BlackRock's crypto ETF assets surge 63% but remain far below 2025 peak
BlackRock said its digital asset funds took in $7.9 billion in third-quarter inflows after about $2.2 billion of outflows in the first half of 2026. The company’s crypto ETF assets were described as rising 63% in the quarter to $79.6 billion, while another report put them at roughly $80 billion in Q3.
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Where this sits in the Bitcoin series
| When | What happened | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 years ago | BTC a 1.152e+05 $ high | today it sits -29.3 % from there |
| 4 months ago | BTC a 5.857e+04 $ low | today it sits +39.0 % from there |
From what we have stored, starting 1.0 years ago.