JPMorgan reveals: Bitcoin now holds a larger share of investor portfolios than gold, even factoring in volatility adjustments.
The approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs in January triggered a significant price surge, attracting $10 billion in investments.
JPMorgan forecasts the BTC ETF market could reach $62 billion, with potential to soar to $220 billion in coming years.
Bitcoin's price and ETF inflows experienced substantial growth in February and March.
CryptoQuant's CEO anticipates a surge in demand and a potential supply shortage for BTC due to the upcoming halving event.
JP Morgan's insights highlight a paradigm shift in the cryptocurrency market with the introduction of 11 spot BTC ETFs. Since their endorsement on January 11, a staggering $10 billion has flooded into the Bitcoin ecosystem, propelling BTC's meteoric rise, defying expectations even before the halving event. According to JPMorgan's managing director, Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, the potential market size for Bitcoin ETFs could soar to approximately $62 billion, drawing parallels to the gold market. Additionally, projections from another JP Morgan report suggest that the market for spot BTC ETFs could surge even further, potentially reaching an impressive $220 billion within the next two to three years.
The CEO of CryptoQuant echoes this sentiment, emphasizing that bears may find it challenging to dominate until ETF activity subsides. February witnessed a remarkable 45% increase in BTC's price and market cap, supported by significant net inflows into BTC ETFs, which spiked to $6.1 billion from $1.5 billion in January. Moreover, daily inflows into these ETFs peaked at around $1 billion on March 12, underscoring the relentless growth of the Bitcoin spot ETF market.
As the halving looms just a month away, Ki Young Ju, CEO of CryptoQuant, anticipates a surge in demand and a potential supply crisis within the next six months. The introduction of spot Bitcoin ETFs has not only propelled BTC to unprecedented heights, surpassing previous all-time highs, but has also catalyzed increased institutional adoption. This evolving landscape of investor portfolio allocation signals Bitcoin's transition into a new era, with ETFs serving as a precursor to future innovative BTC investment avenues.
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