Italy’s largest bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, trims 94% of its IBIT holdings while tripling its staked ETH ETF position

Odaily News - In its Q2 Form 13F filing, Italy’s largest banking group, Intesa Sanpaolo, disclosed a reduction in its BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) holdings from 646,809 shares to 40,723 shares, a cut of approximately 94%. As of June 30, the remaining position was valued at $1.36 million.

Intesa Sanpaolo also eliminated 99% of its IBIT call options and established a new put position covering 500,000 shares. The bank continues to hold 3.47 million shares of the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB), valued at $67.6 million at quarter-end, and maintains its 712,319-share position in the Grayscale XRP Trust unchanged.

The bank increased its holdings in the BlackRock iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF from 116,200 shares to 349,600 shares, valued at $7.1 million as of June 30. This staked Ethereum fund holds ETH and passes through approximately 3% to 4% in annual network staking rewards.

Intesa Sanpaolo also nearly doubled its position in Bitgo Holdings to 323,000 shares, while trimming Coinbase by 32%, Circle by 10%, and Robinhood by 43%. Additionally, it established a new position in commercial spaceflight company SpaceX with 5.66 million shares, valued at $966 million. (News Bitcoin)