BlackRock Rakes in $260M from Bitcoin and Ether ETFs as Wall Street Floods In

BlackRock’s Bitcoin and Ether ETFs are now bringing in more than $260 million annually, according to figures shared by Leon Waidmann , head of research at the Onchain Foundation (formerly the Lisk Foundation). In less than two years, BlackRock’s ETFs have earned a quarter-billion dollars, with $218 million from Bitcoin products and $42 million from Ethereum ￰1￱ to Waidmann, “ this isn’t experimentation ￰2￱ world’s largest asset manager has proven that crypto is a serious profit center .” BlackRock has quietly built a crypto empire! In less than 2 ye,ars their Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs are generating over $260M in annual revenue. $218M from Bitcoin $42M from Ethereum That’s a quarter-billion-dollar business, built almost ￰3￱ comparison, many… ￰4￱ — Leon Waidmann (@LeonWaidmann) September 23, 2025 For comparison, many fintech startups spend a decade trying to reach that kind of ￰5￱ success shows that crypto ETFs are no longer just a test run but a major source of income for the world’s largest asset ￰6￱ added that every pension fund, sovereign wealth fund, and insurance company will now use BlackRock as a ￰7￱ the asset manager can extract $260 million annually from Bitcoin and Ethereum, Wall Street institutions around the globe are now forced to take crypto seriously, not as “future tech,” but as a business opportunity they’re already late to.

BlackRock’s Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Inspire Wall Street Crypto Custody According to on-chain data from Arkham Intelligence , BlackRock is now the largest institutional custodian of Bitcoin and ￰8￱ firm holds over 756,000 BTC, valued at $85.29 billion, and 3.802 million Ether (ETH), valued at $15.89 billion.), the crypto category is emerging as one of its fastest-growing product lines.) tied to real-world assets such as stocks, subject to regulatory considerations. @BlackRock is looking into the tokenization of ETFs, following the firm's launch of its BUIDL fund and spot Bitcoin ETFs. #Tokenization #BlackRock #ETFs ￰0￱ — ￰9￱ (@cryptonews) September 11, 2025 The move follows BlackRock’s earlier ventures into digital ￰10￱ 2024, the company launched its tokenized money-market fund BUIDL, which has grown to more than $2 billion in assets and has gained traction across crypto ￰11￱ from crypto ETFs, BlackRock has also been championing real-world asset (RWA) tokenization.

Recently, Ripple partnered with Securitize , a real-world asset firm, to launch a smart contract allowing holders of BlackRock’s BUIDL and VanEck’s VBILL tokenized treasury funds to exchange their shares for Ripple USD (RLUSD). Alessio Quaglini, CEO of Hong Kong-based Hex Trust, believes regulation is the last hurdle to full institutional participation in crypto. “ Give it a few months, every single bank in the ￰12￱ provide custody services for Bitcoin ,” Quaglini said in a recent interview. “ That’s when we’ll have real adoption, when banks start offering Bitcoin deposits, trading, and structured products .” His view adds to the growing belief that once ￰13￱ finalize rules, the banking sector will follow ￰14￱ banks worldwide have run pilots, few have gone live without clear U.

S. approval.