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Bitcoin spot ETF firms are increasing their holdings and trading volumes are rising accordingly.

Bitcoin spot ETF firms are increasing their holdings and trading volumes are rising accordingly.

As Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas notes, "Daily trading volume in BlackRock's IBIT bitcoin spot ETF rose to $1.3 billion on Sunday (local time) after rising yesterday. That's more than most large-cap U.S. stocks," he said. "I'm not sure if this is some kind of HODL-induced short-term profit burst or a natural rally," he added. According to another research group, LookOnChain, the BTC holdings of nine U.S.-traded bitcoin spot ETFs increased by about 8,980 BTC on Feb. 27. BlackRock's ETF added 2,051 BTC and Fidelity's ETF added 4,460 BTC. Meanwhile, Grayscale's GBTC reduced its bitcoin holdings by 921 BTC on the day. This is down from 1,090 BTC the previous day.