James Seyffart: What's Next for Bitcoin ETFs, BlackRock IBIT Dominance & Institutional Adoption Wave

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*COIN STORIES PODCAST* Natalie Brunell is joined by Bloomberg Research Analyst James Seyffart to discuss: - The historic performance of spot Bitcoin ETFs - Bitcoin ETF inflows and outflows - Bitcoin ETF liquidity race -- is BlackRock's IBIT the king of ETFs? - Institutional adoption of Bitcoin Guest Bio: James Seyffart is a research analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence (Bloomberg LP's Research Department), focusing on the broader asset management industry with specialized expertise in the coverage of ETFs, Mutual Funds, and Hedge Funds. And he has experience researching cryptocurrencies and digital assets. He has a Bachelor's degree in Finance and Accounting from The College Of New Jersey (TCNJ). Follow James on X at https://x.com/jseyff Coin Stories is brought to you by lead sponsor *Genius Group* (NYSE American $GNS). Genius is a Bitcoin-first business delivering AI-powered education and acceleration solutions for the future of work. Learn more and enter for a chance to win a whale pass to Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas: https://www.geniusgroup.ai/coinstories Coin Stories is also powered by *Bitdeer Technologies Group* (NASDAQ: BTDR), a publicly-traded leader in Bitcoin mining and high-performance computing. Learn more at www.bitdeer.com *NATALIE BRUNELL'S RECOMMENDED BITCOIN PRODUCTS, SERVICES, & EVENTS* 🔐 *Multisig & Inheritance Planning* - Secure your Bitcoin with Casa: https://www.casa.io/natalie (Get a discounted plan!) ⚡ *Lightning Payments* - Use Speed Lightning Wallet & get 5,000 free sats! Sign up with promo code COINSTORIES10: https://www.speed.app/sweepstakes-promocode/ 💰 *Buy Bitcoin & Earn Interest* – Use River and get 3.8% interest on your cash balance: https://partner.river.com/natalie 🔒 *Bitcoin Cold Storage Security* – Save 5% on ColdCard Wallet: https://store.coinkite.com/promo/COINSTORIES 👩‍🏫 *1-on-1 Bitcoin Help* – Self-custody, privacy, and VPN support with The Bitcoin Way: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/natalie 🎟️ *Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas (May 27-29)* – Plus, join me for my 4th Annual Women of Bitcoin Brunch! Get 10% off passes with code HODL: https://tickets.b.tc/affiliate/hodl/event/bitcoin-2025 📲 *SIM Swap Protection* – Secure your mobile phone from hacks that could steal your Bitcoin with Efani, trusted by CEOs, VIPs and top corporations: https://www.efani.com/natalie 🏥 *Ditch Fiat Health Insurance* – Join CrowdHealth https://joincrowdhealth.com/natalie (or use promo code NATALIE) 🌍 *Find Bitcoiners and Bitcoin Merchants Near You* – Join Orange Pill App: https://signup.theorangepillapp.com/opa/natbrunell 🏕️ *Bitcoin Retreat – Camp Nakamoto* – Discounted passes with code HODL: https://massadoptionbtc.ticketspice.com/camp-nakamoto *IN THIS COIN STORIES EPISODE* 00:00 Bitcoin ETFs & IBIT ETF records 02:26 Top Bitcoin ETF issuers - BlackRock, Fidelity, Grayscale, and more 03:59 IBIT ETF - BlackRock's dominance in Bitcoin ETFs 05:02 Genius Group 05:40 Bitdeer Technologies Group 06:02 Who is buying Bitcoin ETFs? Hedge funds, institutions, and retail investors 08:43 Institutional adoption of Bitcoin ETFs 11:32 Hedge funds and Bitcoin 13:16 Bitcoin ETF volatility 15:02 Casa, Speed Wallet 15:55 The Bitcoin Way & Coinkite - securing your Bitcoin 16:39 Strategy, Michael Saylor 18:31 Being bullish on Bitcoin 20:04 What are Return Stacking ETFs? 21:12 Cryptocurrency volatility 23:20 Corporations buying Bitcoin 24:35 When will financial advisors recommend Bitcoin? *OTHER RESOURCES* - Natalie Brunell's website https://www.talkingbitcoin.com/ - Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solution/bloomberg-terminal/ *VALUE FOR VALUE — SUPPORT NATALIE’S SHOWS* - Strike ID https://strike.me/coinstoriesnat/ - Cash App $CoinStories *FOLLOW NATALIE BRUNELL ON SOCIAL MEDIA* - Twitter https://twitter.com/natbrunell - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nataliebrunell - Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliebrunell Producer: Aron Bender https://www.linkedin.com/in/aron-bender/ Editor: Silas Foley DISCLAIMER Coin Stories is for entertainment purposes only and does not give financial advice. #bitcoinadoption #etfs #crypto