{"id":2954,"date":"2025-02-20T07:25:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T07:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourcryptoworld.com\/bitcoin-goes-mainstream-over-1500-financial-institutions-have-btc-exposure\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T07:25:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T07:25:04","slug":"bitcoin-goes-mainstream-over-1500-financial-institutions-have-btc-exposure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourcryptoworld.com\/el\/crypto-news\/bitcoin-goes-mainstream-over-1500-financial-institutions-have-btc-exposure\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Goes Mainstream: Over 1,500 Financial Institutions Have BTC Exposure"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><strong>More and more financial institutions are increasing their exposure to Bitcoin, according to researchers.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>There were 1,573 institutions with long exposure to Bitcoin as of the end of 2024, according to findings from Bitcoin analyst and educator Sam Callahan.<\/p>\n<p>The researcher took a deep dive into US Securities and Exchange Commission 13F filings, which are forms that large investment firms submit quarterly to disclose their holdings of stocks and equity-related assets.<\/p>\n<p>The institutions included banks, <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/this-european-hedge-fund-giant-announces-464-million-investment-in-spot-bitcoin-etfs\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">hedge funds<\/a>, registered investment advisors, family offices, endowments, pensions, sovereign wealth funds, and other asset managers, he noted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I dug through the 13F filings and, by my count, there were 1,573 institutions with long exposure to Bitcoin in Q4 2024.<\/p>\n<p>These include banks, hedge funds, RIAs, family offices, endowments, pensions, sovereign wealth funds, &amp; other asset managers.<\/p>\n<p>Below are some major findings<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sam Callahan (@samcallah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samcallah\/status\/1892245816888242428?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">February 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Early Stage Institutional Interest<\/h2>\n<p>However, he noted that these 13F filings only contain a firm\u2019s long positions in US equity-related assets. They exclude assets such as bonds, real estate, commodities, venture capital, futures, cash, and spot Bitcoin ETFs, so they only provide an \u201cincomplete picture\u201d of a firm\u2019s total portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>However, the median Bitcoin position across institutions was just 0.13%, indicating that adoption was still in very early stages.<\/p>\n<p>Some notable firms with significant <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitfinex-warns-of-bearish-signals-as-bitcoin-continues-to-consolidate\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Bitcoin<\/a> allocations include Horizon Kinetics, with $1.3 billion exposure or 16%, Bracebridge Capital has $334 million exposure or around 24%, Tudor Investment Corp as $436 million, 1.6% while Brevan Howard has 8.7%, equating to $1.4 billion in Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p>Large quant and market-making firms such as Millennium, Jane Street, and Citadel hold Bitcoin ETFs, but primarily for arbitrage, not for long-term investment, he noted.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, banks like JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs have small Bitcoin ETF holdings, mainly for market-making purposes, due to current regulatory restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Bitcoin is gaining traction as an institutional asset, but its adoption is still in its early stages. Only 19% of the 8,190 13F filings last quarter reported BTC exposure.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cInstitutional investors managing trillions of dollars are still just dipping their toes in this market,\u201d he said before concluding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs more enter the fray\u2014or those already in increase their allocations\u2014the inflows could drive Bitcoin to new heights and change its investor base forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>SEC Filings at ATH<\/h2>\n<p>On Feb. 19, Alphractal founder and CEO Joao Wedson observed that <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/btc-struggles-below-100k-us-inflation-higher-than-expected-etf-filings-pile-up-your-weekly-crypto-recap\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">SEC filings<\/a> mentioning the top two crypto assets are at record levels.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cA major movement in crypto is coming as SEC filings mentioning &#8216;Bitcoin&#8217; and &#8216;Ethereum&#8217; have hit an all-time high! Institutions are in the game, and things are heating up,\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The improved regulatory landscape in the United States under the new Donald Trump administration has been tipped to accelerate the adoption of Bitcoin and crypto as they go mainstream.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">An interesting thing is brewing! A major movement in crypto is coming as SEC filings mentioning &#8216;Bitcoin&#8217; and &#8216;Ethereum&#8217; have hit an all-time high! Institutions are in the game and things are heating up.<\/p>\n<p>Positive or negative?<br \/>\nWe\u2019ll find out soon!<\/p>\n<p>The Final Countdown <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qzQHSTxMTs\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/qzQHSTxMTs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joao Wedson (@joao_wedson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joao_wedson\/status\/1892228581662605766?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">February 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, retail is still showing weak hands, with markets remaining range-bound for most of this month.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-goes-mainstream-over-1500-financial-institutions-have-btc-exposure\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Bitcoin Goes Mainstream: Over 1,500 Financial Institutions Have BTC Exposure<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More and more financial institutions are increasing their exposure to Bitcoin, according to researchers.\u00a0 There were 1,573 institutions with long exposure to Bitcoin as of the end of 2024, according to findings from Bitcoin analyst and educator Sam Callahan. The researcher took a deep dive into US Securities and Exchange Commission 13F filings, which are forms that large investment firms submit quarterly to disclose their holdings of stocks and equity-related assets. The institutions included banks, hedge funds, registered investment advisors, family offices, endowments, pensions, sovereign wealth funds, and other asset managers, he noted. I dug through the 13F filings and, by my count, there were 1,573 institutions with long exposure to Bitcoin in Q4 2024. These include banks, hedge funds, RIAs, family offices, endowments, pensions, sovereign wealth funds, &amp; other asset managers. Below are some major findings \u2014 Sam Callahan (@samcallah) February 19, 2025 Early Stage Institutional Interest However, he noted that these 13F filings only contain a firm\u2019s long positions in US equity-related assets. They exclude assets such as bonds, real estate, commodities, venture capital, futures, cash, and spot Bitcoin ETFs, so they only provide an \u201cincomplete picture\u201d of a firm\u2019s total portfolio. However, the median Bitcoin position across institutions was just 0.13%, indicating that adoption was still in very early stages. Some notable firms with significant Bitcoin allocations include Horizon Kinetics, with $1.3 billion exposure or 16%, Bracebridge Capital has $334 million exposure or around 24%, Tudor Investment Corp as $436 million, 1.6% while Brevan Howard has 8.7%, equating to $1.4 billion in Bitcoin. Large quant and market-making firms such as Millennium, Jane Street, and Citadel hold Bitcoin ETFs, but primarily for arbitrage, not for long-term investment, he noted. Meanwhile, banks like JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs have small Bitcoin ETF holdings, mainly for market-making purposes, due to current regulatory restrictions. Overall, Bitcoin is gaining traction as an institutional asset, but its adoption is still in its early stages. Only 19% of the 8,190 13F filings last quarter reported BTC exposure. \u201cInstitutional investors managing trillions of dollars are still just dipping their toes in this market,\u201d he said before concluding: \u201cAs more enter the fray\u2014or those already in increase their allocations\u2014the inflows could drive Bitcoin to new heights and change its investor base forever.\u201d SEC Filings at ATH On Feb. 19, Alphractal founder and CEO Joao Wedson observed that SEC filings mentioning the top two crypto assets are at record levels. \u201cA major movement in crypto is coming as SEC filings mentioning &#8216;Bitcoin&#8217; and &#8216;Ethereum&#8217; have hit an all-time high! Institutions are in the game, and things are heating up,\u201d The improved regulatory landscape in the United States under the new Donald Trump administration has been tipped to accelerate the adoption of Bitcoin and crypto as they go mainstream. An interesting thing is brewing! A major movement in crypto is coming as SEC filings mentioning &#8216;Bitcoin&#8217; and &#8216;Ethereum&#8217; have hit an all-time high! Institutions are in the game and things are heating up. Positive or negative? We\u2019ll find out soon! The Final Countdown pic.twitter.com\/qzQHSTxMTs \u2014 Joao Wedson (@joao_wedson) February 19, 2025 Meanwhile, retail is still showing weak hands, with markets remaining range-bound for most of this month. The post Bitcoin Goes Mainstream: Over 1,500 Financial Institutions Have BTC Exposure appeared first on CryptoPotato.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2955,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[92,59,60],"channels-categories":[],"class_list":["post-2954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crypto-news","tag-btceur","tag-btcgbp","tag-btcusd"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/ourcryptoworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/photo_2024-01-03_13-38-54.jpg",1201,720,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/ourcryptoworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/photo_2024-01-03_13-38-54-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/ourcryptoworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/photo_2024-01-03_13-38-54-300x180.jpg",300,180,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/ourcryptoworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/photo_2024-01-03_13-38-54-768x460.jpg",768,460,true],"large":["https:\/\/ourcryptoworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/photo_2024-01-03_13-38-54-1024x614.jpg",1024,614,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/ourcryptoworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/photo_2024-01-03_13-38-54.jpg",1201,720,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/ourcryptoworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/photo_2024-01-03_13-38-54.jpg",1201,720,false],"trp-custom-language-flag":["https:\/\/ourcryptoworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/photo_2024-01-03_13-38-54-18x12.jpg",18,12,true],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/ourcryptoworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/photo_2024-01-03_13-38-54-370x265.jpg",370,265,true],"kava-thumb-s":["https:\/\/ourcryptoworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/photo_2024-01-03_13-38-54-150x85.jpg",150,85,true],"kava-thumb-s-2":["https:\/\/ourcryptoworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/photo_2024-01-03_13-38-54-230x230.jpg",230,230,true],"kava-thumb-m":["https:\/\/ourcryptoworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/photo_2024-01-03_13-38-54-400x400.jpg",400,400,true],"kava-thumb-m-vertical":["https:\/\/ourcryptoworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/photo_2024-01-03_13-38-54-370x500.jpg",370,500,true],"kava-thumb-m-2":["https:\/\/ourcryptoworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/photo_2024-01-03_13-38-54-570x450.jpg",570,450,true],"kava-thumb-l":["https:\/\/ourcryptoworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/photo_2024-01-03_13-38-54-1170x650.jpg",1170,650,true],"kava-thumb-xl":["https:\/\/ourcryptoworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/photo_2024-01-03_13-38-54.jpg",1201,720,false],"kava-thumb-masonry":["https:\/\/ourcryptoworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/photo_2024-01-03_13-38-54-600x360.jpg",600,360,true],"kava-thumb-justify":["https:\/\/ourcryptoworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/photo_2024-01-03_13-38-54-640x640.jpg",640,640,true],"kava-thumb-justify-2":["https:\/\/ourcryptoworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/photo_2024-01-03_13-38-54-1201x640.jpg",1201,640,true],"woocommerce_thumbnail":["https:\/\/ourcryptoworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/photo_2024-01-03_13-38-54-500x300.jpg",500,300,true],"woocommerce_single":["https:\/\/ourcryptoworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/photo_2024-01-03_13-38-54-700x420.jpg",700,420,true],"woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":["https:\/\/ourcryptoworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/photo_2024-01-03_13-38-54-100x100.jpg",100,100,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"crypto","author_link":"https:\/\/ourcryptoworld.com\/el\/author\/crypto\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"More and more financial institutions are increasing their exposure to Bitcoin, according to researchers.\u00a0 There were 1,573 institutions with long exposure to Bitcoin as of the end of 2024, according to findings from Bitcoin analyst and educator Sam Callahan. 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