BlackRock, the world’s largest asset management firm, reportedly purchased $600 million worth of Bitcoin on January 22. This marks its largest acquisition of the crypto this year. The recent BTC acquisition was spotted by blockchain analytics platform Arkham Intelligence.

Bitcoin ( BTC 1.30%) had a phenomenal year in 2024. The cryptocurrency returned 119%, easily outperforming the 23% gain in the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), which itself is commonly seen as a barometer for the overall U.S. stock market. In fact, only five stocks in the S&P 500 created more wealth than Bitcoin last year.

Bitcoin lost its bullish momentum because the new United States president, Donald Trump, did not mention crypto in his inauguration speech.

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has suggested that Bitcoin could reach a price of $700,000 if concerns about currency debasement and economic instability persist.

Fink was sharing the stage with Peng Xiao, the CEO of AI company G42, who interjected with “to some extent” on Fink’s contention that fear drives bitcoin. But Fink just doubled down on the idea that it was “okay” for bitcoin’s fortunes to rely on fear.

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BlackRock’s ETF chief Samara Cohen predicting another historic year for Bitcoin over President elect Donald Trump’s pro-crypto policies.

BlackRock (BLK) reported record fourth-quarter and full-year earnings results as the world’s largest asset manager continued

For a start, the yen perked up after the Bank of Japan finally delivered a quarter-point hike in its main policy interest rate to 0.5%, its highest since the 2008 global financial crisis. The reaction was calm, as the hike was considered neither a 'dovish hike' nor 'hawkish hike', in market parlance.

While Trump’s pick to lead the SEC, Paul Atkins, is still awaiting US Senate confirmation, acting chair Mark Uyeda and another Republican commissioner, Hester Peirce, have put the regulator on a more crypto-friendly track, forming a task force and dismantling SAB 121.

However, support has also shifted above $100K, meaning market participants are now getting used to a six-figure price. Additionally, the market continues to bounce around mentions of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency reserves by Washington officials, which adds volatility but doesn’t help with direction.