BlackRock News

Wall Street’s demand for Bitcoin products surged last week, with $1.1 billion in new cash captured by BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund. Bitcoin (BTC) has become a major focus for U.S. wealth management heavyweight BlackRock as its spot Bitcoin ETF…

Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund inflows shot up more than 580% this week, as one analyst pointed out that whales were loading up on Bitcoin at a pace akin to the lead-up to the 2020 rally. Over the past week, inflows…

BlackRock is trying to have its digital money-market token, BUIDL, used as collateral in cryptocurrency derivatives trades.  People familiar with the discussions say the company is ‘in talks’ with major crypto exchanges like Binance, OKX, and Deribit about the possibility,…

Securitize, the platform for tokenizing real-world assets, has integrated Zero Hash to allow qualified investors to easily subscribe to BlackRock’s tokenized fund via the USDC stablecoin. In an announcement Securitize said its partnership with the stablecoin infrastructure platform Zero Hash…

Decentralized finance protocol Ethena will allocate $46 million of its Reserve Fund in various tokenized real-world assets. Ethena (ENA) announced the decision on Oct. 10, revealing the fund’s allocations, which include BlackRock’s tokenized fund BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity, Mountain…

Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds experienced a third consecutive day of outflows on Oct. 3, pushing the total withdrawals over the period to $361.2 million. According to data from SoSoValue, the 12 U.S.-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net outflows of $54.13…

Ethena Labs is launching a new stablecoin project fully backed by BlackRock’s Ethereum-based tokenized fund and Securitize. Synthetic dollar issuer Ethena (ENA) unveiled its UStb fiat stablecoin product, which is supported by the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, known…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission granted approval for Nasdaq to list and trade options on BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust. Per the details shared in the official filing on Sept. 20, the SEC’s approval comes after a lengthy review process…

Securitize has partnered with Wormhole to integrate cross-chain capabilities for all tokenized assets on its platform. Securitize, the tokenization platform backed by financial giant BlackRock, announced a new integration with the Wormhole Foundation, enhancing the cross-chain capabilities of its tokenized…

Sei, the layer-1 blockchain for high-frequency crypto trading, saw its native token’s price jump more than 23% in 24 hours as top altcoins rallied alongside Bitcoin. On Sept. 19, Sei (SEI) rose from lows of $0.26 to hit $0.35 across…

Blackrock, the largest asset manager in the world, has published a comprehensive report on Bitcoin.  In a report, BlackRock executives Samara Cohen, Robert Mitchnick, and Russell Brownback noted that Bitcoin (BTC) was a unique asset for diversification purposes. Bitcoin solves…

Outflows from U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs, or exchange-traded funds, surpassed $706 million this week as bears pushed Bitcoin to $53,304 — its lowest level since Aug. 5. According to data from SoSoValue, the 12 spot Bitcoin ETFs logged $169.97 million…

Injective has introduced a new tokenized index for BlackRock’s BUIDL Fund, enabling users to track the fund’s supply. According to a statement from Injective (INJ), this index is the first perpetual market of its kind. It will allow users to…

How will Sony’s Soneium stack up against existing blockchain giants, especially if BlackRock makes its anticipated move into the market? Sony has long been synonymous with innovation, and now it’s making a bold entry into the blockchain world with its…

Tokenization platform OpenEden has surpassed $100 million in total value locked for its tokenized U.S. Treasury Bills. OpenEden’s announcement on Aug. 26, comes a few weeks after it revealed plans to launch the first T-Bills on the XRP (XRP) network.…

Spot Bitcoin ETFs have seen their sixth consecutive day of net inflows, while spot Ether ETFs continue to net outflows, adding to their six-day negative flow streak. According to data from SoSoValue, the 12 spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $64.91…