In the grand tapestry of financial endeavors, BlackRock, the behemoth of asset management, has set its sights on the European crypto market with a Bitcoin-linked ETP. Switzerland, the land of cheese and precision watches, is to be the cradle of this newfangled fund.
Emboldened by the success of its American cousin, the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), which boasts a chest-puffing $58 billion in assets, BlackRock prepares to storm the European shores.
Word on the street, or rather, in the hallowed halls of Bloomberg, suggests that this European ETP might make its debut as soon as the ink dries on this month’s calendar.
While Europe has dabbled in cryptocurrency ETPs for some time, BlackRock’s entrance is akin to a giant wading into a pond—expect ripples, if not waves. With over $4.4 trillion in assets under its colossal wing, the firm is poised to draw investors like bees to a particularly lucrative flower.
Europe’s crypto market, a mere $17.3 billion, looks up at its American counterpart with $116 billion across a dozen Bitcoin-linked funds and wonders, “Why can’t we be friends?”
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, the oracle-like CEO Larry Fink espoused Bitcoin’s virtues as a shield against the almighty printers of fiat currencies, echoing the growing chorus of financial institutions cozying up to digital assets.
The re-election of a certain US President, whose name rhymes with “bump,” has sent Bitcoin prices soaring to the heavens, while MiCA, Europe’s new crypto rulebook, has brought a sprinkle of regulatory clarity to the market.
As BlackRock readies its European crypto ETP, the competition heats up like a Swiss fondue pot. Kraken, Bitstamp, and others are already in the fray, and the race to the bottom on fees has begun. Yet, the fee structure for BlackRock’s offering remains as mysterious as the contents of a Swiss bank account.
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