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Updated April 20, 2026 · 9:10 AM UTC

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Heavy Bitcoin vault case set on a track outside Strategy’s headquarters in a Wall Street-style plaza, symbolizing Strategy’s STRC potentially pushing its Bitcoin holdings past BlackRock’s IBIT

Market

How Strategy’s STRC could propel the Michael Saylor’s firm Bitcoin holdings past BlackRock’s IBIT this week

Saylor’s “Think Even ₿igger” post revived his familiar pre filing ritual, with traders bracing for a surprise purchase size.

1 week ago

BlackRock executive overlooking city skyline as Bitcoin ETF assets surge past $100 billion toward a potential $200 billion tipping point

ETF

BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF boom still falls short of what it needs to make serious money

BlackRock's crypto ETF, IBIT, leads the charge with rapid asset growth, pulling in institutional investors unlike any other fund.

1 month ago

Ethereum coin on stacks of cash in a corporate boardroom with BlackRock offices in the background, symbolizing institutional crypto partnerships and the debate over real adoption versus crypto-washing in global payments networks

ETF

BlackRock’s new product just made Ethereum income impossible to ignore

BlackRock may have just reopened the case for earning yield in crypto, reframing ETH as yield plus price exposure.

2 months ago

Analysis Neutral

Did Bitcoin fail its safe haven test after US strikes on Iran? BlackRock’s 60 day data hints at what comes next

BlackRock's analysis shows Bitcoin often rebounds robustly post-geopolitical shocks, outpacing gold and the S&P 500 in recovery over 60 days.

2 months ago

Bitcoin symbol carved into a river rock as a whirlpool pulls away broken coins, representing massive ETF inflows and relatively smaller outflows during the market crash

ETF Bearish

Bitcoin ETFs go to zero sooner than you’d think if outflows don’t slow down as $8.5B leaves since October

While Bitcoin ETFs have seen $53 billion in cumulative inflows since launch, the current rate of outflows is mildly alarming. So let's look at how bad it really is.

2 months ago

Bitcoin coin on a briefcase of cash with Chinese flag and city skyline in background, symbolizing questions over China’s exposure to US Bitcoin ETFs via a Hong Kong firm and major investment in BlackRock’s ETF

ETF Neutral

Is China using US Bitcoin ETFs as a backdoor? Mystery Hong Kong firm invested $436M in BlackRock’s IBIT

As Chinese crypto regulations tighten, Hong Kong firms increasingly invest in US ETFs for Bitcoin exposure.

2 months ago

Ethereum coin sealed in a glass display case outside a financial district building, symbolizing BlackRock staking ETF reward cuts and potential delays in ETHB investor exits

ETF Bearish

BlackRock will skim 18% of staked Ethereum ETF rewards from investors — and ETHB exits could take weeks

If redemptions surge, BlackRock's ETHB buffer can drain and force cash in lieu or slower in kind settlement.

2 months ago

Bitcoin coin sheltered under an umbrella in a stormy city scene, symbolizing record IBIT options activity during a market crash and Wall Street’s growing crypto exposure

Analysis Neutral

This is what “Wall Street crypto” looks like: IBIT options went vertical as Bitcoin hit $60k intraday

Bitcoin faces another violent swing if IBIT options stay this hot after the sell off.

2 months ago

Tokenization Bullish

BlackRock’s $2.2 billion BUIDL fund is coming to DeFi, but the trade access comes with a catch

BUIDL holders can swap into USDC through UniswapX RFQs, but only via whitelisted market makers and gated participation.

3 months ago

BlackRock is cannibalizing Bitcoin gains for “income” in a move that could leave retail investors behind during rallies

ETF 3 months ago

How BlackRock lost control of the $10B tokenized Treasury market to Circle for one simple, mechanical reason

RWA 3 months ago

BlackRock backs Ethereum gatekeeping tokenization even though its market share is under threat

Tokenization 3 months ago

Over $1B in Bitcoin liquidity evaporated as the Wall Street feedback loop looks to wipe out gains

ETF 3 months ago

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BlackRock News

How Strategy’s STRC could propel the Michael Saylor’s firm Bitcoin holdings past BlackRock’s IBIT this week

BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF boom still falls short of what it needs to make serious money

BlackRock’s new product just made Ethereum income impossible to ignore

Did Bitcoin fail its safe haven test after US strikes on Iran? BlackRock’s 60 day data hints at what comes next

Bitcoin ETFs go to zero sooner than you’d think if outflows don’t slow down as $8.5B leaves since October

Is China using US Bitcoin ETFs as a backdoor? Mystery Hong Kong firm invested $436M in BlackRock’s IBIT

BlackRock will skim 18% of staked Ethereum ETF rewards from investors — and ETHB exits could take weeks

This is what “Wall Street crypto” looks like: IBIT options went vertical as Bitcoin hit $60k intraday

BlackRock’s $2.2 billion BUIDL fund is coming to DeFi, but the trade access comes with a catch

BlackRock is cannibalizing Bitcoin gains for “income” in a move that could leave retail investors behind during rallies

How BlackRock lost control of the $10B tokenized Treasury market to Circle for one simple, mechanical reason

BlackRock backs Ethereum gatekeeping tokenization even though its market share is under threat

Over $1B in Bitcoin liquidity evaporated as the Wall Street feedback loop looks to wipe out gains

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