The crypto industry has had a memorable month in February, with major policy changes on the horizon and growing Bitcoin adoption globally. A new report this month shows that the Bitcoin network is decentralizing apace. Public companies now account for 35% of global hashrate, and China’s dominance in hashrate has decreased to 14%. In the US, the crypto industry is…
Month: March 2025
BlackRock adds BTC ETF to $150B model portfolio product
BlackRock, a global investment firm with $11.5 trillion in assets under management, has added its Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) to its model portfolio product, according to a Feb. 28 report from Bloomberg. Portfolios that allow for alternative assets will be able to put a 1%–2% allocation into the firm’s iShares Bitcoin ETF Trust (IBIT), potentially creating new demand for the…
BlackRock adds BTC ETF to $150B model portfolio product
BlackRock, a global investment firm with $11.5 trillion in assets under management, has added its Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) to its model portfolio product, according to a Feb. 28 report from Bloomberg. Portfolios that allow for alternative assets will be able to put a 1%–2% allocation into the firm’s iShares Bitcoin ETF Trust (IBIT), potentially creating new demand for the…
BlackRock adds BTC ETF to $150B model portfolio product
BlackRock, a global investment firm with $11.5 trillion in assets under management, has added its Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) to its model portfolio product, according to a Feb. 28 report from Bloomberg. Portfolios that allow for alternative assets will be able to put a 1%–2% allocation into the firm’s iShares Bitcoin ETF Trust (IBIT), potentially creating new demand for the…
SEC drops 6 cases, memecoin craze cools and more
The crypto industry has had a memorable month in February, with major policy changes on the horizon and growing Bitcoin adoption globally. A new report this month shows that the Bitcoin network is decentralizing apace. Public companies now account for 35% of global hashrate, and China’s dominance in hashrate has decreased to 14%. In the US, the crypto industry is…
BlackRock adds BTC ETF to $150B model portfolio product
BlackRock, a global investment firm with $11.5 trillion in assets under management, has added its Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) to its model portfolio product, according to a Feb. 28 report from Bloomberg. Portfolios that allow for alternative assets will be able to put a 1%–2% allocation into the firm’s iShares Bitcoin ETF Trust (IBIT), potentially creating new demand for the…
BlackRock adds BTC ETF to $150B model portfolio product
BlackRock, a global investment firm with $11.5 trillion in assets under management, has added its Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) to its model portfolio product, according to a Feb. 28 report from Bloomberg. Portfolios that allow for alternative assets will be able to put a 1%–2% allocation into the firm’s iShares Bitcoin ETF Trust (IBIT), potentially creating new demand for the…
What is Bitcoin price going to do next? — Bear trap, bottom, or oversold bounce?
The Bitcoin bounce to $85,000 on Feb. 28 had traders hopeful that a bottom was in could be in peril after BTC (BTC) struggled to secure a higher high candlestick for the daily close. Data from TRDR.io shows Bitcoin received a strong spot bid at Coinbase as the price fell to a 2025 low at $78,300, but what is yet…
BlackRock adds BTC ETF to $150B model portfolio product
BlackRock, a global investment firm with $11.5 trillion in assets under management, has added its Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) to its model portfolio product, according to a Feb. 28 report from Bloomberg. Portfolios that allow for alternative assets will be able to put a 1%–2% allocation into the firm’s iShares Bitcoin ETF Trust (IBIT), potentially creating new demand for the…
US judge tosses SEC fraud suit against Hex founder Richard Heart
A district court judge has dismissed the US securities regulator’s lawsuit accusing Hex founder Richard Heart of raising over $1 billion through unregistered crypto offerings and defrauding investors of $12.1 million. Heart, whose real name is Richard Schueler, was also accused of spending those allegedly stolen funds on luxury items — including the world’s largest black diamond. However, Judge Carol…