iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) by BlackRock officially became the most actively traded exchange-traded fund in the world during the latest surge of bitcoin above $108,000. According to Bloomberg, the average daily trading volume of IBIT even surpassed the legendary SPY (SPDR S&P 500 ETF) on certain days in November-December, reaching $4.5–6 billion.
Since its launch in January 2024, IBIT has raised over $55 billion in assets under management and has become the fastest-growing ETF in history in the first 18 months. Investors choose it for its low fee of 0.25%, storing bitcoins in Coinbase Custody cold wallets, and the reputation of BlackRock – the largest asset manager on the planet with $11+ trillion AUM.
Analysts explain the phenomenon with a simple formula: pension funds, hedge funds, and retail investors finally have a regulated and familiar instrument for exposure to Bitcoin without the need to self-custody private keys. "IBIT is a bridge between Wall Street and Crypto Valley," comments BlackRock's head of digital assets Robert Mitchnik.
While Bitcoin breaks records, IBIT remains the main beneficiary of institutional FOMO. The year 2025 has definitively confirmed: crypto has become a new asset class for big money.
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