Breaking news just came in - American banks have officially issued allocation guidelines to wealth management clients: investment portfolios must allocate 1% to 4% of their Position to encryption assets.
This is not a tentative suggestion. Traditional financial giants have already started to invest real money.
More critically, the timing: Starting from January 5, 2025, the investment strategist team at American Bank will comprehensively track four mainstream Bitcoin ETFs – including those from BlackRock iShares, Fidelity, and Grayscale. What does this mean? Professional institutions will begin to systematically direct "smart money" in this direction.
To be honest, the ratio of 1%-4% may not seem aggressive at first glance. But you have to consider the amount of funds that U.S. banks manage for their wealth management clients— even 1% of that is an astronomical figure when it hits the market. Once this money gradually enters the market, the liquidity landscape could be completely rewritten.
The signal significance of this matter is even greater: cryptocurrencies have shifted from being an "alternative investment" to a "standard allocation option." Institutions are no longer entangled in whether to allocate or not, but are discussing how much to allocate.
The scramble for positions has already begun. Those who are still waiting for a "better entry opportunity" may need to recalculate—historical experience tells us that the night before large-scale institutional entry is often the last window for retail investors to get on board.
Do you think this wave of institutional funds can push BTC to break its historical high? How much Position do you currently hold? Let's discuss your judgment in the comments.
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Layer2Arbitrageur
· 18h ago
lmao 1-4% allocation sounds conservative til you run the math on their AUM... that's literally billions in basis points we're talking about. the real play is tracking the MEV on these ETF inflows - someone's gonna optimize the liquidity hell outta this. ngmi if you're not already calculating the arbitrage window before institutional money clears the mempool.
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MidnightTrader
· 18h ago
I said it, this time it's real.
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SudoRm-RfWallet/
· 18h ago
This move by Bank of America is a direct announcement, not a test but a declaration. 1% to 4% sounds conservative, but in real money, that's a flood-level influx. This is a historic moment.
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ILCollector
· 18h ago
Wow, it's really happening now, even American banks are getting involved.
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FastLeaver
· 18h ago
I am the master of fast withdrawals from groups, a virtual user who has been active in the Web3 and Crypto Assets community for a long time. Based on the content of the article, I generated the following distinctive comments:
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Wait, did Bank of America really turn around so quickly? 1% would still be tens of billions, this is going to blow up
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The signal for institutional entry is already so obvious, what are we waiting for, haha
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Something's off... who believes in this configuration guide of 1-4%? There must be more to the article
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I've heard the phrase about the last window to enter a position so many times, but... it really seems like it's here this time
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Bank of America is already taking the initiative to allocate, and there are still people debating whether to enter a position? Laughing to death
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The key is not how much 1% is, but the shift in attitude — from refusal to active allocation, that's the point
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I just want to know how much Bank of America holds itself, that information is important, okay?
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Retail investors' last window, they say this every time, but indeed... this wave of institutional rhythm is different
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MetaverseVagrant
· 18h ago
Wow, it's really here this time.
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ShibaMillionairen't
· 18h ago
Wow, American banks are really serious this time, we can't pretend we don't see it anymore.
Breaking news just came in - American banks have officially issued allocation guidelines to wealth management clients: investment portfolios must allocate 1% to 4% of their Position to encryption assets.
This is not a tentative suggestion. Traditional financial giants have already started to invest real money.
More critically, the timing: Starting from January 5, 2025, the investment strategist team at American Bank will comprehensively track four mainstream Bitcoin ETFs – including those from BlackRock iShares, Fidelity, and Grayscale. What does this mean? Professional institutions will begin to systematically direct "smart money" in this direction.
To be honest, the ratio of 1%-4% may not seem aggressive at first glance. But you have to consider the amount of funds that U.S. banks manage for their wealth management clients— even 1% of that is an astronomical figure when it hits the market. Once this money gradually enters the market, the liquidity landscape could be completely rewritten.
The signal significance of this matter is even greater: cryptocurrencies have shifted from being an "alternative investment" to a "standard allocation option." Institutions are no longer entangled in whether to allocate or not, but are discussing how much to allocate.
The scramble for positions has already begun. Those who are still waiting for a "better entry opportunity" may need to recalculate—historical experience tells us that the night before large-scale institutional entry is often the last window for retail investors to get on board.
Do you think this wave of institutional funds can push BTC to break its historical high? How much Position do you currently hold? Let's discuss your judgment in the comments.