Finance giant BlackRock is saying that Bitcoin (BTC) is a unique investment opportunity offering investors something much different than traditional assets.

BlackRock, a firm with over $10 trillion in assets under management, says in a new report that Bitcoin could act as a hedge against the United States’ mounting debt and other macroeconomic concerns.

“While Bitcoin has shown instances of short-term co-movements with equities and other ‘risk assets,’ over the longer term its fundamental drivers are starkly different, and in many cases inverted versus most traditional investment assets. As the global investment community grapples with rising geopolitical tensions, concerns over the state of US debt and deficits and increased political instability around the world, Bitcoin may be seen as an increasingly unique diversifier against some of these fiscal, monetary and geopolitical risk factors investors may face elsewhere in their portfolio.”

The report says the appeal of alternative reserve assets is growing amid concerns over the potential impact of US federal deficits and debt on the dollar.

“This dynamic appears to be also taking hold in other countries where debt accumulation has been significant. In our experience with clients to date, this explains a substantial portion of the recent broadening institutional interest in Bitcoin.”

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) launched earlier this year, among other Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Bitcoin ETFs grant traders exposure to the top crypto asset without them having to actually purchase it.

Bitcoin is trading for $62,098 at time of writing, up nearly 4% in the last 24 hours.

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Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas has asserted that BlackRock and the Bitcoin ETFs saved the BTC from massive decline. The analyst’s statement related to rumors that the world’s largest asset manager receives Bitcoin IOUs from the Coinbase crypto exchange. A popular crypto analyst has outlined a theory suggesting that the asset manager may be shorting BTC with these IOUs, leading to the coin’s decline at different times.

BlackRock And Bitcoin ETFs Saved Bitcoin Price

Balchunas stated in an X post that BlackRock and the Bitcoin ETFs repeatedly saved the BTC price “from the abyss.” The analyst made this statement to rebut arguments that traditional investors were to blame every time the coin declined. He added that he understands why these exist, as people want to “scapegoat the ETFs” because they find it hard to believe that the native HODLers could be the sellers.

However, Eric Balchunas claimed that these Bitcoin natives are indeed the sellers. He remarked that they are sabotaging the Bitcoin price, not traditional investors. Popular Bitcoin analyst Ali Martinez recently revealed how BTC miners had sold over 30,000 $BTC in three days, proving Balchunas’s point that the “call is coming from inside the house.”

#Bitcoin miners have sold over 30,000 $BTC in the last 72 hours, worth around $1.71 billion! pic.twitter.com/OuaiIo7QZ9

— Ali (@ali_charts) September 11, 2024

It is also worth mentioning that these Bitcoin ETFs contributed significantly to the BTC price reaching a new all-time high (ATH) of $73,000 in March earlier this year. These funds witnessed impressive net inflows upon launch, causing new money to flow into the BTC ecosystem and spark a rise in its price. BlackRock, in particular, has continued to hold on to its coins, recording only three daily net outflows since its January launch.

Coinbase Helping TradFi To Supress Bitcoin

There have been rumors that Coinbase is writing Bitcoin IOUs for BlackRock, leading to price suppression. Crypto analyst Tyler Durden is one of those who have continued to make such allegations. Earlier this year, the analyst explained that the crypto exchange’s IOUs to the asset manager means they can borrow as much Bitcoin to short and not show proof that they hold the coin 1:1.

I told everyone I went through the chain – I mean it’s a public ledger literally anyone can do it – Coinbase are writing IOUs for Blackrock.

Now everyone is waking up and hopefully Coinbase has a bank run.

Baldilocks is anti bitcoin. pic.twitter.com/GsnTSg0y6Q

— Tyler (@TylerDurden) September 14, 2024

To further prove his point that the world’s largest asset manager was suppressing BTC price with Coinbase’s help, Durden alluded to data from Cryptoquant. He claimed the US crypto exchange was the biggest buyer and seller on every bottom and top in this range. The analyst also opined that the asset manager will put a top on the market at some point and crash it or create a major pullback.

Meanwhile, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong responded to Durden’s allegations, clarified how ETF mints and burns are processed, and ultimately settled on-chain. He indicated there was no foul play, noting that they are audited and these reports are available to everyone. Armstrong added that they had no right to share the addresses of their institutional clients, including BlackRock.

At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at around $60,000. As Coingape reported, the projected rate cuts next week could benefit the BTC price. Historically, this macro event is bullish for the coin.

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