BlackRock: Bitcoin accounts for 1~2% of the investment portfolio, which is a reasonable allocation, and it will not consider getting involved in Altcoin ETFs for the time being.

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According to a report by Bloomberg, the asset management giant BlackRock stated in its latest report "The Role of Bitcoin in Investment Portfolios" that for investors who wish to have exposure to Bitcoin, allocating 1-2% of their portfolio is a reasonable range.

1-2% Allocation is a Reasonable Range

BlackRock also stated that in a portfolio with 60% stocks and 40% fixed income assets, allocating 1-2% of the funds to Bitcoin has a similar risk impact on the overall portfolio as allocating funds to the "Big Tech" companies (such as Google, Apple, etc.). BlackRock said that investors need to view the expected returns of Bitcoin differently: "It has no underlying cash flow that can be used to estimate future returns, the key is the breadth of its adoption." BlackRock also pointed out that Bitcoin may provide a more diversified source of returns. They further stated: "In the long run, we believe that Bitcoin's value is determined by completely different drivers, so there is no inherent reason why Bitcoin should be highly correlated with major risk assets." In the longer term, Bitcoin may become less risky, but by then it may also no longer have the structural catalysts to drive significant price appreciation. Instead, investors may be more inclined to use it strategically as a hedge against specific risks, similar to gold.

No Focus on Altcoin ETFs

After BlackRock launched its Bitcoin ETF, it has propelled Bitcoin into a new phase. Subsequently, issuers have also started actively applying for various Altcoin ETFs, hoping to provide more cryptocurrency investment vehicles in the traditional financial market. However, BlackRock is not one of them. According to information shared by Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas, a senior executive at the firm, Jay Jacobs, stated in an ETFs in Depth talk: "We've really just scratched the surface on Bit and especially Eth. We only have a tiny fraction of clients holding IBIT (Bitcoin ETF) and ETHA (Ethereum ETF), that's where our focus is (compared to launching new Altcoin ETFs)." Furthermore, according to a previous Zombit report, Fox Business reporter Eleanor Terrett had disclosed that during the current administration, the SEC is unlikely to approve any new cryptocurrency ETF applications.

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