[Barclays Increases BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Holdings by 48% in Q3, Citigroup Establishes FBTC Position] According to Cointelegraph, Barclays' 13F filing shows that as of September 30, it held 3.94 million shares of the BlackRock Bitcoin Spot ETF (IBIT), a 48% increase from 2.66 million shares at the end of June, raising the value of its holdings from approximately $88.5 million to approximately $187 million. Citigroup, meanwhile, established a new position in the Fidelity Bitcoin Spot ETF (FBTC) worth approximately $119 million and increased its IBIT holdings by 50% to approximately 521,000 shares. According to Bitwise, among the 1,389 institutions that have submitted Q3 reports, banks collectively held $258 million worth of Bitcoin spot ETFs, increasing their share from 3.2% in Q2 to 4.9%.