Key Takeaways:
Blackrock’s European IB1T ETP crossed $1.1 billion AUM with 14,200 BTC as of May 4, 2026. IB1T launched in March 2025 and is listed on Euronext Amsterdam among other European exchanges. The milestone confirms institutional bitcoin demand is now a transatlantic trend, not just U.S.-centric. IB1T Joins IBIT as a Flagship ProductIB1T crossing $1.1 billion in AUM carries a different regulatory significance than IBIT’s growth in the U.S., as European institutional investors operate primarily under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation and pre-existing ETP structures, not the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approval process that unlocked IBIT in January 2024.
