Title: Arkham found BTC wallets for issuers of spot Bitcoin ETFs Post by: zasad@ on January 24, 2024, 02:59:23 PM https://twitter.com/ArkhamIntel/status/1749487643425968438
"Breaking: ETF addresses for Blackrock, Fidelity, Bitwise, and Franklin Templeton are now on Arkham. Arkham has identified the on-chain location of four of the Bitcoin ETFs. We are the first to publicly identify these addresses. Links and holdings breakdown below:" https://www.talkimg.com/images/2024/01/24/kPxvH.md.jpeg (https://www.talkimg.com/image/kPxvH) "IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust Holdings: 28.62K BTC Value: $1.16B Entity Link: https://platform.arkhamintelligence.com/explorer/entity/blackrock FBTC Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund Holdings: 29.91K BTC Value: $1.21B Entity Link: https://platform.arkhamintelligence.com/explorer/entity/fidelity BITB Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Holdings: 10.15K BTC Value: $422.68M Entity Link: https://platform.arkhamintelligence.com/explorer/entity/bitwise EZBC Franklin Bitcoin ETF Holdings: 1.16K BTC Value: $47.09M Entity Link: https://platform.arkhamintelligence.com/explorer/entity/franklin-templeton Bitcoin ETF Dashboard: https://platform.arkhamintelligence.com/dashboard/19ef4fab-b7aa-4b25-bd6b-dce366042aa8" Title: Re: Arkham found BTC wallets for issuers of spot Bitcoin ETFs Post by: zasad@ on January 26, 2024, 07:27:20 AM https://twitter.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1750224060620111912
"Announcement: Today the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) becomes the first U.S. bitcoin ETF to publish the bitcoin addresses of its holdings. Now anyone can verify BITB's holdings and flows directly on the blockchain. Onchain transparency is core to Bitcoin's ethos. We're proud to walk the walk with BITB." https://mempool.space/address/1CKVszDdUp4ymGceAZpGzYEFr4RPNHYqaM https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2024/01/25/bitwise-become-first-to-disclose-bitcoin-etf-holdings-address/ Bitwise Become First To Disclose Bitcoin ETF Holdings Address Title: Re: Arkham found BTC wallets for issuers of spot Bitcoin ETFs Post by: Fiatless on January 26, 2024, 04:33:42 PM https://twitter.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1750224060620111912 Bitwise has shown a worthy example for other Bitcoin asset managers to follow. Publishing its wallet address is aimed at showing transparency which could boost customer confidence in the company. The stiff competition between the other ten spot Bitcoin ETF providers might have also necessitated this publicity by Bitwise. There are many big players such as BlackRock, Grayscale, etc, but investors might be attracted to asset managers that have made their wallets public. We might see other providers join Bitwise and also seek other means to gain the trust of prospective investors. "Announcement: Today the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) becomes the first U.S. bitcoin ETF to publish the bitcoin addresses of its holdings. Now anyone can verify BITB's holdings and flows directly on the blockchain. Onchain transparency is core to Bitcoin's ethos. We're proud to walk the walk with BITB." https://mempool.space/address/1CKVszDdUp4ymGceAZpGzYEFr4RPNHYqaM https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2024/01/25/bitwise-become-first-to-disclose-bitcoin-etf-holdings-address/ Bitwise Become First To Disclose Bitcoin ETF Holdings Address Title: Re: Arkham found BTC wallets for issuers of spot Bitcoin ETFs Post by: zasad@ on January 27, 2024, 10:18:58 AM https://twitter.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1750224060620111912 Bitwise has shown a worthy example for other Bitcoin asset managers to follow. Publishing its wallet address is aimed at showing transparency which could boost customer confidence in the company. The stiff competition between the other ten spot Bitcoin ETF providers might have also necessitated this publicity by Bitwise. There are many big players such as BlackRock, Grayscale, etc, but investors might be attracted to asset managers that have made their wallets public. We might see other providers join Bitwise and also seek other means to gain the trust of prospective investors. "Announcement: Today the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) becomes the first U.S. bitcoin ETF to publish the bitcoin addresses of its holdings. Now anyone can verify BITB's holdings and flows directly on the blockchain. Onchain transparency is core to Bitcoin's ethos. We're proud to walk the walk with BITB." https://mempool.space/address/1CKVszDdUp4ymGceAZpGzYEFr4RPNHYqaM https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2024/01/25/bitwise-become-first-to-disclose-bitcoin-etf-holdings-address/ Bitwise Become First To Disclose Bitcoin ETF Holdings Address But the speed of reaction to events from the company's managers is worthy of respect. Title: Re: Arkham found BTC wallets for issuers of spot Bitcoin ETFs Post by: hugeblack on January 29, 2024, 08:02:19 AM There are many big players such as BlackRock, Grayscale, etc, but investors might be attracted to asset managers that have made their wallets public. We might see other providers join Bitwise and also seek other means to gain the trust of prospective investors. They announce the data publicly, and it will not be difficult to track the flows, especially since they are in the thousands of BTC and the data results are updated periodically, with a low possibility that these funds will commit fraud, especially since everything is subject to taxes and auditing.The only advantage of showing the address is that it only helps in quickly detecting scam if it occurs. Title: Re: Arkham found BTC wallets for issuers of spot Bitcoin ETFs Post by: zasad@ on January 31, 2024, 09:17:34 AM There are many big players such as BlackRock, Grayscale, etc, but investors might be attracted to asset managers that have made their wallets public. We might see other providers join Bitwise and also seek other means to gain the trust of prospective investors. They announce the data publicly, and it will not be difficult to track the flows, especially since they are in the thousands of BTC and the data results are updated periodically, with a low possibility that these funds will commit fraud, especially since everything is subject to taxes and auditing.The only advantage of showing the address is that it only helps in quickly detecting scam if it occurs. |