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BlackRock’s Own Income Fund Boosts Bitcoin ETF Holdings 14%

Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio expands its allocation to the iShares Bitcoin Trust amid rising institutional demand.

IBIT Institutional Ownership (Fintel)

Markets

Nasdaq ISE Files to Lift BlackRock IBIT Option Limits Into Top Tier Status

Filing comes amid rapid growth in IBIT options activity and a migration of open interest toward US regulated venues.

BlackRock logo in front of a building (BlackRock/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Abu Dhabi Investment Tripled IBIT Holdings in Q3 as Bitcoin Headed to Record High

The company sees bitcoin as a store of value, similar to gold, a spokesperson told Bloomberg.

Abu Dhabi skyscrapers (Nick Fewings/Unsplash)

Markets

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF, IBIT, Posts Record One-Day Outflow of $523.2 Million

The average spot bitcoin ETF buyer sits near a $90,000 cost basis, leaving most investors roughly flat.

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Record $1.26B Outflow Hits BlackRock Bitcoin ETF as Bearish Options Cost Soars

The price of IBIT has dropped 16% to $52, a level last seen in April.

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Harvard Endowment Takes Rare Leap Into Bitcoin With $443M Bet on BlackRock's IBIT


The investment, which accounts for 20% of Harvard's reported U.S.-listed public equity holdings, is notable.

Harvard logo (Xiangkun ZHU/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

BlackRock’s $2.5B Tokenized Fund Gets Listed as Collateral on Binance, Expands to BNB Chain

The $2.5 billion BUIDL fund, tokenized by Securitize, deepens its utility for institutional traders and expands to a new blockchain.

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Markets

Why Some Bitcoin Whales Are Converting Their BTC Into Spot ETF Shares: Bloomberg

Large holders are reportedly swapping BTC into spot ETF shares without selling, making it easier to borrow against or include in estate plans.

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Markets

UK Bitcoin ETPs From BlackRock, Others Start Trading in London After FCA Ends Ban

BlackRock exchange-traded product is already been listed on several European exchanges.

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Bitcoin Miner Stocks Continue Surge, With BlackRock, Nvidia, Microsoft Joining in $40B AI Data Center Bet

The acquisition marks the first move by the Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership, which plans to deploy up to $100 billion.

Racks of mining machines.