Friday saw $287.4 million in inflows into BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), the most since early October.
BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Sees Strong Inflows
The overall inflows into Bitcoin ETFs on Friday were $471.3 million, the biggest since mid-November.
According to CoinGecko statistics, Bitcoin is now trading at $92,670 amid increased institutional demand.
Bitcoin ETF inflows surge on geopolitical tensions
As investors poured into cryptocurrency-linked funds on Friday, BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF had its largest single-day inflow in over three months. Increased geopolitical tensions in the wake of the U.S. detention of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro have also contributed to the asset’s fourth daily winning run.
According to statistics from Farside Investors, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) had $287.4 million in inflows on Friday, its biggest day total since October 8, 2025.
Market reaction and institutional crypto investment
“The U.S.’s capture of Maduro signals a key tick up in volatility,” Sean Dawson, head of research at on-chain options platform Derive, told Decrypt. The spike occurs as markets process the Trump administration’s controversial military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro over the weekend, which sent oil futures prices to four-year lows while crypto markets held steady. “The Trump Administration’s disdain for geopolitical conventions demonstrates the President’s willingness to do whatever it takes to further his ‘America First’ program.”The latest military action is optimistic because it indicates that the government sees digital assets as strategically linked with U.S. interests, given the Trump family’s and their political friends’ personal involvement in cryptocurrency,” Dawson said.
As investors increasingly price in an extended “America First” policy outlook characterized by geopolitical assertiveness, policy uncertainty, and a regulatory environment that favors cryptocurrency as “both a strategic asset and a macro hedge,” Dawson stated, “the uptick in Bitcoin ETF flows is therefore unsurprising.”
Bitcoin price today and ETF flow momentum
Friday’s $471.3 million in total inflows into U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs was the largest daily total since mid-November, countering previous withdrawals and increasing weekly net inflows to $459 million.
“Start of year portfolio rebalancing is certainly a role; Bitcoin underperformed other assets in Q4 2025 and, as a consequence, slid below its desired weight, therefore start of year adjustment contributed to inflows,” Apollo Crypto’s director of research, Pratik Kala, told Decrypt.
Additionally, Kala noted that “tax loss harvesting in Q4 shifted to retaining long bias in Q1 2026,” stressing that “Maduro’s capture by force validates the use case for Bitcoin.”
“A non-censorable decentralized store of value that is becoming more and more necessary in a polarizing world with a quickly shifting global order,” he said.
Broader cryptocurrency market news
As Fidelity’s FBTC grabbed $88.1 million, Bitwise’s BITB added $41.5 million, and Grayscale’s GBTC drew $15.4 million, the momentum of inflows into Bitcoin ETFs expanded. The most recent price of Bitcoin was $92,670, up 1.4% from the previous day.
📊 BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Highlights
- ETF: iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT)
- Single-day inflow: $287.4 million
- Total Bitcoin ETF inflows: $471.3 million
- Trend: Highest since mid-November
- Market driver: Institutional crypto investment
Three Significant Crypto Pairs Will Be Added to the Binance Listing Alert
Binance listing update and new trading pairs
At the beginning of 2026, major cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced fresh listings. Notably, the Binance platform will include new trading pairs for three significant cryptocurrencies: Uniswap (UNI), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and Avalanche AVAXUSD.
Binance announced three new trading pairs that will go live on January 6, 2026.
In order to expand the trading options available on Binance Spot and enhance the trading experience for customers, Binance said it will launch trading for AVAXUSD 1, BCHUSD 1, and UNIUSD 1 pairings on January 6 at 8 a.m. UTC. Additionally, Binance said that it would make Trading Bots services available for Spot Algo Orders of AVAXUSD1, BCHUSD1, and UNIUSD1.
⚠️ Binance Margin Delisting Notice
- Effective date: January 6, 2026
- Total margin pairs: 14
- Includes: BCHFDUSD, AVAXFDUSD, ADAFDUSD, LINKFDUSD
- Action: Positions closed & orders cancelled
- User advice: Move funds to Spot Accounts
Delisting 14 margin pairs from Binance
Binance plans to delist 14 margin pairs on January 6, the day the AVAXUSD 1, BCHUSD 1, and UNIUSD 1 trading pairs become active.
Binance Margin has announced that it would delist margin trading pairs on January 6 at 6 a.m. UTC. Affected cross-margin pairings are
BCHFDUSD
TAOFDUSD
AVAXFDUSD
LTCFDUSD
SUIFDUSD
ADAFDUSD
LINKFDUSD.
The affected Isolated Margin Pairs include
BCHFDUSD
TAOFDUSD
AVAXFDUSD
LTCFDUSD
SUIFDUSD
ADAFDUSD
LINKFDUSD.
On the isolated margin pairs, Binance Margin has already put a stop to isolated margin borrowing.
According to Binance Margin, users’ positions will be closed, an automated settlement will be carried out, and all outstanding orders on the aforementioned cross and isolated margin pairs will be cancelled on January 6 at 6 a.m. UTC. Following this, the users will be removed from Binance Margin.
In order to prevent losses, users are advised to liquidate their positions or move their assets from Margin Accounts to Spot Accounts prior to the delisting procedure.
Conclusion
The surge in BlackRock Bitcoin ETF inflows and broader Bitcoin ETF inflows highlights renewed institutional confidence, even as geopolitical uncertainty drives volatility across global markets.
Disclaimer
This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial or investment advice. Cryptocurrency investments are subject to market risks.
