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The ProShares GENIUS Money Market Index Fund (IQMM) broke all records by registering a trading volume of $17 billion on its first day. This fund invests in very short-term US government debt, making it a very low risk and quite similar to holding cash.
This fund is designed so that institutions, including stablecoin issuers, can use it as a safe place to store funds while earning a small return. However, market structure experts have warned that this staggering sum reflects a massive and hidden exodus of corporate treasurers rather than a sudden wave of retail investor mania.
The historic launch of IQMM redefines how stablecoin issuers hold dollar reserves
Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balcznas stated that BlackRock’s highly successful Bitcoin fund, IBIT, It registered an unprecedented $1 billion on its first day of trading. It is considered IBIT The largest Bitcoin fund with over $50 billion in assets.
However, Balchnas emphasized that the launch of the IQMM exceeded the records of the old ETFs by several orders of magnitude.
Balchnas wrote on the social platform
He explained that the fund seems to be a typical example of a strategy of “bring your own assets”, where an institutional client pre-arranges to move capital off-balance-sheet in a new regulatory envelope.
Industry experts initially assumed that BroShares had a lucrative deal with… One of the leading stablecoin issuers, such as Boston-based Circle.
Nate Geraci, head of NovaDius Wealth Management, said that he assumed that BroShares had an agreement with a large US stablecoin issuer, and looking at the assets, he believed that it would just leave Circle.
This is because the IQMM is not a traditional cash fund, but rather a regulatory compliance tool designed specifically for this purpose. This fund is designed to meet the strict legal reserve requirements it establishes National Guidance for Innovation and Establishment Act of the United States (GENIUS)
Signed last year, the law requires domestic stablecoin issuers to maintain one-to-one coverage with only highly liquid assets. It also places a strict cap on eligible US Treasury maturities at 93 days to prevent forced selling during periods of market stress.
Balchunas later clarified the true source of this record flow, which became much less dramatic.
Balchunas added that the call literally comes from the company itself, as all ProShares funds now use IQMM for their cash positions. Describing this as a real and big BYOA is not that exciting, but definitely a smart choice instead of paying money to another fund company.
Cryptocurrency research firm 10X Research said IQMM’s record launch proves that stablecoin reserves can quickly transition to transparent structures.
ProShares’ IQMM Fund represents an unprecedented bridge between traditional financial markets and the digital asset economy, the company said.
The fund allows stablecoin issuers to deposit their dollar reserves in the shell of a highly liquid, transparent and highly regulated ETF, rather than bearing the burden of managing complex private portfolios.
This is huge because it provides institutional support for stablecoins, reduces the risk of uncertainty, and can channel hundreds of billions of dollars in digital dollar reserves directly into the US treasury markets under the GENIUS framework, the company added.
By institutionalizing support for stablecoins, the traditional financial system of the United States was able to effectively attract the monetary base of cryptocurrencies inside.
