Bitcoin Titans Shift $3B to BlackRock ETF as Self-Custody Era Fades After 15-Year Reign
Whales are swimming toward institutional waters—dumping personal wallets for Wall Street's embrace.
The Great Migration
Bitcoin's original "be your own bank" mantra hits a historic inflection point as $3 billion exits decentralized storage. Fifteen years of crypto purism unraveling in quarterly filings.
BlackRock's Gravity Well
The world's largest asset manager now commands enough Bitcoin to sink mid-sized nations' economies. Their ETF becoming the default parking spot for capital too lazy for private keys.
Institutional Validation or Surrender?
Purists call it betrayal. Pragmatists call it progress. Either way, the lines between crypto native and traditional finance keep blurring—much to bankers' chagrin and their bonus pools' delight.
So much for "not your keys, not your coins"—apparently not your problem either when BlackRock handles the paperwork.
