BREAKING 🚨 BLACKROCK JUST BOUGHT $254.7M WORTH OF $ETH! https://t.co/sakAinlauJ
JUST IN: BLACKROCK BUYS 65,167 ETH ($271.8M) & 3,089 BTC ($360M) Source: @WhaleInsider https://t.co/V4ZvuZ2ZD2 https://t.co/R7gzhz6zYY
BLACKROCK ADDS $631.8M IN ETH AND BTC TO PORTFOLIO BlackRock has purchased 65,167 ETH worth $271.8 million and 3,089 BTC valued at $360 million. The acquisitions reinforce the asset manager’s growing commitment to digital assets, signaling strong institutional confidence in https://t.co/rh0PFjWaQp https://t.co/UxmMx0WHE6
BlackRock Inc. purchased 3,089 Bitcoin valued at about $360 million and 65,167 Ether worth roughly $271.8 million on 9 August, according to blockchain-monitoring service WhaleInsider. The combined $631.8 million outlay marks one of the largest single-day digital-asset acquisitions by the world’s biggest money manager. The fresh buying spree strengthens BlackRock’s direct holdings in the two leading cryptocurrencies, underscoring the firm’s accelerating push into digital assets. BlackRock has not publicly commented on the transactions, but the size of the purchases highlights continued institutional appetite for crypto despite market volatility.