Quote from: Free Market Capitalist on July 19, 2025, 05:33:18 PM

Quote from: ruykeri on July 19, 2025, 03:41:34 PM

BlackRock has bought another $2.8 billion worth of Bitcoin.

They are increasing their Bitcoin holdings day by day. As a result, it is now becoming more and more credible to many that the value of Bitcoin will be much higher in the future which we may not even imagine. BlackRock has been regularly buying and holding Bitcoin through their IBIT ETF for just over 1.5 years, and their recent $2.8 billion Bitcoin purchase will undoubtedly have a positive impact on the Bitcoin market. When large companies like these start investing such huge sums in an asset like Bitcoin, it becomes clear that Bitcoin is going to be the world's most valuable digital currency for the foreseeable future.

You don't seem to be clear here that if BlackRock is buying bitcoin they are doing it because of the people, who have a growing demand for their spot ETF, not because the company itself is increasing its position in bitcoin as MSTR and others are doing. People demand more bitcoin, Blackrock buys. But if a panic were to break out in the markets and people start selling IBIT BlackRock will sell, unlike bitcoin treasury companies who don't sell no matter what.

Quote from: JayJuanGee on July 19, 2025, 05:29:19 PM

you are describing BlackRock buying bitcoin for it's ETF - not for its treasury. There is a difference.

You've beaten me to it.

Bitcoin treasury companies basically hold it whether there is demand or not, whether the price goes up or down.

But BlackRock will only buy when their demand goes up and sell when demand goes down. They don’t hold Bitcoin for themselves, but for investors. This is not like MicroStrategy, which holds Bitcoin on its balance sheet and doesn’t DIP.

BlackRock will only sell if people start selling IBIT. Basically, they don’t hold—they act as an asset manager.”