BlackRock seeded its proposed iShares Staked Ethereum Belief ETF with US$100,000 (AU$141,000), advancing plans for a staking-enabled Ethereum fund. The ETF intends to stake 70%–95% of its Ether, concentrating on round 3% annualised yield below early 2026 benchmarks whereas preserving redemption liquidity. An 18% share of gross staking rewards willContinue Reading
A 1% crypto allocation throughout Asia’s family wealth might channel practically US$2 trillion (AU$2.82 trillion) into digital property. BlackRock’s Nicholas Peach framed the calculation as proof of considerable sidelined capital inside conventional portfolios. Increasing ETF adoption and regulatory progress in Asian markets could amplify the affect of even modest allocationContinue Reading
BlackRock’s BUIDL fund has distributed over 100 million {dollars} in dividends since its March 2024 launch, proving that tokenised funds can function at scale. The fund is now accessible throughout eight completely different blockchains, together with Ethereum, Solana, and the just lately added BNB Chain, to decrease prices and enhanceContinue Reading
BlackRock says its spot Bitcoin ETFs stay amongst its strongest income engines after a yr of unexpectedly speedy adoption. This comes regardless of over US$2.3 billion in web withdrawals from its IBIT fund in November. Castro framed the latest outflows as “regular market habits” and famous that ETFs are madeContinue Reading
Nasdaq seeks to quadruple the day by day choices restrict for BlackRock’s IBIT from 250,000 to 1 million contracts resulting from rising institutional demand. IBIT dominates Bitcoin ETF choices, with US$50 billion (AU$77 billion) in open curiosity, accounting for 98% of buying and selling quantity and 96% of open curiosity.Continue Reading
Harvard College’s endowment tripled its publicity to Bitcoin, disclosing a $443 million stake (6.8 million shares) in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Belief (IBIT). The big funding is taken into account a major validation for the crypto ETF, although the holding represents lower than 1% of Harvard’s whole $55+ billion endowment. TheContinue Reading
IBIT will launch in Australia in mid-November 2025, providing regulated Bitcoin publicity on the ASX. The ETF is backed by the US iShares Bitcoin Belief, expenses 0.39% administration payment, and displays rising institutional demand for Bitcoin. BlackRock’s ETF development continues globally, with sturdy inflows of US$153 billion (AU$237.15 billion) inContinue Reading
BlackRock is planning a new income-focused Bitcoin ETF, the Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, and has begun the registration process with a Delaware trust filing. The ETF’s strategy is to generate returns by selling covered call options on Bitcoin futures, appealing to investors seeking yield over full exposure to Bitcoin’s priceContinue Reading
According to a Bloomberg report, BlackRock is exploring plans to tokenise its exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on blockchain networks, a move that would allow them to trade 24/7 and be used as collateral in decentralised finance (DeFi). The firm, which already operates the world’s largest tokenised money market fund, BUIDL, isContinue Reading
