So, Arkham just dropped some big news: they found the addresses for Bitcoin ETFs from companies like Blackrock, Fidelity, Bitwise, and Franklin Templeton.
This is the first time anyone’s pinpointed these wallets publicly. Here’s a quick breakdown of what they found:
**IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust**
- Holdings: 28.62K BTC
- Current Value: $1.16B
- Check it out here: [Blackrock](https://platform.arkhamintelligence.com/explorer/entity/blackrock)
**FBTC Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund**
- Holdings: 29.91K BTC
- Current Value: $1.21B
- More info: [Fidelity](https://platform.arkhamintelligence.com/explorer/entity/fidelity)
**BITB Bitwise Bitcoin ETF**
- Holdings: 10.15K BTC
- Current Value: $422.68M
- Details here: [Bitwise](https://platform.arkhamintelligence.com/explorer/entity/bitwise)
**EZBC Franklin Bitcoin ETF**
- Holdings: 1.16K BTC
- Current Value: $47.09M
- Learn more: [Franklin Templeton](https://platform.arkhamintelligence.com/explorer/entity/franklin-templeton)
For a complete view of these Bitcoin ETFs, check out their dashboard: [Bitcoin ETF Dashboard](https://platform.arkhamintelligence.com/dashboard/19ef4fab-b7aa-4b25-bd6b-dce366042aa8).
https://twitter.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1750224060620111912
"Announcement: Today the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) becomes the first U.S. bitcoin ETF to publish the bitcoin addresses of its holdings.
Now anyone can verify BITB's holdings and flows directly on the blockchain.
Onchain transparency is core to Bitcoin's ethos. We're proud to walk the walk with BITB."
https://mempool.space/address/1CKVszDdUp4ymGceAZpGzYEFr4RPNHYqaM
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2024/01/25/bitwise-become-first-to-disclose-bitcoin-etf-holdings-address/
Bitwise Become First To Disclose Bitcoin ETF Holdings Address
Bitwise has shown a worthy example for other Bitcoin asset managers to follow. Publishing its wallet address is aimed at showing transparency which could boost customer confidence in the company. The stiff competition between the other ten spot Bitcoin ETF providers might have also necessitated this publicity by Bitwise. There are many big players such as BlackRock, Grayscale, etc, but investors might be attracted to asset managers that have made their wallets public. We might see other providers join Bitwise and also seek other means to gain the trust of prospective investors.
In fact, there is no point in hiding this information, because it is public The wallet address is not public, but everything that is transmitted in tax or other reports will soon become known or companies like Arkham will find these wallets.
But the speed of reaction to events from the company's managers is worthy of respect.
They announce the data publicly, and it will not be difficult to track the flows, especially since they are in the thousands of BTC and the data results are updated periodically, with a low possibility that these funds will commit fraud, especially since everything is subject to taxes and auditing.
The only advantage of showing the address is that it only helps in quickly detecting scam if it occurs.
This is the American market and large public companies operate in these markets. Such fraud is impossible because the scammers will have nowhere to escape. Bitcoins are stored in specialized wallets that cannot be managed like your own hardware wallet.