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TLDR: Only 0.2% of IBIT assets were redeemed during recent Bitcoin volatility BlackRock says ETF investors are long-term and buy-and-hold focused Major liquidations occurred on leveraged perpetual platforms IBIT has grown to nearly $100B despite short-term market swings   Bitcoin exchange-traded fund investors remained steady during last week’s market turbulence, according to BlackRock. The asset manager reported minimal redemptions from its iShares Bitcoin Trust, even as leveraged traders faced sharp liquidations across perpetual futures platforms. BlackRock Reports Limited IBIT Redemptions A recent post by CryptosRus on X cited comments from BlackRock executive Robert Mitchnick. He stated that only about 0.2% of the $IBIT was redeemed during the recent Bitcoin volatility. The iShares Bitcoin Trust, known as iShares Bitcoin Trust, has grown to roughly $100 billion in assets in record time. Despite the rapid growth, redemptions during the market swing remained nearly flat. BLACKROCK: BITCOIN ETF HOLDERS DIDN’T PANIC Robert Mitchnick says only about 0.2% of $IBIT redeemed during last week’s #Bitcoin volatility. For a fund that has scaled to roughly $100B in record time, that’s essentially flat. If hedge funds were aggressively unwinding ETF… pic.twitter.com/oKr0iAD7z6 — CryptosRus (@CryptosR_Us) February 14, 2026 Mitchnick explained that if hedge funds had aggressively reduced ETF exposure, billions in outflows would have appeared. However, that scenario did not occur. Instead, the bulk of liquidations took place on leveraged perpetual trading platforms. These remarks came from BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager with over $14 trillion in assets under management. The firm described its Bitcoin ETF investor base as largely long-term and buy-and-hold oriented. That characterization suggests the presence of institutional capital rather than short-term trading desks. As a result, ETF flows remained stable even while Bitcoin prices moved sharply. Leverage Drives Volatility as ETF Base Holds Firm The contrast between ETF stability and leveraged liquidations…

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