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The Blackrock asset management giant has launched its first bitcoin product in Europe: a product quoted in the stock market (ETP) with physical backup (ETP).
The Ishares bitcoin ETP <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ishares.com/uk/professional/en/products/337088/ishares-bitcoin-etp?switchLocale=y&siteEntryPassthrough=true” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>He started operating Tuesday at the Exchange Xetra in Germany and Euronext exchanges in Paris and Amsterdam. The ETP will be negotiated under the IB1T ticket in Xetra and Euronext Paris and as BTCN in Euronext Amsterdam.
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The new product occurs after Blackrock debuted a bitcoin ETF in the United States last year. The US ETF., Ishares bitcoin Trust (Ibit), has attracted more than $ 50 billion in assets and has become the largest bitcoin ETF worldwide. The Blackrock CEO, Larry Fink, has expressed bitcoin's skepticism, but bitcoin seems to have warm up in the midst of customer demand.
When launching a European bitcoin ETP, Blackrock is providing institutional investors in the region exposure to bitcoin pricing on a family and regulated wrapping. Cryptographic ETPs have existed in Europe for years, but they delay the ETCcoins of the US Bitcoins in assets.
Blackrock bitcoin ETP entails a 0.25% management rate, reduced to 0.15% through an exemption from temporary rates until the end of the year 2025. ETP uses coinbase for custody.
As the largest asset manager worldwide with more than $ 10 billion under administration, Blackrock brings a significant distribution power and scale. The movement indicates the culture of the mainstream of bitcoin as a class of emerging institutional assets.
