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Bitcoin Spot ETFs Hit $100B Milestone in Record 10 Months

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U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs surpassed $100 billion in net assets within 10 months, fueled by Bitcoin’s soaring price.
Top financial giants like BlackRock and Fidelity are driving this explosive growth, with their ETFs capitalizing on Bitcoin’s 120% YTD price surge.
The rapid adoption of Bitcoin spot ETFs signals growing institutional interest, setting the stage for the next big trend—Ethereum spot ETFs.

The Bitcoin market is back in the news because the total net asset value of U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs has surged past $100 billion within a short period since their launch in January, after just 10 months.

Bitcoin Spot ETFs Achieve Unprecedented Growth Milestone

Twelve Bitcoin spot ETFs, including those from financial giants BlackRock and Fidelity, contributed to reaching this all-time high. The upward spiral in the price of Bitcoin has contributed immensely to the rapid growth of these funds, which are one of the core instruments for institutional and retail investors looking for exposure to cryptocurrency without directly holding Bitcoin.

Success for the ETFs underscores a sea change in the market, in which digital assets continue their march towards the mainstream. According to analysts, this year’s approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs was a critical inflexion point in the cryptocurrency market that drew billions of dollars in investments from longtime investors and newcomers alike.

BlackRock and Fidelity Dominate the Market

BlackRock and Fidelity, two of the largest asset managers in the world, have led this trend. Their ETFs, among those of other players, capitalized on Bitcoin’s rally, with prices up more than 120% year-to-date.

This growth has shown not only the popularity of Bitcoin as an asset class but also how effective ETFs are in making crypto investments more accessible and mainstream. As this milestone is accomplished, the focus will now shift to the potential approval of Ethereum spot ETFs and the effect this could have in the broader cryptocurrency market.

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