BlackRock has reduced the minimum Bitcoin value required for direct conversion into shares of its spot Bitcoin ETF, IBIT, from $25 million to $1 million, a 96% cut. This change makes the service more accessible to wealthy investors and institutions holding Bitcoin directly. IBIT has processed over $5 billion in Bitcoin-to-ETF conversions, up from $3 billion in October, using an in-kind creation process that avoids selling Bitcoin first. Security concerns like hacks and kidnappings are pushing some holders away from self-custody toward ETFs, which remove the burden of private key management but do not allow direct control of the underlying Bitcoin. Bitwise also lowered its conversion minimum from $100 million to $3 million. Tax treatment of these conversions varies by investor and jurisdiction, but the SEC approved in-kind creations for spot crypto ETFs in 2025.
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