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title: Last year, BlackRock launched a spot bitcoin private trust for institutional clients in the United States - see below. This PRIVATE trust was launched in 2022 with coinbase as custodian
description: "The move comes at a time when the global cryptocurrency industry has been caught in the crosshairs of the U.S. securities regulator on alleged violations of securities laws.\nCould it be that BlackRock has been buying Bitcoin throughout the whole bear market using this PRIVATE trust?"
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# [Last year, BlackRock launched a spot bitcoin private trust for institutional clients in the United States - see below. This PRIVATE trust was launched in 2022 with coinbase as custodian](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/nestle-on-the-lower-end-of-the-channel-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-169-1a64f5cb)

 Written by [Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/author/charles-henry-monchau) | Dec 5, 2023, 4:56:00 PM

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