Quick Breakdown BlackRock launches iShares Bitcoin ETP on the London Stock Exchange after FCA eases crypto restrictions. UK regulator lifts four-year ban on crypto-linked ETNs, marking a shift toward a more open market. FCA supports blockchain tokenization, signaling its commitment to innovation in asset management. BlackRock expands Bitcoin offerings ...
Quick Breakdown Larry Fink says BlackRock will focus on tokenizing traditional assets over the coming decades. The asset manager already runs the world’s largest tokenized fund, BUIDL, worth $2.8 billion. Fink, once a crypto skeptic, now sees digital assets as key to portfolio diversification. BlackRock eyes tokenization as the ...
Quick Breakdown: Ethena has submitted a proposal to issue USDH, Hyperliquid\'s native stablecoin, backed by Anchorage and BlackRock’s BUIDL fund. The plan emphasizes institutional credibility, community revenue sharing, and a guardian validator network for security. Ethena commits $75 million to ecosystem incentives, aiming to scale USDH safely across Hyperliquid’s markets. ...
U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have reached a historic milestone, collectively holding 1.25 million BTC as of August 17, 2025. The new all-time high underscores the accelerating role of Wall Street in shaping Bitcoin’s institutional adoption. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) leads the surge, amassing 748,968 BTC, which accounts ...
BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund has surpassed the 700,000 BTC mark, reinforcing its dominance in the US Bitcoin ETF market. The milestone follows a fresh inflow of $164.6 million recorded on Monday. According to Apollo co-founder Thomas Fahrer, the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) now holds 700,307 BTC, valued at roughly ...
BlackRock’s tokenized U.S. Treasury fund, BUIDL, has officially gone live with 24/7 real-time on-chain liquidity, thanks to a strategic integration with Ethena Labs. This move significantly improves accessibility, composability, and capital efficiency for institutional investors and DeFi users. The partnership enables atomic swaps between BUIDL and USDtb—a stablecoin primarily backed ...
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has become the fastest exchange-traded fund (ETF) in history to surpass $70 billion in assets under management (AUM), according to data cited by Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas. The milestone was reached in just 341 days—a pace five times quicker than the previous record held ...
Investor enthusiasm for BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has shown no signs of slowing, with the spot Bitcoin ETF notching 16 consecutive days of inflows and edging closer to $5 billion in new capital. This surge in institutional interest coincided with Bitcoin’s brief spike to $97,500 during early trading on ...
Asset management giant BlackRock is taking another significant step into blockchain-based finance by filing to launch digital ledger technology (DLT) shares for one of its money market funds. The initiative, outlined in an April 29 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), aims to modernize how ownership records ...
BlackRock has recently secured approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to operate as a crypto asset firm, marking a major milestone for the global investment giant. According to DL News, with approximately $12 trillion in assets under management, BlackRock is now authorized to offer its new European Bitcoin ...
