2024

Bitcoin

BlackRock

<h4><strong>In a <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2024/12/12/115-trillion-blackrock-recommends-a-2-bitcoin-allocation-comparing-it-to-the-mag-7/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recent report</a>, the financial giant recommended that investors put up to 2% of their multi-asset portfolios into Bitcoin.&nbsp;</strong></h4> 
<p>With $11.5 trillion in assets under management, BlackRock carries a lot of weight in the financial world. Recently, they’ve also become the issuer of the largest spot Bitcoin ETF. This exchange-traded fund, called <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/IBIT/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IBIT</a>, manages more than $50 billion in assets, showing that even the big players are warming up to cryptocurrency.</p> 
<h5><strong>Why Bitcoin?</strong></h5> 
<p>BlackRock’s report highlighted that Bitcoin is gaining ground as an investment option, especially for people looking to diversify their portfolios. Diversifying, or spreading your money across different kinds of investments, is a common way to lower risk. BlackRock said allocating between 1% and 2% of a portfolio to Bitcoin is a “reasonable range.”</p> 
<p>So, what does this mean for regular investors? If you’ve got a portfolio with a mix of stocks, bonds, and other assets, adding a small slice of Bitcoin could give your investments a little more variety.</p> 
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 <p dir="ltr" lang="en">New report from BlackRock today that recommends 1-2% exposure to Bitcoin ETF, first time they gave specific number (they put this out bc they had so much incoming on this q of how much?). <a href="https://t.co/X7iF06xXFa">pic.twitter.com/X7iF06xXFa</a></p> 
 <p>— Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) <a href="https://twitter.com/EricBalchunas/status/1867204093594193975?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2024</a></p>
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<p>BlackRock’s move is part of a larger trend among big financial institutions. As more companies launch Bitcoin-related investment products, the cryptocurrency is becoming easier for everyday people to include in their portfolios.</p> 
<h5><strong>More About Blackrock’s Bitcoin ETFs</strong></h5> 
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      <p><a href="https://www.altcoinbuzz.io/?s=bitcoin+etf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bitcoin ETFs</a> are seeing a flood of new investments, with a total net inflow of $598 million recorded on December 12. Impressively, these funds have experienced net inflows for 11 consecutive days, signaling growing interest in Bitcoin among investors.</p> 
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       <p dir="ltr" lang="en"><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f4cc.png" alt="📌" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"> Bitcoin spot ETF had a total net inflow of $598 million on December 12, and continued to have net inflow for 11 consecutive days. BlackRock ETF IBIT had a single-day net inflow of $432 million. The current total net asset value of Bitcoin spot ETF is $112.546 billion. <a href="https://t.co/DJ8WlDkEDI">pic.twitter.com/DJ8WlDkEDI</a></p> 
       <p>— Traders Paradise (@theparadiselive) <a href="https://twitter.com/theparadiselive/status/1867496912498438398?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 13, 2024</a></p>
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      <p>BlackRock’s IBIT ETF led the charge with a single-day net inflow of $432 million, showcasing its popularity in the market. As of now, the total net asset value of BTC spot ETFs has reached an impressive $112.546 billion, highlighting the cryptocurrency’s increasing role in mainstream finance.</p> 
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