Odaily Planet Daily News: Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas stated on platform X that BlackRock currently holds nearly 700,000 bitcoins, just 38% away from surpassing Satoshi Nakamoto to become the largest single holder of bitcoin globally. (If all bitcoin ETFs are considered as a whole management entity, they have already surpassed Satoshi Nakamoto.) BlackRock's bitcoin spot ETF - IBIT, is currently absorbing bitcoins at a rate of 40,000 per month (approximately 1,300 per day), and is expected to reach a holdings volume of 1.2 million by May 2026.