2026-01-17 14:20:15

Institutional giant BlackRock has recently made significant moves in the crypto market. Over the past 3 days, the institution has withdrawn a total of 12,658 BTC (equivalent to approximately $1.21 billion) and 9,515 ETH (about $31.3 million).

According to on-chain data tracking, BlackRock's current crypto asset holdings are quite substantial — holding 7.844 million BTC, valued at approximately $74.68 billion; and 3.49 million ETH, valued at about $11.51 billion. This level of holdings clearly demonstrates the institution's strong commitment to digital assets. Large withdrawals often attract market attention, as market participants observe the intentions behind such whale activities.

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ContractTearjerker

· 4h ago

What is BlackRock up to now? Their moves are really aggressive. With this move by BlackRock, retail investors will probably follow suit again. With over a billion dollars being withdrawn, is it to dump or to strategize? BTC holdings of 74.6 billion USD... this is the terrifying part about big institutions. Withdrawing so many coins, it feels like there's a story behind it. Wait, are they really about to enter the market? Or are they just repositioning? With this scale, we definitely can't compete with institutions.

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MEVSupportGroup

· 4h ago

Blackstone is starting to stock up again; it feels like a big move is coming.

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BearWhisperGod

· 4h ago

Blackstone makes a big move again, withdrawing over 12,000 Bitcoins at will. How much confidence does that take? --- Whoa, over 700 billion USD worth of BTC holdings. This is basically playing with retail investors. --- Every time these big whales move, the underlying market trembles. Let’s see if they’re going to dump or pump this time. --- I really can't take it anymore. Institutions are withdrawing coins while planning their strategies, and we're still betting on price movements in contracts. --- This data release seems designed to see how we react, a classic psychological warfare.

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NFTArchaeologis

· 4h ago

Look at these numbers, what is BlackRock doing... 7.84 million BTC, this scale is almost writing a certain civilizational record in the crypto world. Is it just extraction, or are they really laying out the next move? I always feel that every transfer by the big whale seems to be hinting at something.

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