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BlackRock was instrumental in the success of spot Bitcoin ETFs, dampening sentiment with its boycott of altcoin ETFs.
The shortlist includes two current Fed governors, a former board member, and two executives from outside the central bank.
BlackRock withdrew $97.63M in Bitcoin and Ethereum from Coinbase Prime while Grayscale deposited $138.06M, signaling potential capital rotation between ETF managers.
BlackRock, 21Shares, WisdomTree, and Bitwise have listed Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) ETPs on the London Stock Exchange as FCA lifts the ban.
BlackRock’s CEO envisions tokenizing all financial assets as the firm’s Bitcoin ETF crosses $100 billion, though recent Ethereum ETF outflows signal mixed institutional sentiment.
Ethereum price rebounded to $3,800 after an initial decline to $3,500 on Saturday, as $114 million increase in staking inflows provided a counterweight to BlackRock’s $80 million ETH sell-off.
BlackRock Bitcoin ETF outperformed all major S&P 500 ETFs last week, with $3.5 billion in weekly inflows, accounting for 10% of total net ETF flows.
Securitize partners with Ripple to enable shareholders of BlackRock’s BUIDL and VanEck’s VBILL tokenized funds to exchange their shares for RLUSD stablecoin.
BlackRock’s Ethereum ETF has bounced back with its biggest daily inflow in a month, signaling renewed institutional confidence in ETH.
BlackRock moved $640 million in crypto assets to Coinbase Prime over two days, with deposits of 44,774 ETH and 900 BTC on September 9, following similar moves on September 8.
Macro hedge fund Brevan Howard disclosed a $2.3 billion position in BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF, representing over 20% of its total portfolio holdings.
Wells Fargo dramatically expanded its Bitcoin ETF investments, growing its BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust position from $26 million to over $160 million in Q2 2025.
BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) led US spot Ethereum ETF inflows on Aug. 14 with $519 million, accumulating 114,069 ETH.
Harvard University now holds more BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF shares than it does Alphabet shares.
Former BlackRock digital assets lead Joseph Chalom becomes Co-CEO of SharpLink Gaming, which holds 360,807 ETH worth $1.3 billion, signaling growing institutional commitment to Ethereum treasury strategies.