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BlackRock, JPMorgan Rotate to EM Debt as U.S. Spreads Hit 30-Year Lows
Two major asset managers are shifting capital from U.S. fixed income into emerging market local-currency debt as domestic credit spreads compress to historic lows.
BlackRock, JPMorgan Exit US Credit as Spreads Hit 30-Year Lows
Two mega-managers rotating into EM local debt, betting on dollar weakness and higher real yields as US investment-grade and high-yield valuations compress
IBIT September Expiry Stacks $5B in Calls as Max Pain Eyes $71K Bitcoin
BlackRock spot Bitcoin ETF options expire Sept. 18 with $3B in calls against $2B in puts; max pain at $40 strike maps to roughly $71,000 bitcoin.
BlackRock's $12.5B Data Center Bond Hits 7.53% — Widest Spread in 3 Years
A 1.6x demand multiple signals sharp deterioration in AI infrastructure credit appetite as spreads widen 288 basis points above Treasuries.
Securitize Tokenized AUM Hits $4.3B Record as Net Loss Widens to $21.7M
Transaction volume jumped 147 percent year over year to $5.3 billion, but revenue slipped 5 percent and adjusted EBITDA swung to a $5.5 million loss.
BlackRock Projects 11.6% Earnings Growth — and Cuts Government Bond Exposure
The firm's five-year assumptions target U.S. corporate profit growth seen in only 15 percent of historical periods, paired with a strategic underweight to developed market sovereign debt.
UBS Raises BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Stake to $90M as Call Options Jump 24-Fold
A 13F filed Aug. 13 shows UBS held 2.5 million IBIT shares at June 30, up 355 percent by share count from 549,000 at year-end 2025.
Securitize Stock Drops 20% as Q2 Revenue Misses Targets, Net Loss Hits $21.7M
Securitize, the tokenization firm, reported a $21.7 million net loss and $14.4 million in revenue for Q2, missing analyst expectations in its first public earnings report.
RWA Deposits Triple to $7.4B in Q2 as Total DeFi Deposits Fall 15 Percent
A CoinShares and Token Terminal report shows tokenized assets expanding across lending, spot trading and derivatives even as total DeFi deposits contracted.
Saylor Leads $15M Institutional Pledge for Bitcoin Core Development
BlackRock, Fidelity and Coinbase commit capital to secure Bitcoin's core protocol, signaling long-term conviction beyond spot price exposure.
Vanguard's VOO Beats BlackRock's IVV on Securities Lending for S&P 500 Investors
Both S&P 500 ETFs share identical low expense ratios, but VOO's approach to securities lending can enhance long-term returns for buy-and-hold portfolios
Vanguard's VOO Beats BlackRock's IVV: Fund Structure Drives Higher Returns
Both S&P 500 ETFs charge 0.03 percent fees, but VOO's mutual fund structure and securities lending give it an edge
Bitcoin ETFs Hit With $70.5M Outflows as BlackRock Sees $61.5M Exit
Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $70.5 million in net outflows, extending a four-day selling streak led by BlackRock's IBIT fund
BlackRock Launches $10 Trillion Push Into Tokenized Money Markets
The asset manager's BUIDL fund on Ethereum offers institutional investors round-the-clock access to tokenized U.S. Treasury and cash assets
BlackRock Urges OCC to Expand Tokenized Assets — Institutional Demand Reshapes On-Chain Finance
BlackRock's recent letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency advocates for eliminating reserve caps and expanding eligible assets for tokenized reserves, signaling a structural shift in institutional digital asset strategy.