$10M In Bitcoin: Texas Breaks From IBIT To Build Its Own BTC System
A public website showing real-time Bitcoin holdings and valuations will be required from whichever firm wins the contract — a transparency measure that sets Texas apart from most institutional holders. The state’s comptroller office released the requirement last Thursday alongside the announcement of a new advisory committee formed to guide the reserve’s operations. Related Reading: […]
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Texas has moved public money into Bitcoin exposure, buying $5 million worth of shares in a regulated Bitcoin exchange-traded fund. Related Reading: Bitcoin Creator Somehow Becomes ‘Poor’ By Losing $41 Billion Without Saying A Word According to reports, the state’s purchase was made on November 20, 2025, and it used the BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) to gain price exposure without immediately holding the cryptocurrency itself. The state set aside a total allocation of $10 million for its new Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Lee Bratcher, who leads the Texas Blockchain Council, confirmed....
Nasdaq’s options venue is moving to put BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) in the same risk tier as the largest, most liquid ETFs in traditional markets, with a new proposal to multiply the ceiling on IBIT options positions to 1 million contracts. According to a rule filing submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission […]
Brevan Howard, one of the world’s leading alternative investment firms, has just become the largest institutional holder of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT). Launched on January 11, 2024, IBIT has quickly cemented itself as the world’s most traded Bitcoin ETF, boasting an AUM of $87.7B and a stellar 1-year return of 77.7%. With a NAV […]
The bitcoinization of Texas is one step closer. The Texas Pacific Land Corporation, Mawson Infrastructure, and JAI Energy partnered to build a facility that guarantees “60 megawatts of bitcoin mining on TPL’s surface in West Texas.” Using today’s hardware, it “could accommodate up to 2.0 Exahash of Bitcoin mining operational capacity.” The operation will be […]
Global banking behemoth JPMorgan Chase has disclosed its increased exposure to the world’s largest cryptocurrency through BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT). JPMorgan Held 5.2 Million IBIT At End Q3 In the latest 13-F filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), JPMorgan disclosed its holding of 5,284,190 IBIT […]