The post Harvard University Just Tripled Its Exposure to BTC, Here’s How appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. $442 million: Harvard University triples its bet on BlackRock’s IBIT Bitcoin spot ETFs under pressure this November, are institutions quitting? Harvard University, one of the most prestigious universities in the world, has aggressively increased the share of Bitcoin (BTC) exposure in its portfolio-allocated endowment part. Despite the general pessimism on spot Bitcoin ETF markets, Harvard has made an outrageous IBIT purchase. $442 million: Harvard University triples its bet on BlackRock’s IBIT As noticed by Eric Balchunas, Bloomberg’s senior ETF analyst, Harvard University just made BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) its largest portfolio asset. Recent purchases pushed the exposure to over $442 million in total. Just checked and yeah $IBIT is now Harvard’s largest position in its 13F and its biggest position increase in Q3. It’s super rare/difficult to get an endowment to bite on an ETF- esp a Harvard or Yale, it’s as good a validation as an ETF can get. That said, half a billion is a… https://t.co/oTiSL29llB pic.twitter.com/yw0tRcD1ad — Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) November 15, 2025 The allocation of IBIT shares in Harvard’s portfolio increased by $326 million. As a result, it is now bigger compared to Microsoft and Amazon stocks, which hold the second and third positions valued at $322 million and $235 million, respectively. Balchunas noticed that the appearance — let alone dominance — of the spot crypto ETF in the portfolio of university’s endowment is extremely rare, and represents the best validation for this class of assets: It’s super rare/difficult to get an endowment to bite on an ETF- esp a Harvard or Yale, it’s as good a validation as an ETF can get. Harvard has become the 16th largest holder of IBIT shares, the analyst added. IShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) is biggest exchange-traded product on spot Bitcoin. Despite significant outflows, it still sits… The post Harvard University Just Tripled Its Exposure to BTC, Here’s How appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. $442 million: Harvard University triples its bet on BlackRock’s IBIT Bitcoin spot ETFs under pressure this November, are institutions quitting? Harvard University, one of the most prestigious universities in the world, has aggressively increased the share of Bitcoin (BTC) exposure in its portfolio-allocated endowment part. Despite the general pessimism on spot Bitcoin ETF markets, Harvard has made an outrageous IBIT purchase. $442 million: Harvard University triples its bet on BlackRock’s IBIT As noticed by Eric Balchunas, Bloomberg’s senior ETF analyst, Harvard University just made BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) its largest portfolio asset. Recent purchases pushed the exposure to over $442 million in total. Just checked and yeah $IBIT is now Harvard’s largest position in its 13F and its biggest position increase in Q3. It’s super rare/difficult to get an endowment to bite on an ETF- esp a Harvard or Yale, it’s as good a validation as an ETF can get. That said, half a billion is a… https://t.co/oTiSL29llB pic.twitter.com/yw0tRcD1ad — Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) November 15, 2025 The allocation of IBIT shares in Harvard’s portfolio increased by $326 million. As a result, it is now bigger compared to Microsoft and Amazon stocks, which hold the second and third positions valued at $322 million and $235 million, respectively. Balchunas noticed that the appearance — let alone dominance — of the spot crypto ETF in the portfolio of university’s endowment is extremely rare, and represents the best validation for this class of assets: It’s super rare/difficult to get an endowment to bite on an ETF- esp a Harvard or Yale, it’s as good a validation as an ETF can get. Harvard has become the 16th largest holder of IBIT shares, the analyst added. IShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) is biggest exchange-traded product on spot Bitcoin. Despite significant outflows, it still sits…

                                                                               Robinhood acquired an Indonesian brokerage and digital asset trading firm to access a market with 17 million crypto investors.                     Crypto and stock trading platform Robinhood is set to tap into Indonesia’s burgeoning cryptocurrency trading market after an agreement to acquire two local fintech companies.In an announcement on Sunday, Robinhood said it has entered into agreements to acquire Buana Capital, an Indonesian brokerage, and PT Pedagang Aset Kripto, a licensed Indonesian digital financial asset trader, “marking our entry into one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing markets.”It said that Indonesia has more than 19 million capital market investors and 17 million crypto investors, making it a “compelling market for equities and crypto trading.”Read more