“In a 13F filing this morning, Brown University reported owning 105,000 shares of the IBIT Bitcoin ETF as of March 31, valued at $4.9 million,” MacroScope posted to X.

Brown held 105,000 shares of the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF — also known as BlackRock ’s spot bitcoin ETF — valued at about $4.9 million, showed the Providence, R.I.-based university’s 13F ...

Meanwhile, Brown University made its first foray into cryptocurrency ETF ownership during the same period, acquiring a stake in the same ETF, worth $4.9 million at the end of March.

The decision allows authorized participants to create and redeem ETF shares directly in BTC or ETH, rather than having to use cash.

“The odds of a spot Bitcoin ETF launching this year are up to 65%, in our eyes, after a flurry of developments,” analysts James Seyffart and Eric Balchunas wrote. They previously assigned a 50 ...

After rejecting several applications from crypto asset managers, the SEC approved the first 11 Bitcoin spot ETFs in January 2024. Bitcoin spot ETF options were approved on Oct. 18, 2024.

BlackRock and Ark Invest slashed their fees for their proposed spot bitcoin ETFs on Wednesday from 0.2% to 0.12% and from 0.25% to 0.21%, respectively, both coming in well below ETF’s average ...