BlackRock splashed $2.6 billion on this crypto as market tanked
BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF continued to attract heavy investor demand even as the cryptocurrency market plunged. Data from October 6 to October 10 shows that the firm’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) logged five straight days of inflows totaling roughly $2.63 billion, according to the latest on-chain data retrieved by Finbold from Coinglass on October 12. According to ETF inflow data, IBIT recorded $970 million on October 6, $899.4 million on October 7, $426.2 million on October 8, $255.5 million on October 9, and $74.2 million on October 10. U.S. spot Bitcoin inflow chart. Source: Coinglass The consistent inflows made IBIT the clear standout among U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs, while several peers such as GBTC and FBTC saw redemptions on multiple days. The buying spree came amid a sharp market downturn that wiped out hundreds of billions in crypto value. Notably, Bitcoin briefly dipped below $110,000 as panic selling swept through leveraged positions, trigge...