BlackRock’s IBIT isn’t just defying gravity; it’s defying basic math. 🤯 The fund raised billions while giving investors a front-row seat to a financial magic trick: “Poof! Your money is gone!”
Data from Bloomberg Intelligence reveals IBIT slotted sixth on the US ETF popularity contest by net inflows. Because nothing says “winning” like a top-six finish while your asset price tanks. 🏆
Institutional ‘Dip Buying’ = $25 Billion Inflows Despite a 9.59% Loss (Yes, Really)
IBIT lured $25.4 billion this year-beating QQQ and GLD like they were last season’s fashion trends. 💸 Even as Bitcoin slumped 30% from its $126k peak to a humble $88k, investors kept shoveling cash in like it was a Black Friday sale at the casino.
Gold? Oh, it had the decency to surge 65%. IBIT? It brought a loss and a side of “existential dread.” But hey, at least it’s not a “meme coin.”
$IBIT is the only ETF on the 2025 Flow Leaderboard with a negative return for the year. CT’s knee-jerk reaction is to whine about the return but the real takeaway is that is was 6th place DESPITE the negative return (Boomers putting on a HODL clinic). Even took in more than $GLD…
– Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) December 19, 2025
While gold glittered like a disco ball on steroids (65% surge!), IBIT was busy being the black hole of returns-a 9.59% loss that would make a broke student weep into their oat milk latte. ☕
The fund’s performance? A masterclass in how to lose money with style. Bitcoin’s 30% drop from October’s peak? Just a minor hiccup for investors who’ve clearly mastered the art of “buy the dip” while tripping over their own wallets. 🤷♂️
Negative returns usually spell doom. But IBIT? It’s like the financial world’s version of a bad breakup: everyone’s still throwing money at it, hoping it’ll get better. 💔
This $25 billion inflow isn’t just a win-it’s a middle finger to traditional logic. Institutional buyers are now the crypto version of a gluttonous buffet goer: “I don’t care if it’s falling off a cliff, I paid for the all-you-can-eat plan.” 🍽️
Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas, the ETF oracle 🧙♂️, says this is a “bullish signal”-basically financial jargon for “survivor’s guilt.”
“IBIT is the only ETF on the 2025 Flow Leaderboard with a negative return for the year,” Balchunas stated. “So, congrats? 🎉”
Meanwhile, James Thorne, Chief Market Strategist at Wellington-Altus, argues this proves Bitcoin has traded in its ‘crypto bro’ persona for a ‘gold-obsessed bore’ vibe. 🎩
According to him, Bitcoin now behaves like a “mature macro commodity” (read: a shiny new toy for institutions to play with while pretending they’re not gambling). 🎲
“Watching how Bitcoin now trades, the market microstructure and narrative management increasingly resemble the way gold behaved for decades under heavy institutional influence, with price action reflecting not just fundamental demand, but also positioning, product design, and the preferences of large financial intermediaries,” he added. “In other words, it’s less ‘Bitcoin’ and more ‘Bank of America.’”
BlackRock’s IBIT has officially flipped the script: Bitcoin ETFs aren’t a fad-they’re the new “alternative” allocation. Gold might have glittered in 2025, but IBIT stole the spotlight with a performance that’s equal parts “disaster” and “institutional love letter.” 💌
As the year ends with Bitcoin trading at a discount to its highs, the “smart money” is betting the infrastructure BlackRock built will eventually launch it to the moon. 🚀 (Or at least to a profit.)
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2025-12-21 20:53