2025-12-25 00:21:56

On December 24th, traditional financial giant BlackRock made a major move on a compliance platform. According to on-chain data, BlackRock transferred in 2,292 Bitcoins and 9,976 Ethereum on that day, with a total value of $229 million. Of which, Bitcoin is worth nearly $200 million, and Ethereum exceeds $29 million.

Interestingly, a few hours after the operation, BlackRock conducted partial repurchases—buying back 499 Bitcoins and 1,511 Ethereum. This rhythm of buying and selling clearly indicates liquidity adjustment rather than simple position building or liquidation.

Looking at BlackRock's overall layout: the total crypto holdings have already exceeded $77 billion. Among them, Bitcoin accounts for the majority, with $67.4 billion, and Ethereum with $10.2 billion. This allocation demonstrates the true attitude of traditional financial institutions towards the crypto sector—it's not just testing the waters, but making serious bets.

Institutions continue to flow into compliant channels, reflecting the increasingly mature ecosystem of the crypto market and injecting genuine liquidity support. In the short term, this provides stable bottom support for mainstream cryptocurrencies; in the long term, the certainty of the compliance process is becoming stronger.

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RugDocScientist

· 3h ago

BlackRock's move is indeed clever, clearly demonstrating liquidity management through their entry and exit. A position of $77.4 billion is no longer just experimental.

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airdrop_whisperer

· 3h ago

BlackRock's move is truly brilliant. The frequent inflows and outflows are testing liquidity depth. A move of 229 million isn't something to take lightly. Traditional financial giants are starting to get serious. What does a $77 billion position indicate? It shows this isn't hype, but real money betting. The increasing certainty of compliance is spot on. This is the foundation of the next bull market. Wait, this rhythm feels like it's paving the way for a major move. $77 billion, everyone. This scale is no longer small-scale.

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MetaLord420

· 3h ago

BlackRock's move is truly impressive, with a $77 billion position... This is the confidence of institutional players. --- Entering and exiting to manage liquidity, old institutions really know how to play. --- Wait, 67.4 billion in Bitcoin and 10.2 billion in Ethereum, this allocation is a bit outrageous... Is it real? --- Siphoning through compliant channels, traditional finance is finally starting to take it seriously. --- Damn, $229 million transferred in just one day, my small wallet is trembling here. --- So that's how the bottom support is formed, no wonder there haven't been any sharp drops recently. --- BlackRock really dares to play; isn't this just strategic positioning? --- Entering and exiting within a few hours, is it testing the waters or genuine liquidity management? It's a bit hard to tell.

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SignatureVerifier

· 3h ago

wait, blackrock moving $229m in a day then half-reversing within hours? that's... technically speaking, either they're testing liquidity depths or the compliance layer's got insufficient validation. need to audit those transaction timestamps thrice before accepting the "strategic rebalance" narrative tbh

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ForkItAll

· 4h ago

BlackRock's recent moves are really just market capitalization management, buying and selling within a few hours to repurchase, a classic big player tactic. A $77 billion holding sounds impressive, but let's not be intimidated; institutions are just like that—steady arbitrage.

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