A former BlackRock fund manager just issued a major warning on the US economy. In a new interview on Market Disruptors, Edward Dowd forecasts an incoming recession and market meltdown driven in part by a housing crisis and a bursting AI bubble. Dowd points to collapsing new home permits since 2022 and falling tenant rents…
Advertisement     Blackstone, which considers itself to be the “world’s largest alternative asset manager,” has dipped its toes into crypto, purchasing shares in BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). According to a May 20 filing, Blackstone bought just around $1.08 million worth of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT), despite boasting approximately $1.2…
Financial infrastructure firm BounceBit is tapping into BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) for a new real-world assets (RWA) yield strategy tool. According to a new press release from BounceBit, the collaboration mixes traditional finance with blockchain infrastructure, allowing investors to leverage traditional yields with crypto derivatives trading. Per the announcement, the strategy involves…
Brown University is now a Bitcoin (BTC) investor. The Ivy League institution holds 105,000 shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (IBIT), per a recent filing submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The filing valued the shares at $4.915 million, though with IBIT priced at $55.19 per share at time of writing,…
Advertisement     Rhode-based Ivy League Institution Brown University disclosed in a recent regulatory filing that it is holding exposure to Bitcoin via BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) shares. This marks the first time the academic institution has sought exposure to the world’s oldest and largest cryptocurrency. Brown University’s Bitcoin ETF Position Add…
Advertisement     The price of Bitcoin lingered around $95,000 on Tuesday as investors searched for signs of progress on trade negotiations ahead of critical data releases this week, which may indicate how U.S. President Donald Trump’s economic tariffs are impacting inflation and the economy. Bitcoin nearly broke $109,000 the day of Trump’s inauguration…
Advertisement     Michael Saylor, the Executive Chairman of the world’s largest Bitcoin corporate holder Strategy, has predicted that in the next ten years, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), which launched in January 2024 alongside 10 other US-based spot Bitcoin ETFs, will become the largest ETF in the world. BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Accounts For…
Blackrock posted strong Q1 2025 results, driven by record exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows and expanding tech service revenues. The firm saw $84 billion in net inflows and a 12% revenue increase, highlighting growing investor demand across asset classes. Blackrock’s Q1 Earnings Soar with Record Ishares ETF Demand Blackrock kicked off 2025 with a robust first…
BlackRock’s crypto ETF momentum dropped early this year amid heightened market volatility. After a strong finish to 2024, the firm saw a steep 83% drop in digital asset ETF inflows in the first quarter of 2025, reflecting a sluggish crypto market and a broader investor shift toward caution. Despite the slide, the $3 billion pulled…
While digital currency markets have faltered, the tokenized real-world asset (RWA) ecosystem has flourished, eclipsing recent market turbulence with a 12.5% valuation climb over 30 days. Tokenized Treasury instruments, in particular, outpaced peers with an 8.7% leap across seven days. Tokenized Treasuries Hit $5.49B Tokenized Treasuries have jumped in growth over the past week, and…