BlackRock Poised to Overtake Satoshi as Bitcoin’s Top Holder by Summer

Fridah Kangai
May 22, 2025
5:30 pm

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BlackRock’s IBIT ETF now controls 57% of Satoshi’s estimated Bitcoin stash.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $667M in inflows in a single day, led by BlackRock and Fidelity.
Bitcoin futures open interest has surged past $70B, the highest level recorded this year.

BlackRock is close to surpassing Satoshi Nakamoto’s holdings of Bitcoin. The majority of Nakamoto’s believable total is found in the IBIT ETF, which is rising due to increased attention from institutions.

Investors showed more confidence by adding $667.44 million to U.S.-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs. According to SoSo Value, this was the fourth straight day of positive inflows into spot ETFs. The rally in Bitcoin prices brought $305.92 million in fresh capital into BlackRock’s IBIT ETF. The fund’s net inflows have reached $45.86 billion, the most of any ETF currently available.

On the same day, Fidelity’s FBTC brought in $188.01 million in new funds. The total amount of historical inflows has surpassed $11.78 billion, which proves investors remain interested in cryptocurrency.

During Monday’s trade, bitcoin increased to $107,108, then shut down the day at above $105,000. Because of these prices, more investors bought in, mainly because they believed in following institutional trends and the overall market mood.

Surge in Futures Interest Signals Strong Institutional Presence

Bitcoin’s future open interest is above $70 billion, a new high point for 2019. The rise in open interest shows that more institutional investors are investing in the market.

Higher demand for Bitcoin futures suggests that investors are more sure that Bitcoin will keep rising this year. Signs of coordinated buying across ETF and futures point to a phase when considerable accumulation is ongoing.

Analyst Eric Balchunas predicts that by next summer, BlackRock will have more Bitcoin than the Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto. Given the firm’s regular additions, it could soon be the largest holder of Bitcoin.

BlackRock second only to Satoshi in total btc held, now 57% of the way to there to becoming world's biggest, prob by end of next Summer- altho if btc hits $150k in next few months, poss we see a feeding frenzy from advisors, which would shorten the timeline dramatically. https://t.co/Nd6jhkxoQH pic.twitter.com/6bxG2H79Qy
— Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) May 20, 2025

Investors tied to financial institutions increasingly demand digital assets, as conventional finance is now incorporating them. IBIT and similar ETFs are influencing the groupings of Bitcoin ownership worldwide.

IBIT’s large purchases of Bitcoin by BlackRock show a major change in how assets are managed. As inflows remain and the firm’s progress builds, it should become Bitcoin’s main holder by next summer.

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