BlackRock said it has recorded approximately 3600000000 USD of Bitcoin converted into IBIT shares.
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According to PANews, a BlackRock executive stated that approximately 3600000000 USD worth of directly held Bitcoin has been converted into IBIT shares.
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BlackRock: Has recorded approximately 3600000000 USD of Bitcoin converted into IBIT shares
PANews November 10 reports, according to Barron's, that Robbie Mitchnick, head of BlackRock's digital asset business, stated that since regulators approved physical creation and redemption, BlackRock has recorded approximately 3600000000 USD being converted from directly held Bitcoin into IBIT shares. As not all transactions are processed by BlackRock, the actual scale may be larger. Mitchnick said this type of demand does not fluctuate with Bitcoin prices, with the primary motivation being security and peace of mind. Outsourcing custody to institutional-grade cold storage is seen as less risky than keeping assets on trading platforms or in hot wallets. He noted that the recent Binance hack highlighted platform risks. The minimum threshold for physical conversion has been lowered from about 30000000 USD to between 1000000 and 2000000 USD.
PANews cited a Barron's report on November 10, with the information coming from Robbie Mitchnick, head of BlackRock's digital asset business.
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Mitchnick stated that since regulators approved in-kind creation and redemption, BlackRock has recorded approximately 3600000000 USD worth of directly held Bitcoin converted into IBIT shares.
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He stated that, since not all transactions are handled by BlackRock, the actual scale may be larger.
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He stated that this type of demand does not fluctuate with Bitcoin’s price; the primary motivation is security and peace of mind, and he noted that the recent Binance hack highlighted platform risks.
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The report notes that the minimum threshold for physical conversion has been lowered from approximately 30000000 USD to between 1000000 and 2000000 USD.
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The report describes exchanging directly held Bitcoin for IBIT shares, rather than explicitly disclosing new Bitcoin purchases. Mitchnick attributes this demand primarily to security and peace of mind; the report’s view that institutional-grade cold storage carries lower risk is not a conclusively verified safety finding.
Why it matters to readers
This report provides information on the scale, motivations, and barriers for Bitcoin holders switching to IBIT shares, but the conversion amount itself does not prove that new funds of a comparable scale have been used to buy Bitcoin.
A distinction should be made between “exchanging existing Bitcoin for fund shares” and “making new purchases of Bitcoin,” and respondents’ assessments of custody security should not be taken as a guarantee of safety.
Risks and unknowns
The provided material is a re-reported account and does not offer the original interview or transaction details for independent verification.
The statistical cut-off date, specific definition, and the scale not handled by BlackRock for approximately 3600000000 USD were not specified.
The claim that demand does not fluctuate with price and is driven by safety motives comes from Mitchnick; the material provides no supporting data.
The specific time, details, and losses of the Binance hack have not been disclosed, so the incident cannot be verified based on this information.
The applicable subjects and specific conditions for the conversion threshold have not been specified.
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