BlackRock’s IBIT Breaks All ETF Records: $70B AUM in Just 341 Days 😱

In a feat no one in traditional finance saw coming this fast, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) just made history.

📍 It hit $70 BILLION in AUM

📍 In only 341 trading days

📍 Faster than ANY ETF in U.S. market history

📍Holding over 662,000 $BTC and it is now one of the top holders globally — right behind sovereign nations and Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy.

📆 TIMELINE: How IBIT Reached $70B AUM So Fast

Month AUM Milestone

Jan 2024- IBIT launched with seed capital and Coinbase custody

Mar 2024 - Crossed $10B in just 2 months

Jun 2024- Doubled again to $20B

Oct 2024 -Broke $30B as Bitcoin rallied

Dec 2024 - Hit $50B — the previous fastest ETF needed 1,329 days to do this

Jun 2025- Officially surpassed $70B AUM

At its current pace, IBIT is adding hundreds of millions per week, signaling non-stop institutional appetite.

🔍 COMPARISON: IBIT vs. Legacy ETF Giants

BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF has outpaced the biggest names in ETF history:

ETF Time to $70B AUM

IBIT --> 341 days 🚀

Gold --> 1,691 days

S&P 500) --> 1,701 days

Emerging Mkts --> 2,063 days

⚠️ That’s 5x faster than #GOLD — and in a more volatile asset.

$IBIT has become the go-to institutional gateway to Bitcoin, beating even traditional asset flows in both speed and volume.

Why is BlackRock's strategy more impactful than that of any other company?🤔

💼 $10T asset manager now all-in on digital assets

🤝 Partnered with Coinbase Prime for custody and execution

🔐 Aladdin, BlackRock’s institutional risk system, now plugged into crypto markets

🧪 Testing other products: Ethereum ETF, tokenized funds, staking models

🔐 Moved over $429M worth of #Bitcoin into Coinbase custody recently

This isn’t just "institutional adoption" — it’s institutional domination.

🔁 From gold to Bitcoin, the market is clearly shifting. And BlackRock is at the front of that wave.

💬 If you’re watching crypto ETF flows, you’re watching the future of money allocation unfold in real-time.