2026-01-09 09:25:08

Spot Bitcoin ETF already manages $80 billion in assets, and behind this number exposes a question: why are large financial institutions still actively entering this track?

The truth may be more interesting than we imagine. The actual market demand far exceeds the expectations of most industry insiders. Those leading financial institutions that control retail and institutional distribution channels are seeing client demand signals that we simply cannot observe.

Another detail worth noting is that it took only 75 days from product filing to final approval. This approval speed itself sends a signal: regulatory attitudes towards products like spot ETFs are subtly changing.

Considering the scale of $80 billion AUM, this is not just a few major institutions testing the waters, but more like a collective awakening of the entire market’s demand for crypto asset allocation. The gate for institutional entry has already opened, and whether more players will follow suit depends on how the market reacts.

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GateUser-40edb63b

· 3h ago

Only 80 billion and you're starting to awaken? I think that's just the beginning; the real big players haven't even moved yet.

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NotGonnaMakeIt

· 01-10 14:20

800 billion? That's the sound of the gate opening, and the regulatory attitude has indeed softened.

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TokenTaxonomist

· 01-09 10:13

honestly the 75-day approval timeline is what gets me... statistically speaking, that's not regulatory caution, that's regulatory capitulation. data suggests otherwise from what the mainstream narrative's been pushing for years.

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HorizonHunter

· 01-09 09:54

800 billion at this scale already, and some people still say institutions haven't entered? Laughable --- Approved in 75 days, this speed is indeed a bit outrageous. Regulatory attitude is really softening --- The key is that institutions see demand that we can't see, which is the most heartbreaking part --- Collective awakening sounds nice, but in reality, everyone just wants to buy the dip --- The client demand signals from large institutional distribution channels... this is really an information gap --- Is it too late to enter now? Looking at this momentum, it seems like it's just the beginning --- 800 billion is just the tip of the iceberg, the real demand is definitely even greater

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StakeOrRegret

· 01-09 09:51

80 billion USD, this is definitely not a small-scale operation. The fact that regulators are allowing it so quickly shows there's demand.

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FarmToRiches

· 01-09 09:48

80 billion is really just the beginning; the data that institutions see is beyond our imagination. --- 75 days for approval? This regulatory shift is quite interesting. --- Anyone in the know understands that the market demand signals that big institutions can see are completely out of reach for us. --- This wave truly feels like a collective awakening of the entire market, and there will definitely be more follow-ups. --- The key is that those players who control the channels have long sensed the trend, while we are still guessing from the outside. --- 80 billion may not be a big deal in the global finance context, but the growth rate is the real focus. --- Once regulatory attitudes change, the pace of entry accelerates, and this logic makes sense. --- In simple terms, institutional demand has been seriously underestimated; data will speak for itself.

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