Public companies hold over 933,000 BTC worth $108.93B, showing strong institutional interest. Strategy (MSTR) dominates with 628,791 BTC, nearly two-thirds of public company Bitcoin holdings. Corporate Bitcoin reserves total 4.44% of supply, highlighting growing institutional accumulation. Publicly traded companies have increased their Bitcoin holdings, expanding the role of cryptocurrency in traditional financial markets. According to
Story Highlights Harvard University is the 29th largest holder of IBIT out of the 1,300 investors. Brown University reported 212,500 IBIT shares as of June 30, valued at over $13 million. BlackRock’s IBIT endowment by Ivy League universities has helped it grow to over $86 billion in net assets. The mainstream adoption of BlackRock’s iShares
Harvard University’s investment arm has invested $120 million in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT). Harvard owns 1.9 million shares of the fund, according to a 13F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Harvard’s portfolio also includes shares of tech giants like Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Nvidia, as well as large companies
During a Friday appearance on Bloomberg, Michael Saylor, executive chairman at Strategy, opined that the tariffs on Swiss gold bars will accelerate migration to Bitcoin. He has stressed that the big appeal of Bitcoin is that it is not physical, quipping that there are “no tariffs in cyberspace.” “It doesn’t have weight. You can settle
Bitcoin price could keep rising as institutional interest hits new highs in 2025, with demand continuing to outpace the amount of new BTC entering circulation. Andre Dragosch, Head of Research for Bitwise Europe, shared fresh data showing how this growing imbalance could lead to long-term price growth. The chart he released highlights just how much
Are you keeping an eye on your cryptocurrency transaction costs? Recent data reveals a significant shift in the world of digital finance. Specifically, Bitcoin fees have seen a notable decline, dropping by more than 22% this past week. This reduction reflects a broader trend of reduced on-chain activity across the network, largely influenced by slower
Block Inc. CFO Amrita Ahuja believes that Bitcoin can become the open protocol that powers the internet. She argues that it would enable money to move at the speed of the internet and allow it to flow across jurisdictions with far greater efficiency. Ahuja shared this perspective while speaking on CNBC today, following the company’s
Renowned Bitcoin supporter and Strategy’s executive chairman, Michael Saylor, has published his regular BTC-themed tweet to deliver a new message to the crypto community. This time, Saylor’s message was about Bitcoin and his vision of Bitcoin’s future in the corporate world. Saylor’s tweet came out after US president Donald Trump signed an executive order allowing