UAE’s Mubadala Raises Bitcoin ETF Stake 16% to $566 Million in Q1 2026

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Harvard cuts IBIT stake by 43% to $117M and exits $86.8M Ether ETF, while Mubadala raises IBIT holdings to $565.6M. Harvard University’s endowment reduced its crypto ETF exposure in Q1 2026, according to the provided SEC 13F filing details. The fund cut its BlackRock Bitcoin ETF stake by 43% and fully exited its Ethereum ETF […] The post Harvard Endowment Slashes Bitcoin ETF by 43% and Exits Ethereum ETF appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

The crypto market had a largely rough spell in the first quarter of the year, with the price of Bitcoin falling to as low as $62,000 by early February. While several institutional investors reduced their exposure as the digital assets underperformed, others took the downtime as an opportunity to load up their bags. Below is […]

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The post Harvard dumps Ether ETF as Abu Dhabi doubles down on Bitcoin appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Institutional crypto ETF filings for the first quarter showed a split between buyers and sellers.  Summary Harvard fully exited BlackRock’s Ether ETF while cutting its IBIT position another 43% in Q1. Mubadala added two million IBIT shares, keeping Abu Dhabi’s Bitcoin ETF exposure above $500 million. Dartmouth kept Bitcoin exposure flat but added Solana staking ETF shares, widening endowment crypto allocations. Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company raised its BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust position, while Harvard Management Company reduced its Bitcoin ETF stake and removed its BlackRock Ether ETF holding. The filings came after a volatile quarter for digital assets and ETF flows. They also showed how large investors used regulated funds in different ways. Some funds added exposure through Bitcoin ETFs. Others cut risk, shifted products, or widened allocations beyond Bitcoin and

Harvard exited its Ether ETF and cut IBIT holdings, while Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala added Bitcoin ETF exposure and Dartmouth bought a Solana ETF.

The post Gates Foundation Dumps Entire Microsoft (MSFT) Position — What It Really Means appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key Takeaways The Gates Foundation Trust liquidated all remaining Microsoft holdings — 7.7 million shares valued at approximately $3.2 billion — during Q1 2026. Just twelve months earlier, the Trust controlled 28.5 million MSFT shares valued at $10.7 billion, representing 26% of its total portfolio. This divestment aligns with the Foundation’s planned dissolution strategy and its requirement for liquid capital to support philanthropic initiatives. Bill Gates maintains personal ownership of 103 million Microsoft shares valued at approximately $43 billion. MSFT shares have declined 11% year-to-date, attracting buyers like Bill Ackman while TCI Fund liquidated most of its $8 billion position. The Gates Foundation Trust has completely divested from Microsoft. Following consistent position reduction throughout the previous year, the philanthropic organization liquidat

The post Italy’s largest bank loads up on Bitcoin ETFs as crypto exposure tops $200M appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Italy’s biggest bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, has sharply increased exposure to Bitcoin-linked investment products, with its total crypto-related holdings exceeding $200 million as of the first quarter of 2026.  New filings show the bank also made major bets on a few U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs and on its options position tied to BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust.  The move signals increasing trust from traditional banks in a regulated set of crypto investment products, even while digital asset markets have been volatile.  The most recent 13F filings prepared in the U.S. indicate that Intesa Sanpaolo increased its stake in the ARK Invest and 21Shares Bitcoin ETF to roughly $81.17 million, up from $72.6 million in the previous quarter. So did its shares in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF now hit $24.85 million from $23.44 million.  The bank also held smaller positions in p