BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETP: The European Adventure Begins! 🎉💰

BlackRock Goes to Europe: Bitcoin ETP or Bust! 🚀

Hold onto your hats, folks! BlackRock, the big cheese of asset management, is strutting its stuff across the pond to launch its first Bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) in Europe! 🎩💼 After knocking it out of the park in the U.S., they’re ready to tackle the European crypto scene like it’s a game of whack-a-mole!

Now, let’s be real for a second. While Europe has had cryptocurrency-linked ETPs hanging around like that one uncle at Thanksgiving for years, the market is a wee bit smaller—worth only $13.6 billion compared to the U.S. market that’s practically doing the cha-cha with over $50 billion! 💃💸

According to the folks at iShares (who clearly love a good ticker), the iShares Bitcoin ETP will make its grand debut on Xetra and Euronext Paris under the snazzy ticker IB1T. And just to keep things spicy, it’ll also pop up on Euronext Amsterdam as BTCN on Tuesday. Because why have one ticker when you can have two? 🤷‍♂️

Speaking of numbers, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) is the heavyweight champion among the 12 U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs, boasting over $50 billion in assets and nearly $40 billion in cumulative inflows. That’s more cash than a kid in a candy store! 🍭💵 And guess who’s babysitting this new European product? You guessed it—Coinbase is back in the game!

This shiny new Bitcoin ETP is not just for the big wigs; it’s available for both institutional and savvy retail investors! Just think of it as a VIP club where you don’t need a tuxedo, just a little crypto savvy! 🎉

Oh, and let’s not forget the cherry on top: the European ETP is offering a temporary fee discount of 0.15% until the end of 2025! That’s right, folks, it’s cheaper than a cup of coffee in Paris! ☕️💰 In comparison, Europe’s largest crypto ETP, CoinShares’ $1.3 billion Bitcoin product, charges a 0.25% fee—so you can see why IB1T is the belle of the ball!

Manuela Sperandeo, BlackRock’s head of Europe & Middle East iShares Product, says this launch is a game changer! She’s convinced it’s a response to the growing demand from retail investors and a surge of interest from the pros. Talk about a match made in crypto heaven! 💖

And let’s not forget about Larry Fink, BlackRock’s big boss, who recently declared Bitcoin could be a “safe haven” during the World Economic Forum. He’s got his eyes set on a wild $700,000 price tag for Bitcoin! So, if you’re not investing, what are you doing—playing checkers while the rest of us play chess? ♟️💸

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2025-03-25 13:23