Bitcoin Spot ETF Trading Volume Surpasses 1.5 Trillion Yen Amid Market Plunge, Setting a New Record

2026/02/08 16:33 (Updated 2026/02/09 07:00)

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Bitcoin Spot ETF Trading Volume Surpasses 1.5 Trillion Yen Amid Market Plunge, Setting a New Record

Daily Trading Volume Hits Record High

On the 5th, the daily trading volume of the U.S. Bitcoin (BTC) spot ETF offered by financial giant BlackRock reached a new record of $10 billion (approximately 1.57 trillion yen).

Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas commented as follows.

'IBIT recorded its highest daily trading volume of $10 billion while its ETF share price fell by 13%. This 13% drop is the second largest daily decline since its listing. It's an unforgiving situation.'

A Bitcoin spot ETF involves the actual purchase of Bitcoin, and the ETF is based on those Bitcoin holdings...

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