Europe's second largest bank, BNP Paribas of France, disclosed in its 13F filing submitted on May 1 that it has purchased 1030 shares of BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Spot ETF (IBIT), approximately $41,684. Although this investment is not large, it served as a springboard for the bank in its pursuit to embrace Bitcoin. It is reported that BNP Paribas manages assets worth $600 billion.