iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT)

Fridays closing of $45.47 is a Trump signal to buy

Nice, I like it!

I'm always in! Up and to the right over time. Not a fan of IBIT paper bitcoin, but its great for trading.

Bitcoin is a risk asset, no one considers is digital gold...

I'll take BlackRock's holdings in BTC over a bloggers rant with a motive ☺️

⚠️ The Bearish Reality: How These Bitcoin Risks Are Already Here
1. Regulatory pressure isn’t a future threat — it’s happening now
Governments have already shown their hand:

The U.S. has sued major exchanges

Europe is tightening AML rules

China banned mining outright

Stablecoins are under scrutiny everywhere

Bitcoin doesn’t need to be banned to suffer.
It just needs to be regulated into illiquidity.
And that process is already underway.

2. Liquidity cracks are visible across the ecosystem
We’ve already seen:

FTX collapse

Celsius collapse

BlockFi collapse

Voyager collapse

Multiple stablecoins depeg

Every time one of these dominoes falls, it exposes how fragile the liquidity structure really is.
Bitcoin’s price depends on a healthy ecosystem — and that ecosystem has been bleeding out.

3. Protocol risks aren’t theoretical — they’ve happened before
Bitcoin has had:

Inflation bugs

Chain splits

Emergency patches

The only reason these didn’t become disasters is because the community reacted fast.
But the idea that Bitcoin is “untouchable code” is a myth.
It’s software — and software breaks.

4. Mining centralization is already dangerously high
A 51% attack doesn’t require a villain — it just requires centralization.

Right now:

A handful of mining pools control most of the hash rate

Mining is geographically concentrated

ASIC manufacturing is dominated by a few companies

This isn’t decentralization.
It’s a single point of failure wearing a decentralized mask.

5. Competition is real — and Bitcoin isn’t evolving
Bitcoin is:

slow

energy-intensive

limited in throughput

resistant to upgrades

Meanwhile:

Solana

Ethereum L2s

Avalanche

TON

even CBDCs

…are offering faster, cheaper, more flexible systems.

Bitcoin’s “store of value” narrative only works if people keep believing it.
Narratives can shift.

6. Energy politics are turning hostile
Countries are:

taxing mining

restricting mining

banning mining

targeting energy-intensive industries

Bitcoin mining is an easy political target.
It consumes more energy than some nations.
That’s not a statistic politicians ignore.

7. Bitcoin behaves like a risk asset — not digital gold
Every major macro shock has shown the same pattern:

Bitcoin falls harder than equities

Bitcoin falls faster than tech stocks

Bitcoin correlates with liquidity cycles

If the world enters a deep recession, Bitcoin is not the safe haven people imagine.
It’s one of the first assets to get sold.

8. Trust in the crypto ecosystem has been severely damaged
Bitcoin may be separate from the scams — but the public doesn’t see it that way.

After:

FTX

Terra/LUNA

Celsius

3AC

countless rug pulls

…the average person sees crypto as a minefield.
Bitcoin’s reputation is tied to the industry’s reputation, whether it likes it or not.

9. Quantum computing risk is no longer science fiction
Major tech companies are:

publishing quantum breakthroughs

increasing qubit counts

improving error correction

Bitcoin can upgrade its cryptography — but the transition would be messy, political, and slow.
And Bitcoin is famously resistant to change.

10. Whale concentration is a real structural weakness
A small number of wallets control a massive portion of supply.

If:

early holders

institutions

custodians

exchanges

…decide to rotate out, the market cannot absorb that selling pressure.

Bitcoin’s decentralization doesn’t apply to ownership.
It’s top-heavy — and that’s a real risk. $IBIT

I jumped back in a few weeks ago, you still in?

agreed

Haven't been here for a while. Back to adding. I think BTC was around $40k when this ETF came out in January of 2024, I dont remember the exact amount. But it's definitely time to start building for the long haul again.

$IBIT: He's only down net $5k.....................

I don't necessarily call that DESTROYED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


GO $IBIT

Destroyed..

$IBIT: Politicians just loaded up on $IBIT here

Almost $50k worth.... now at $52


This is interesting.

Representative Brandon Gill purchased up to $50,000 of iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF, $IBIT.

Meanwhile, bitcoin has erased most of its yearly gains. pic.twitter.com/kRvQ5KKKiF— unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) November 18, 2025


GO $IBIT

thanks squid............not on here very often, since holding BTC via IBIT etf for a couple of years now, it seems like as I get older, my kids are loving me more and more.............lmao

thanks squid............not on here very often, since holding BTC via IBIT etf for a couple of years now, it seems like as I get older, my kids are loving me more and more.............lmao

Took more profit off the table. Holding 50% of original position. Waiting for next ath for next profit taking. Which may or may not come, I'm not psychic. 1 more month for all my IBIT positions to be long.

I'm HOLDING and my kids and grandkids will enjoy it, someday...........dont day trade too much anymore........i'm too damn old and dont give a rip, lol

Exit plan or you going to hold extra long through bear market?

Nice work Mikey, congrats!

BlackRock's Bitcoin $BTC ETF just became the fastest in history to hit $80 Billion in AUM. About 5x faster than the previous best which was Vanguard's S&P 500 ETF $VOO pic.twitter.com/wtGlAJRI6N— Barchart (@Barchart) July 13, 2025

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Still long since January 2024.....avg price of $26.87, been in from week 1......I cant believe I held this thing that long

It's pushing 💲

Keep on rollin baby, you know what time it is.

Nice, very nice! GLTA!

Congrats!

Took some of my long positions off the table here. Want to realize some gains in case something dumb happens. What a run so far!

We'll be there before Labor Day

Just waiting for that push to $70+ a share soon

That's funny congrats, who's laughing now..

and there you have it...

Starting buying at bitcoin at 5k when everyone at thanksgiving table mocked me. Highest appreciating asset in the history of Civilization!

agreed

Nice way for the average investor to play Bitty!

$IBIT

Heading to all time highs

Where did everyone go, don't be scared of the uneducated munkeys here.

“ I want to make the United States the capital of AI and crypto”

Lots of call buying today meaning time for reversal IMO

Agree, I think they'll start moving it up three or four days before inauguration as they know this group coming in is pro crypto

From a technical perspective, the share price still searching for a bottom at this time.

However, imo one could start in steps to buy.

Anyway, that's my style of buying.

Thanks for the input.

Happy New Year & GLTY & GLTA

This one, IBIT is, by far, my largest holding.......if you are playing Crypto's, this is the place to be. IBIT is backed by Blackrock. BlackRock is the world's largest asset manager, with US$11.5 trillion in assets under management as of December 31, 2023........with IBIT you have the best of both worlds, A crypto, which follows BTC, dollar for dollar, and your investment can be bought, sold or held in every brokerage company in the world......Blackrock currently hold 551,000 BTC ..........BUY THE DIPS...........BUY THE DIPS...... https://treasuries.bitbo.io/blackrock-ibit/

My first look at the chart of IBIT.
IBIT share price had a Triple Bottom Breakdown on 18-Dec-2024
I think the bottom of this decline is not known at this time.
I would wait for price to settle/reverse or a bottom forms.
Good to see many appear to own, and or are interested in this stock. GLTA

The options are going crazy

Today is November 18th

$IBIT
OCC is the final approval. Almost ready for option trading pic.twitter.com/jwmHAWB5Wc— Penny Mover (@PennyMover) November 17, 2024

Further approvals are needed before the funds list officially, he wrote. “This is just one stage of approval, the OCC [Office of the Comptroller of the Currency] and CFTC [Commodity Futures Trading Commission] has to approve as well before they officially list,” he explained. “The other two don't have a 'clock' so not sure when they'll be approved. A big step tho nonetheless that the SEC came around.”

It is just getting started, unless you're trading it

Ahh we finally made it! cheers bro

Yes, I believe that is $41.99 🔥

Let it keep going IMO

ATH coming?