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BlackRock supplies the allocations; Ondo issues the securities and requires onboarding before direct minting or redemption. The post Ondo unlocks BlackRock portfolio strategies, but only non-US traders benefit appeared first on CryptoSlate.

BlackRock says AI could create a new class of stablecoin customer: machines that spend continuously without human approval. The world’s largest asset manager sees increasingly autonomous AI systems purchasing data, accessing software, and acquiring computing resources on their own, potentially adding a new source of transaction demand to digital assets beyond trading and human payments. […] The post BlackRock sees a new $5 trillion AI trade emerging for stablecoins appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Traditional card networks and ACH already automate payments, but BlackRock is questioning their fit for tiny, continuous transactions.

BlackRock says AI agents could drive demand for stablecoins and programmable payment rails, while tokenized computing capacity could create another opportunity for digital assets. The world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, says broad AI adoption could represent an underappreciated source of demand for digital assets.  In its latest research paper, “The Machine-Native Economy,” BlackRock said the rise of AI and machine-to-machine payments could increase demand for blockchains and other programmable payment infrastructure, including stablecoins and other on-chain assets. It also sees a potential opportunity for digital assets to support the compute market, allowing claims on computing capacity to be tokenized, traded and used as collateral.  “Together, these developments position AI as a structural catalyst for digital asset adoption and digital assets as a potential facilitator of the AI economy,” BlackRock’s Will Su, Robert Mitchnick, Jay Jacobs and William Helm wrote. “This relationship remains underappre...

IBIT and FBTC supplied most of the rebound while ARKB remained negative, leaving the five-session total in outflow. The post Bitcoin ETF inflows are back, but BlackRock is carrying the market into the Fed meeting appeared first on CryptoSlate.

September 11 data show demand for both ETHA and ETHB, with a wide trading gap but similar median spreads. The post BlackRock’s staking Ethereum ETF pays yield but investors still prefer its $9 billion ETHA fund appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Seven funds posted positive flows Thursday, but only IBIT and FBTC did on Sept. 4, ahead of Monday's US exchange closure. The post Bitcoin ETF inflows fall 76% entering Labor Day break as only BlackRock and Fidelity attract fresh money appeared first on CryptoSlate.

IBIT’s 1.60-point lead masked a maximum decline nearly three times as deep as the S&P 500 fund’s. The post BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF barely beat the S&P 500 after putting investors through a 53% crash appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Ether ETFs extended their inflow streak to 11 trading sessions, while XRP and Solana funds each logged a 10th consecutive positive session. US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) returned to inflows on Monday, led almost entirely by BlackRock, while Ether, XRP and Solana funds continued attracting capital. SoSoValue data showed that Bitcoin ETFs recorded $216.7 million in net inflows on Monday, reversing the $201.8 million in withdrawals recorded on Friday.  The Friday outflows ended a nine-session run that brought more than $3 billion into the funds. Bitcoin (BTC) was trading near $78,700 at the time of writing, up about 1.5% over the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko.  Read more

A new Tier 2 framework lowered qualifying gates to $25 billion in AUM and 5 million monthly options sides, bringing IBIT back during Q3. The post BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF regains key weekly options expiries after rule overhaul appeared first on CryptoSlate.

IBIT exceeded the market’s $242.3 million net gain as five smaller positive funds failed to keep non-IBIT flows above zero. The post BlackRock just pulled in 115% of all Bitcoin ETF inflows in a single day as rival funds bleed cash appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Ethereum also accelerated on complete days while Solana lagged, and key Aug. 19 issuer rows remain missing. The post Bitcoin grabs 77% of $1.3 billion crypto fund surge as BlackRock leads the rebound appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin maintained its appeal as a diversification investment despite dropping more than 50% from all-time high, a BlackRock report stated. Bitcoin (BTC) falling more than 50% from its $126,200 all-time high was a “positioning correction,” BlackRock says. Read more

BTCI listed a 26.73% distribution rate, a 1.62% SEC yield and a negative 41.66% one-year NAV return. The post Goldman Sachs drops $2.25 billion to hijack the Bitcoin yield market and leapfrog BlackRock by 19x appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The fund booked $344,849 in option gains, yet its cited NAV, Bitcoin and IBIT declines start on different dates. The post BlackRock’s Bitcoin income ETF offset less than 30% of its $1.2M crypto losses with options appeared first on CryptoSlate.

BlackRock Canada’s new IBQT fund combines global equity exposure with a 3% Bitcoin allocation through the firm’s Canadian iShares Bitcoin ETF. BlackRock Canada launched two exchange-traded funds Monday, including a portfolio that combines globally diversified equities with a 3% allocation to Bitcoin. The two funds, which began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange, are the iShares Equity + Bitcoin ETF Portfolio (IBQT) and the iShares Core MSCI All-International Equity Index ETF (XINT). IBQT allocates 97% of its portfolio to Canadian, US, international and emerging-market equities and 3% to Bitcoin (BTC) exposure through BlackRock’s Canadian iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT), which trades on Cboe Canada. Rather than investing in individual stocks, IBQT primarily holds other iShares ETFs to provide its equity and Bitcoin exposure. Read more

Bitcoin ETFs recorded $853.54 million in net inflows last week, the strongest since mid-April, with BlackRock’s IBIT taking the bulk.

US-listed spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds pulled in more than $1 billion in fresh cash this week, with both groups registering their strongest inflows since April as demand for regulated crypto investment products rebounded. Data from SoSoValue shows that spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $853.54 million during the week ended Aug. 7, their biggest haul […] The post Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs break $1B in their best week since April and BlackRock brought in 80% of the cash appeared first on CryptoSlate.

IBIT and ETHA moved from a $13.91 billion Q2 increase to a $3.53 billion decrease, while three positive August sessions remain inconclusive. The post BlackRock’s crypto ETFs shed $3.5 billion as last year’s creation boom turns into redemptions appeared first on CryptoSlate.

BNY's Digital Asset Custody platform plans to provide institutional crypto staking support through Galaxy's infrastructure, the two firms said Aug. 4. BNY touches roughly 20% of the world's investable assets, with $62.6 trillion in assets under custody and administration as of June 30. Galaxy is one of three validator firms approved to stake Ethereum for […] The post BNY and BlackRock funnel billions through one infrastructure provider, exposing the fragile illusion of crypto diversification appeared first on CryptoSlate.