BlackRock just bought over $250m Bitcoin 
Cryptocurrency Jun 18, 2025 Share
On June 17, BlackRock bought another $250 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC), continuing its six-day buying streak and bringing its total BTC holdings to $70.63 billion, according to Arkham.
BlackRock’s running inflow trend has so far amounted to $1.4 billion, while the combined U.S. BTC exchange-traded fund (ETF) market cap has been pushed to over $133 billion, as per CoinMarketCap.
BlackRock BTC holdings. Source: Arkham
In other words, BTC ETFs now account for around 22.98% of the global spot volume, a significant increase from the 13.2% seen exactly one year ago on June 18, 2024.
Bitcoin ETF demand
In the wake of BlackRock’s new purchase, Bitcoin price briefly rose past the $105,500 mark again, although it’s still down significantly from its weekly high of $109,714, currently trading at $104,830.
BTC 7-day price chart. Source: Finbold
Despite the dip, institutional demand remains strong, with BlackRock’s competitor Saylor Strategy, for example, now holding 590,000 BTC.
Bitcoin short-term price analysis
short-term volatility is most likely to conitnue due to rising geopolitical tensions. Indeed, BTC dipped as low as $102,822 following President Trump’s June 17 warning to Iran.
What’s more, the market appears to be in a state of uncertainty in preparation for today’s Federal Open Market Committee Caution (FOMC) meeting, especially in regard to future rate cuts that could affect Bitcoin.
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