Harvard holds $117M in BlackRock’s Spot Bitcoin ETF

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Harvard University has taken a bold step into the digital asset market, revealing a $116.7 million investment in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT). The stake, disclosed in a Friday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, represents roughly 1.9 million shares as of June 30, 2025. This position ranks as Harvard’s fifth-largest equity holding—behind Microsoft, Amazon, Booking Holdings, and Meta—and even surpasses its $102 million stake in the SPDR Gold Trust. According to th...