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Though possibly not its first foray into crypto, Harvard’s reported stake in BlackRock's Bitcoin exchange-traded fund represented a significant investment.

After a month of record-breaking inflows, US spot Ether ETFs saw their largest-ever daily outflow of $465 million on Monday, led by BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust.

BlackRock’s IBIT saw a $292M outflow Monday — its largest in nine weeks — as Bitcoin rebounded from weekend losses and spot ETF momentum cooled.

Bitcoin ETFs saw $812 million in outflows, led by Fidelity and ARK, while Ether ETFs ended their longest inflow streak with $152 million in losses.

DeFi’s future depends on embracing institutional investors, whose capital, credibility and demand for stability are shifting DeFi from a speculative playground into a mature, trusted financial ecosystem.

SharpLink has hired a 20-year BlackRock veteran just one day after its biggest Ether-buying rival, BitMine, disclosed a massive ETH purchase.

BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum ETF reached $10 billion in assets in just 251 days since its launch one year ago, while its Bitcoin ETF took only 34 days to break the milestone.

Crypto funds posted record weekly inflows at $4.4 billion, with Ether ETP gains surpassing 2024 totals at $6.2 billion.

Institutional capital brings Bitcoin stability and status, but also systemic risk, regulatory pressure, and a creeping erosion of its core ethos.

BlackRock’s Q2 inflows into crypto funds accounted for 16.5% of all the total ETF inflows, marking a massive increase from just 2.8% in Q1 2025.

BlackRock’s Bitcoin and Ether funds were the biggest beneficiaries of Thursday’s net inflows.

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF now holds 55% of the total Bitcoin held across all US spot Bitcoin ETFs.

Onchain data shows that retail investors are not buying Bitcoin, but analysts say they’ve shifted into buying the spot ETFs.

Crypto ETPs saw $17.8 billion of inflows in the first half of 2025, down 2.7% from last year’s $18.3 billion, according to CoinShares.

ETP sentiment cooled in the latter half of last week amid reports of US involvement in the Iran conflict.