The financial markets were elated by the announcement of the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) statistics this week. It seemed like inflationary pressures could be receding. The report prompted a strong reaction from BlackRock’s Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of Global Fixed Income and Head of Global Asset Allocation, Rick Rieder.
The iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), an exchange-traded fund (ETF) for bitcoin owned by BlackRock, has surpassed all of its rivals in terms of the number of corporations that have invested in it. There are already 250 corporate investors of the BlackRock Bitcoin ETF, which began operations on January 11 after
Recent reports indicate substantial withdrawals from the U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETFs. But big money is already jumping on board with these ETFs. Being the second-largest bank in Europe, BNP Paribas is the most recent one. BNP Paribas has put money into the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) that BlackRock offers. On
The crypto community is becoming more worried as inflows to BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF have paused for many days in a row, marking the first such occurrence since the fund’s introduction. In the US, the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) of BlackRock, which is the fastest-growing spot Bitcoin ETF, has not
The USDT stablecoin issuer Tether has now made a strategic investment in Neuralink competitor Blackrock Neurotech in an effort to advance brain-computer interface (BCI) technology. Neuralink is Elon Musk’s neural implant company. Today, April 29, the stablecoin business made a formal announcement that brought attention to the $200 million investment
According to BlackRock, there is “no commercial relationship” between the two companies, and the investment giant did not tokenize any of its funds—including its $22 billion money market fund—using the Hedera Hashgraph. After the HBAR Foundation announced on X that blockchain companies Archax and Ownera tokenized BlackRock’s ICS U.S. Treasury
Since spot Bitcoin ETFs were established in the U.S in January, BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) saw its first day of zero inflows. In the seven days after its opening on January 11th, IBIT has amassed almost $15.5 billion in investment capital, with daily investments totaling millions of dollars. On
On April 5, prominent global asset manager BlackRock added five major Wall Street companies as additional permitted participants to its Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) prospectus. An amendment to BlackRock’s S-1 registration statement with the U.S SEC states that new members include ABN AMRO Clearing, Citadel Securities, Citigroup Global Markets, Goldman
The crypto sphere is abuzz with excitement as Healix Protocol’s HLX presale witnesses an extraordinary surge in interest, coinciding with investment giant BlackRock’s groundbreaking move to secure over 1% of Bitcoin’s total supply. This monumental development not only signifies a significant change in the perception of digital assets but also
BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF is poised to overtake the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) in terms of Bitcoin holdings within the next few weeks. As of March 22, BlackRock’s ETF holds approximately 243,126 Bitcoin, valued at $15.48 billion, with a steady daily inflow of around $274 million. On the other hand,
