Blackrock’s spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), the Ishares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), has amassed 414 insitutional holders in less than three months, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). A senior Bloomberg analyst described this achievement as “mind-boggling” and “highly rare” for new ETFs. Other recently launched ETFs have significantly fewer institutional […]
Blackrock, the largest asset management company in the world, has led a strategic funding round of $ 47 million in Securitize, a capital markets digitalization company. The round, which had the participation of other financial markets and crypto native companies, shows Blackrock is betting on the transformative capabilities of tokenization for global capital markets. …
Tether, the giant behind the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, announced a $ 200 million strategic investment in Blackrock Neurotech, a brain-interface company. The investment also marks the launch of Evo, a new business division for the company that will examine investments in initiatives that merge tech and human potential. Tether Dabbles in Biotech, Acquires …
A misinterpreted announcement by the HBAR Foundation suggested that Blackrock’s ICS US Treasury Fund was tokenized on the Hedera blockchain in partnership with Archax and Ownera, leading to a significant misunderstanding and a 96% increase in the HBAR token price within 24 hours. However, Blackrock had no direct involvement in the tokenization process, as clarified […]
The world’s largest asset manager with $ 10.5 trillion in assets under management, Blackrock, has seen 70 consecutive days of inflows into its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). This achievement places Ishares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), which has amassed approximately 274K bitcoins since its launch, among the top 10 ETFs with the longest daily inflow …