The iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) by BlackRock holds Strategy’s (MSTR), the largest publicly traded company holding bitcoin, Stretch (STRC) as its fourth largest position, with a $210 million allocation, equivalent to a 1.47% weighting as of Jan. 16. PFF provides broad exposure to U.S. preferred stocks, securities that combine bond-like fixed income
A global benchmark for long-term borrowing costs has hit a four-month high, posing a headwind to businesses and financial markets. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield, the interest rate the government pays to investors who purchase it’s highly liquid and virtually default-proof bonds, has risen to 4.27%, the highest since Sept. 3, according to data source
According to the latest data, total value locked in the real-world asset ( RWA) sector added more than a billion dollars in the opening weeks of January 2026, pushing the tally past the $21 billion threshold. RWAs Rack up Billions as Treasurys and Gold Dominate Tokenization Tokenization and the RWA space are widely expected to
Digital asset investment products saw strong inflows of $2.17 billion last week. This was the highest weekly total since October 10, 2025, shortly before a major market crash. Most of the inflows came earlier in the week, which indicated strong investor interest. However, sentiment flipped on Friday after outflows of a whopping $378 million hit
Memecoin launchpad Pump.fun is spinning up a new investment arm aimed at backing promising startups, in its first significant pivot away from its memecoin roots. Pump.fun said on Monday it was launching Pump Fund alongside a $3 million hackathon, which would fund 12 projects with $250,000 each at a $10 million valuation. It added that
The New York Stock Exchange is laying the groundwork for one of the most consequential changes to US equity market infrastructure in decades. The exchange announced plans to support tokenized securities and enable continuous, 24/7 trading. It’s an attempt to modernize how stocks trade, settle, and absorb information in a global financial system. If successful,
Trust in the US dollar has come under pressure amid intensified scrutiny of the Federal Reserve. Geopolitical tensions have also risen, stemming from disputes tied to Washington’s interest in Greenland. Against this backdrop, China is emerging as an indirect beneficiary. By expanding yuan-denominated trade and payment systems, Beijing stands to gain from a growing global
Key Takeaways European carmaker shares slide as Trump tariff threat tied to Greenland dispute weighs on auto stocks. EU signals up to €93 billion in retaliatory tariffs if US proceeds with planned levies. Shares of Europe’s largest carmakers fell sharply today after US President Donald Trump pledged to impose new tariffs on several European countries