K33 Research: U.S. Bitcoin ETF assets surpass gold ETFs for the first time, reaching $129 billion

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According to data from Norwegian digital asset research firm K33 Research, the assets under management (AUM) of the US Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) reached $129 Bit on December 16, surpassing the assets of the Gold ETF ($128.9 Bit) for the first time. Vetle Lund, the research director at K33 Research, stated on the X platform that the Gold ETF has been in the market for 20 years longer than the Bitcoin ETF, but has now been surpassed. According to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, the total amount calculated by K33 includes both Bitcoin spot ETFs and ETFs that track Bitcoin's performance using financial derivatives such as futures. He stated: "If you include all Bitcoin ETFs (spot, futures, leveraged), their AUM is $130 Bit, while Gold ETFs are $128 Bit. However, if you only look at spot ETFs, Bitcoin is $120 Bit and Gold is $125 Bit." Balchunas added that it is "incredible" that the Bitcoin fund has been able to compete with Gold in just 11 months since its launch. The US Bitcoin spot ETF began trading in January this year, after a lengthy review process by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Since then, Bitcoin has taken a dominant position in the ETF market. According to data from Bloomberg Intelligence, the net asset size of the US Bitcoin spot ETF surpassed $100 Bit for the first time in November.

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