BlackRock's ETF Approaches 62% of Satoshi's Bitcoin Holdings

2025/07/09 10:43 (Updated 2025/07/09 13:01)
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BlackRock's ETF Approaches 62% of Satoshi's Bitcoin Holdings

62% of Satoshi's Bitcoin Holdings

62% of Satoshi's Bitcoin Holdings

The physical Bitcoin (BTC) ETF 'IBIT', offered by leading asset management firm BlackRock, surpassed 700,000 BTC in holdings on the 7th.

According to data posted by Bloomberg's senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin and reputedly the largest holder of the cryptocurrency, owns over 1.12 million BTC. IBIT maintains the second largest known quantity of Bitcoin holdings.

The close gap between IBIT's holdings and those of Satoshi has recently garnered significant attention. Balchunas...

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