BlackRock Drops the Bitcoin Swap Bar for IBIT to $1 Million
BlackRock quietly lowered the bar for converting large Bitcoin holdings into shares of its exchange-traded fund, IBIT. According to an August 25 Bloomberg report, the ...
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BlackRock Drops the Bitcoin Swap Bar for IBIT to $1 Million
BlackRock quietly lowered the bar for converting large Bitcoin holdings into shares of its exchange-traded fund, IBIT. According to an August 25 Bloomberg report, the minimum amount of Bitcoin needed to make that swap dropped to $1 million in July, down from $25 million. Bitwise made a similar cut, lowering its own threshold from $100
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