ETF Store President: BlackRock's IBIT Has Received Over $5 Billion in Bitcoin Transferred from Private Wallets

Odaily News, ETF Store President Nate Geraci stated that BlackRock has lowered the minimum threshold for in-kind subscription to its Bitcoin spot ETF IBIT for private clients to $1 million, which has already facilitated over $5 billion in related transactions from private wallets.

Geraci noted that this indicates some Bitcoin holders are shifting from self-custody to holding Bitcoin exposure through IBIT. He believes that risks such as kidnapping, extortion, and custody security incidents are prompting some holders to move all or part of their assets to ETFs.