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.
BNP Paribas has issued a tokenized share class of a French-domiciled money market fund on the public Ethereum blockchain, joining BlackRock and JPMorgan in institutional fund tokenization. The launch highlights growing use of public chains for traditional fund distribution and settlement.
Grayscale has increased its Cardano (ADA) stake as Cardano advances Bitcoin DeFi initiatives, signalling growing institutional appetite beyond BTC. Analysts say the move reflects a broader shift toward diversified crypto exposure.
The NYSE president said the exchange felt a duty to enter the tokenization market and will launch 24/7 trading of tokenized assets later this year.
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.
On Feb 17, 2026, MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor told Ray Dalio to own bitcoin after Dalio warned the post–World War II global order is unraveling, presenting BTC as a hedge against rising geopolitical and financial risk.
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.
Harvard has reallocated part of its crypto holdings from Bitcoin into Ether, prompting renewed attention on ETH’s institutional case. The move raises the question: what does Harvard see in Ethereum that others might be missing?
Apollo, the asset manager with more than $900 billion in assets under management, may buy up to 90 million MORPHO tokens as part of a partnership to support the DeFi credit market. The move marks another large institutional signal into decentralized lending.