{"id":46773,"date":"2025-02-06T16:11:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T16:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/blackrock-to-launch-bitcoin-etp-in-europe-expanding-crypto-strategy\/"},"modified":"2025-02-06T16:11:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T16:11:08","slug":"blackrock-to-launch-bitcoin-etp-in-europe-expanding-crypto-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/blackrock-to-launch-bitcoin-etp-in-europe-expanding-crypto-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"BlackRock to Launch Bitcoin ETP in Europe, Expanding Crypto Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>BlackRock (BLK), the world\u2019s largest asset management firm with over $10 trillion in assets under management, is set to list a Bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) in Europe. According to Bloomberg, the product will be based in Switzerland, and BlackRock could start marketing it as early as this month.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>BlackRock\u2019s Continued Crypto Expansion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This move marks BlackRock\u2019s first crypto-linked ETP outside of the United States. Its U.S.-based iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) has already seen immense success, amassing nearly $60 billion in assets in just over a year. Now, the company aims to replicate this success across the European market, which has seen a growing interest in crypto-backed securities.<\/p>\n<p>Several other investment firms, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/krakens-european-crypto-services-journey-begins-in-the-netherlands\/\">Kraken<\/a>, Bitstamp, and FTX EU, have also expanded their services to Europe in recent months. This new ETP by BlackRock could spur further competition, with providers offering fee waivers and varying expense fees on their products. Some European ETPs charge as much as 2.5% in fees. In the U.S., a similar competitive environment emerged after the launch of Bitcoin ETFs in January 2024.<\/p>\n<p>While the launch of BlackRock\u2019s Bitcoin ETP is highly anticipated, there are still several unknowns. The exact fee structure is one significant variable that could affect the product\u2019s performance. Senior Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas commented, <em>\u201cDon\u2019t know the fee yet, that will be a big variable. U.S. ETFs blow away the rest of the world in cost and liquidity, but either way, this shows commitment from the world\u2019s biggest asset manager who has a big presence overseas.\u201d<\/em> According to Balchunas, U.S.-based Bitcoin ETFs hold 91% of the global market share.<\/p>\n<p>BlackRock has yet to comment on the development.<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\"> <strong>350% or 5BTC + <strong>150 Spins!<\/strong><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>New players only. 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According to Bloomberg, the product will be based in Switzerland, and BlackRock could start marketing it as early as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":46774,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46773"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46773"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46773\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}