Spot Bitcoin ETFs Begin Trading with Over $2.6B in Volumes
BlackRock, Grayscale, and Fidelity Lead in Trade Volume as Bitcoin ETFs Go Live
- The US Securities and Exchange Commission has cleared nearly a dozen spot bitcoin ETFs to start trading, with BlackRock, Fidelity, and Grayscale leading in trade volume.
- BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust and Grayscale led trade volume in early afternoon trading, with roughly 26 million shares in BlackRock’s fund traded since the ETF launched.
- Fidelity rounded out the top three ETFs with volume sitting at 11 million shares traded.
- As of 12 pm ET, total volumes surpassed $2.6 billion, according to data from the TIE terminal.
- The spot bitcoin ETFs surpassed $1 billion in trade volume within the first 30 minutes of trading after the bell.