{"id":25542,"date":"2025-05-07T09:31:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T09:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=25542"},"modified":"2025-05-07T09:31:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T09:31:41","slug":"blackrock-is-still-buying-bitcoin-what-do-they-know-that-we-dont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=25542","title":{"rendered":"BlackRock is Still Buying Bitcoin: What Do They Know That We Don\u2019t?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>BlackRock has reportedly increased its share in the IBIT spot Bitcoin ETF, pushing holdings to $314 million. Why is BlackRock buying Bitcoin? Will BTCUSDT break $100,000?<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A crypto wave is sweeping through the retail and corporate world. Yesterday, New Hampshire <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KellyAyotte\/status\/1919783147463426283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">became<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the first state to enact Bitcoin reserve legislation. Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, is actively buying Bitcoin, recently scooping up over $1 billion of the coin. Meanwhile, institutions are actively accumulating and scrambling for the digital gold in May 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">DISCOVER:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/next-crypto-to-explode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">20+ Next Crypto to Explode in 2025<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">BlackRock Reportedly Increases Stake in IBIT<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">News that BlackRock, one of the world\u2019s largest asset managers, is reportedly increasing its stake in IBIT, its flagship spot Bitcoin ETF, pushing holdings to $314 million, a 124% increase from November, is a massive sentiment boost for holders.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BlackRock increases its position in the iShares Bitcoin ETF by 124%, bringing its total holdings to $314 million. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VV0paTSRCi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/VV0paTSRCi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Trader T (@thepfund) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thepfund\/status\/1919577687187652694?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">May 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This strategic allocation, likely to two of its model portfolios, the Target Allocation with Alternatives and the Target Allocation with Alternatives Tax-Aware portfolios, could encourage other firms to follow suit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Even so,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> despite relentless buying and \u201cendorsement\u201d from major players, the Bitcoin price remains below $100,000, throttling capital flow to some of the <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/best-meme-coin-icos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">best ICOs to invest in<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">One question looms large: <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What does BlackRock know that the rest of us don\u2019t? Why are they increasing their Bitcoin allocation instead of buying Ethereum or other coins that analysts consider among the best to buy in 2025?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">DISCOVER:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/crypto-presales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">11 Best Crypto Presales to Invest in May 2025 \u2013 Top Token Presale<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Bitcoin Bet: What Does BlackRock Know?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The rapid increase in exposure by BlackRock suggests a deliberate strategy. After all, their active pursuit of BTC exposure via spot Bitcoin ETFs is not new.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">By September 2024, their Strategic Income Opportunities fund (BSIIX) added over 2 million shares of IBIT, bringing its total to 2.1 million shares. Meanwhile, the Strategic Global Bond fund (MAWIX) increased its IBIT holdings by 24,000 to 40,682 shares.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In a portfolio filing today with the SEC, BlackRock disclosed owning 2,140,095 shares of IBIT in its Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio as of September 30, valued at $77.3 million.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s an increase from 88,000 shares previously reported as of June 30.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MacroScope (@MacroScope17) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MacroScope17\/status\/1861464569077784616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">November 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In a note to investors, Michael Gates, a lead portfolio manager for the Target Allocation ETF model portfolio suite, <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etf.com\/sections\/news\/blackrock-adds-spot-bitcoin-etf-ibit-model-portfolios\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">revealed<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the rationale behind their support for Bitcoin\u2013one of the <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/best-crypto-to-buy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">best cryptos to consider buying in 2025<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Gates said they are adding a Bitcoin position, funded from equities, as an \u201cadditional alternative asset\u201d, pointing to its fixed supply. Including the asset in their portfolio allows them to diversify sources of risk and return.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He further emphasized that they could HODL Bitcoin, as it provides \u201cunique and additive sources of diversification\u201d to portfolios.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Institutions clearly see the value in holding Bitcoin. As of May 2026, IBIT <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">managed<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> over $58 billion from investors buying shares from BlackRock.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-235390 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07T103908.467.png\" alt=\"BlackRock has reportedly increased its share in the IBIT spot Bitcoin ETF. Why is BlackRock buying Bitcoin? Will BTCUSDT break $100,000? \" width=\"1823\" height=\"781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07T103908.467.png 1823w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07T103908.467-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07T103908.467-1024x439.png 1024w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07T103908.467-768x329.png 768w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07T103908.467-1536x658.png 1536w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07T103908.467-50x21.png 50w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07T103908.467-308x132.png 308w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07T103908.467-350x150.png 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1823px) 100vw, 1823px\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>(<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sosovalue.com\/bigChart\/Etf_NASDAQ_IBIT?title=iShares%20Bitcoin%20Trust(IBIT)&amp;coin=BTC&amp;page=usBTC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the past 24 hours, over $36 million in shares were purchased. IBIT ranks among the top five ETFs by inflows, <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etf.com\/etfanalytics\/etf-fund-flows-tool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">trailing<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> only the Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Why Is the BTCUSDT Price Stuck?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Despite steady inflows and aggressive buying from institutions, including Strategy, prices remain below $100,000.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Earlier today, prices rallied to as high as $97,700 before retracing from the resistance level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/x\/POkkIjK2\/\" alt=\"BlackRock has reportedly increased its share in the IBIT spot Bitcoin ETF. Why is BlackRock buying Bitcoin? Will BTCUSDT break $100,000? \" width=\"1499\" height=\"859\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>(<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/x\/POkkIjK2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">BTCUSDT<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">On X, one analyst questions the \u201d supply \u201d source that keeps prices low.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You&#8217;re not allowed to ask where the Bitcoin &#8220;supply&#8221; is coming from.<br \/>BTC cleared $100k multiple times. Now for the last 2 weeks It&#8217;s stuck at $94k with M2 exploding, stocks up and gold up.<\/p>\n<p>$4 billion of ETF buys, $1 billion of Saylor buys.<br \/>But you&#8217;re not allowed to question it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WhalePanda (@WhalePanda) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhalePanda\/status\/1919750864862118359?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">May 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bitcoin miners, who tend to sell when prices are high, have slowed their liquidation over the past month. According to <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CryptoQuant<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, only 5,678 BTC <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">were sold<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> on May 6, compared to 15,767 BTC <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">sold<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> on April 7.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-235391 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bitcoin-Miner-Outflow-Total-All-Miners-scaled.png\" alt=\"BlackRock has reportedly increased its share in the IBIT spot Bitcoin ETF. Why is BlackRock buying Bitcoin? Will BTCUSDT break $100,000? \" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bitcoin-Miner-Outflow-Total-All-Miners-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bitcoin-Miner-Outflow-Total-All-Miners-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bitcoin-Miner-Outflow-Total-All-Miners-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bitcoin-Miner-Outflow-Total-All-Miners-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bitcoin-Miner-Outflow-Total-All-Miners-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bitcoin-Miner-Outflow-Total-All-Miners-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bitcoin-Miner-Outflow-Total-All-Miners-50x28.png 50w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bitcoin-Miner-Outflow-Total-All-Miners-308x173.png 308w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bitcoin-Miner-Outflow-Total-All-Miners-350x197.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>(<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoquant.com\/asset\/btc\/chart\/miner-flows\/miner-outflow-total?miner=all_miner&amp;window=DAY&amp;sma=0&amp;ema=0&amp;priceScale=log&amp;metricScale=linear&amp;chartStyle=column\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With miners holding and institutions buying, Bitcoin is likely to break above $100,000 in a buy trend continuation formation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">DISCOVER:<\/span><\/strong> <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/next-1000x-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Next 1000x Crypto \u2013 12 Coins That Could 1000x in 2025<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways\">\n<h3 class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__title\">BlackRock Boosts Bitcoin ETF Stake: Why Is BTC Price Stuck Below $100K?<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list\">\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n         <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">BlackRock has reportedly increased its stake in IBIT, buying more shares<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span>    <\/li>\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n         <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Institutions are actively buying Bitcoin, following Strategy\u2019s ways? <\/span>    <\/li>\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n         <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Miners are not selling and HODL, as CryptoQuant trends show<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span>    <\/li>\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n         <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Why is the Bitcoin price stuck below $100,000?<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span>    <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/blackrock-is-still-buying-bitcoin-what-do-they-know-that-we-dont\/\">BlackRock is Still Buying Bitcoin: What Do They Know That We Don\u2019t?<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/\">99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BlackRock has reportedly increased its share in the IBIT spot Bitcoin ETF, pushing holdings to $314 million. Why is BlackRock buying Bitcoin? Will BTCUSDT break $100,000? A crypto wave is sweeping through the retail and corporate world. Yesterday, New Hampshire became the first state to enact Bitcoin reserve legislation. Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, is actively buying [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-25542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25542"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25542\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}