Planet Daily News: Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas stated that BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF - IBIT fund (the largest of its kind) reached over $70 billion in assets in just 341 trading days, becoming the fastest ETF to achieve this milestone, which is five times faster than the previous record holder GLD (1,691 days). GLD is the SPDR Gold Trust fund, listed on the New York Stock Exchange in November 2004, and is the world's largest physically-backed gold ETF, managing assets of approximately $100 billion. BlackRock launched its spot Bitcoin ETF in January 2024. According to <Arkham> Intelligence data, in April this year, BlackRock's fund held 2.8% of the total Bitcoin supply. The asset management company holds Bitcoin on behalf of its clients but does not own the cryptocurrency itself. (<Block>)

BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF becomes the fastest fund to reach $70 billion, breaking gold's previous record

<Odaily> Planet Daily News: Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas revealed on X platform that BlackRock's IBIT has exceeded $70 billion in holdings, becoming the fastest ETF to reach this milestone in just 341 days, which is 5 times faster than the previous record held by GLD of 1,691 days.

BlackRock's IBIT holdings exceeded US$70 billion in just 341 days

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