BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Leads $223 Million Inflow

2025-12-12 05:36:45

On Tuesday, December 10, 2025, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $223.5 million in net inflows, continuing the strong institutional demand that has characterized Q4 2025.

Top Performers – Bitcoin ETFs

Fund	Inflows (Dec 10)	AUM (Dec 11 est.)
BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT)	$192.9 million	$50.8 billion
Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC)	$17.2 million	$17.1 billion
ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB)	$9.8 million	$4.9 billion
Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB)	$3.6 million	$4.2 billion
Others (combined)	~$0	—

→ BlackRock alone accounted for 86% of the day’s Bitcoin ETF inflows.

Ethereum ETFs – Same Day

Fund	Inflows (Dec 10)
BlackRock iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA)	$56.5 million
Others (combined)	$1.1 million

Total spot Ethereum ETF inflows: $57.6 million

What the Numbers Mean in BTC and ETH

~2,030 Bitcoin purchased across all funds (≈ $188 million at ~$92,500 average price)
~16,200 Ether purchased (≈ $53 million at ~$3,280 average price)

BlackRock’s Dominance in 2025

IBIT officially crossed $50 billion AUM this week, less than 12 months after its January 2025 launch
Combined BlackRock crypto ETFs (IBIT + ETHA) now manage >$62 billion, making BlackRock the largest institutional holder of Bitcoin and Ethereum through regulated products
Year-to-date net inflows for IBIT alone: $28.4 billion

Weekly Context (Dec 4 – Dec 10, 2025)

Day	Bitcoin ETF Net Flows	Ethereum ETF Net Flows
Dec 4	+$412 million	+$87 million
Dec 5	+$186 million	+$32 million
Dec 6–8	Weekend (no data	no data
Dec 9	+$158 million	+$41 million
Dec 10	+$223 million	+$58 million

Cumulative week-to-date (through Dec 10): +$979 million into spot Bitcoin ETFs.

Bottom Line

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust continues to dominate inflows, absorbing the vast majority of institutional demand and pushing its AUM past the historic $50 billion milestone. The consistent seven-figure daily purchases by regulated ETFs remain one of the strongest structural tailwinds for Bitcoin heading into 2026.

BTC-0.33%

ETH-3.6%

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