Hedera has onboarded 12 money-market funds from BlackRock and State Street, marking a major real-world asset win for the network. The move opens the door to potentially trillions in tokenized cash management on HBAR rails.
BlackRock's new ETHB ETF plans to stake up to 95% of holdings and will pass 82% of staking rewards to investors. The move could reshape institutional access to Ethereum yield.
BlackRock set the fee for its staked Ethereum ETF at 0.25%, making staking exposure cheaper for investors. With ETFs rapidly soaking up ETH, this pricing could help compress supply and spark the next major price surge.
BlackRock and Mastercard are jointly evaluating integration of the XRP Ledger to support payments and settlement, signaling growing institutional interest in ledger-based rails. The review is exploratory and focused on technical and compliance feasibility rather than a committed product launch.
BlackRock’s institutional distribution deal has pushed activity onto on-chain venues and a recent courtroom victory has eased risk perceptions for Uniswap. The twin developments lifted UNI interest and trading volumes this week.
Jane Street and Mubadala raised their holdings in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) in a Q4 2025 filing, highlighting sustained institutional interest. The moves come despite continued volatility in BTC prices and underscore confidence in ETF-scale bitcoin exposure.
BlackRock’s head of digital assets warned that heavy leverage and speculation on crypto derivatives exchanges are amplifying volatility and threatening bitcoin’s reputation as a reliable hedge. The comment raises questions about market structure and institutional demand.
Robert Mitchnick reports that BlackRock saw only minimal redemptions from its iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) during recent Bitcoin price swings, signaling steady investor confidence in the ETF structure.
BlackRock has started pushing into DeFi while Bitcoin and Ether posted modest gains despite accelerating ETF outflows; Binance also finalized a $1 billion Bitcoin reserve transfer. Market watchers say the moves could deepen institutional involvement in on‑chain markets.
UBS has increased its holdings in BlackRock's IBIT and begun a pilot offering crypto trading to wealthy clients, signaling stronger institutional appetite for BTC. The moves could improve liquidity and widen regulated access for high-net-worth investors.