$BTC WALL STREET DOUBLES DOWN: Jane Street Loads $790M in $IBIT
Jane Street has just made a major institutional statement.
During Q4 2025, the trading powerhouse accumulated 7,105,206 shares of iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), valued at approximately $276 million. This brings its total holdings to 20,315,780 shares, now worth nearly $790 million.
That’s not casual exposure — that’s heavyweight positioning.
Jane Street is widely known as one of the most advanced market-making firms globally. When a firm operating at this level builds such a large position in a Bitcoin ETF issued by BlackRock, it highlights growing institutional confidence in crypto market liquidity and capital flow.
At the same time, market chatter continues around aggressive intraday positioning patterns — including the rumored “10 AM sell pressure” phenomenon. Whether that’s structured liquidity management or coincidence remains an ongoing debate.
What’s undeniable is this:
Major institutional players are no longer observing from the sidelines — they are actively shaping Bitcoin’s trading ecosystem.
Is this long-term strategic accumulation… or positioning ahead of a larger macro or regulatory catalyst?