BlackRock CEO Larry Fink predicted that Bitcoin could grow as large as the U.S. housing market.
After a dull start to October, inflows into the spot Bitcoin ETFs have surged significantly again! On Monday, the US BTC ETFs saw inflows to the tune of $555 million scooping 8,359 Bitcoins from the open market. These inflows were nearly double what we saw last Friday ($253 million) as the US stock indices continue to show strength. Some investors argue that betting on BTC ETFs is more beneficial than betting on MicroStrategy (MSTR) as its stock price is trading at a very high premium in comparison to its Bitcoin holdings.
The massive inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs show potential institutional demand for the investment product. On Monday, Fidelity's FBTC led the ETF market with $239.3 million in inflows followed by Bitwise's BITB at $100.2 million in inflows. BlackRock's IBIT came third at $79.5 million inflows, as per Farside Investors.
These inflows came as the BTC price bounced back all the way to $66,000 earlier today breaching crucial resistance levels. Interestingly, yesterday's inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs mark the highest in over four months since June 5, 2024, and the eighth largest daily inflow since the launch in January.
Besides, investors have started comparing spot BTC ETFs to MicroStrategy (MSTR) as a proxy bet on the world's largest digital asset. Following a huge rally over the past week to its all-time high above $220 levels, the MicroStrategy stock plunged by 5.1% on Monday.
Market analysts remain divided as to what is a better proxy bet for Bitcoin - the spot BTC ETFs or MicroStrategy. Nate Geraci, the President of ETF Store wrote:
"ETFs provide the same exposure without relying on the continuation of a fragile valuation premium."
Currently, MicroStrategy's total Bitcoin holdings are worth $15.5 billion while the company valuation is at $42 billion i.e. 2.7x. Some market analysts have been raising concerns of overvaluation in MSTR against its Bitcoin holdings.
However, "Bitcoin Guy" Rajat Soni has justified the valuations by stating that MSTR offers higher risk-adjusted returns than spot Bitcoin ETFs. Recently Michael Saylor shared his bold plans of converting MicroStrategy into the first trillion-dollar Bitcoin bank.
In his latest interview, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink stated that Bitcoin will be as huge as the US housing market. This is a massive statement considering the fact that the size of the US housing market is at $50 trillion.
The housing market could reach $100 trillion by 2040. That's 76 times Bitcoin's current market cap of $1.3 trillion. In other words, Bitcoin could hit $5 million, according to one of the most influential figures in global finance. Thus, the inflows so far into spot Bitcoin ETF are just the beginning of the larger picture ahead.