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BlackRock turns overweight on Treasuries as yields soar

After weeks of selling pushed US Treasury yields to their highest levels since 2002, some of Wall Street's biggest firms say government bonds now look like good value. They still disagree about where Federal Reserve policy is headed and when…

OpenAI in talks with UAE funds, BlackRock on $30B round

OpenAI is talking with several investment funds from the United Arab Emirates, including Abu Dhabi-based MGX, about anchoring a financing round of $30 billion for the ChatGPT maker, Bloomberg News reported Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The UAE…

BlackRock amasses $1.5B in Ethereum via ETFs in 20 days

BlackRock has accumulated roughly $1.5 billion worth of Ethereum through its spot ETF products over a 20-day stretch ending this week, according to blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence. The buying spree underscores the asset manager's deepening commitment to crypto even…

BlackRock, JPMorgan shift to emerging market debt amid global bond rout

As a punishing selloff in government bonds from the United States to Japan rattles global markets, two of the world's largest asset managers have found an unlikely refuge: emerging market debt.

Ethereum tops $2,500 as ETF inflows hit strongest month since launch

Ethereum climbed above $2,500 over the weekend, outperforming a largely flat Bitcoin, as institutional capital continued to pour into U.S. spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds at the fastest pace in a year.

BlackRock amasses $3.1B in Bitcoin and Ethereum in 8 days

BlackRock accumulated more than $3.1 billion worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum across eight consecutive days in late August, according to on-chain data tracked by Arkham Intelligence, as the world's largest asset manager deepened its footprint in digital assets during a…

Bitcoin tops $80K after record $4B short squeeze

Bitcoin surged past $80,000 for the first time since May after a historic short squeeze wiped out more than $4 billion in bearish positions over a week-long breakout, driven by a U.S. Treasury policy shift that sent risk capital flooding…

Bitcoin tops $79K as ETF inflows hit $825M

U.S. spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds attracted a combined $825.8 million in net inflows on August 20, their strongest single session since early May, as institutional demand surged alongside a broad crypto rally that pushed Bitcoin above $76,000.

BlackRock says Bitcoin remains a portfolio diversifier after 50% crash

BlackRock published a report on Monday arguing that Bitcoin remains a viable long-term portfolio diversifier despite losing roughly half its value since October 2025, when it peaked above $126,000 before a cascade of forced liquidations dragged it below $60,000 by…

BlackRock warns US yen intervention raises geopolitical risk

BlackRock warned on Thursday that the U.S. decision to sell euros to support Japan's yen without notifying European policymakers is adding to geopolitical risks and diminishing the appeal of longer-maturity government bonds.

BlackRock, Visa and Mastercard to validate Circle’s Arc blockchain

Circle on Wednesday announced the founding validator cohort for Arc, its proprietary blockchain network designed for institutional financial applications, naming some of the largest firms in global finance as network operators ahead of a public mainnet launch scheduled for September…

BlackRock launches tokenized money market funds in Europe on Ethereum

BlackRock has launched tokenized share classes for select European money market funds on the Ethereum blockchain, bringing 24/7 digital wallet transfers to its $311 billion Institutional Cash Series platform in what marks the asset manager's first onchain fund access in…

Nine major firms launch Bitcoin Security Alliance with $15M quantum defense pledge

Nine financial institutions and Bitcoin companies announced the formation of the Bitcoin Security Alliance on Wednesday, collectively pledging $15 million over three years to fund developers and researchers working on the cryptocurrency's long-term security, with a particular focus on quantum-computing…

BlackRock says Japan’s bond selloff signals global rate reset

BlackRock has identified Japan's surging government bond yields as a defining signal that a broader global interest rate reset is now firmly entrenched. In its weekly market commentary published on July 13, the BlackRock Investment Institute argued that Japan offers…

BlackRock loses another private credit leader amid HPS integration

Stephen Allan, BlackRock's head of Australasia private credit, has left the firm, according to Bloomberg, adding to a string of senior exits from the asset manager's private credit operations following its acquisition of HPS Investment Partners.

Foreign investors pull $137B from Asian stocks in record H1 exodus

Foreign investors withdrew a net $137.36 billion from Asian equities in the first half of 2026, the fastest six-month outflow in data going back to 2010, as a powerful AI-driven rally in chipmakers forced global funds to trim concentrated positions…

Bitcoin ETFs cap worst month on record with $4.5B in June outflows

U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds ended June on a dismal note, recording $222.64 million in net outflows on Tuesday, June 30 — their ninth consecutive trading day in negative territory. The session capped the worst month on record for the…

Bitcoin recovers above $62,000 after crash below $60,000

Bitcoin broke below the $60,000 threshold this week, touching $59,566 — its lowest price since October 2024 — as a convergence of institutional selling, geopolitical fears, and Federal Reserve hawkishness overwhelmed buyers. The move erased months of gains and left…

BlackRock-backed AIP among bidders for Stack’s $30B Asia data centers

The Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership, a consortium backed by BlackRock, and KKR are among a growing list of parties interested in acquiring Stack Infrastructure's Asia-Pacific data center portfolio, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, as the race for AI-ready computing capacity in…