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BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF hits $40 billion, sets new record in 211 days

  • BlackRock’s IBIT reached a new record in 211 days, surpassing iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF’s previous record of 1,253 days
  • BlackRock’s new record comes two weeks after it hit $30 billion in net assets at the end of October
  • BlackRock is now in the top 1% of all ETFs by assets and is bigger than all the ETFs launched in the past 10 years

BlackRock has done it again. This time its IBIT spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) has hit a record of over $41 billion in net assets in 211 days.

News of the milestone comes two weeks after BlackRock reached $30 billion in net assets in 293 days at the end of October.

Posting on X in October, Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas, said what BlackRock has achieved is an “all-time record,” adding “the old record was $JEPI which did it in 1,272 days. $GLD took 1,790 days. Unreal.”

With BlackRock’s new achievement, it’s surpassed the previous record of 1,253 days held by iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, according to Balchunas.

In a post on X, he said: “[BlackRock’s] now in Top 1% of all ETFs by assets and at 10mo old it is bigger than all 2,800 ETFs launched in the past TEN years.”

Now, BlackRock holds more than 467,000 Bitcoin, valued at $41.8 billion, according to iShares data.

Reaching new heights

The new record comes as Bitcoin reached an all-time high of over $93,000 on November 13 in a continued rally that’s showing no signs of slowing.

The upward trajectory is partly due to Donald Trump being re-elected as US President earlier this month. Following news of his win, Bitcoin broke the $75,000 mark. It then passed $82,000, and continued to $84,000, before pushing to $87,000 earlier this week.

In September, Bernstein analysts predicted that Bitcoin would surge to between $80,000 and $90,000 if Trump won the US election. With that prediction having now passed, Bernstein analysts believe Bitcoin could reach $200,000 in 2025, urging investors to “buy everything they can.”

It remains to be seen how far Bitcoin will go, but for now, it’s showing no signs of slowing down.

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Robinhood relists Solana, Cardano and XRP, adds Pepe

  • Robinhood has relisted major altcoins Solana, XRP and Cardano for its US customers.
  • The platform also added support for Pepe, news that saw PEPE price skyrocket.

Robinhood Crypto announced on Wednesday that it had added support for four digital assets – Solana, Pepe, Cardano and XRP.

The popular trading app now supports SOL, ADA, XRP and PEPE for its US customers, according to the announcement.

Robinhood relists major tokens

The move brings the number of supported cryptocurrencies on Robinhood to 19, expanding further reach for the platform as the market explodes amid bullish sentiment.

“We’ve consistently heard from our customers that they want access to more digital assets, and we’re excited to continue expanding our crypto offering,” said Johann Kerbrat, vice president and general manager of Robinhood Crypto. “With lower barriers to entry, we believe crypto presents an opportunity for those who have been historically left behind by the traditional financial system.”

As Robinhood Crypto revealed the listing of the digital assets, the prices of Solana (SOL), Pepe (PEPE), Cardano (ADA) and XRP (XRP) surged.

While the SOL, ADA and XRP tokens bounced to key levels, meme coin Pepe exploded to hit a new all-time high. The frog-themed meme coin traded among the top gainers in 100 largest coins by market, with its upside dwarfing Dogecoin’s own march to above $0.41.

Notably, Robinhood’s move to relist SOL, ADA and XRP comes amid market anticipation of a change at the US Securities and Exchange Commission following Donald Trump’s election as the next US president.

This is largely because SEC Chair Gary Gensler is expected to exit the agency. It’s the regulator’s designation of SOL and ADA as a security that saw Robinhood delist the tokens. SEC also sued Ripple and alleged XRP was a security until a US court ruled it wasn’t in July last year.

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BlackRock expands BUIDL to Aptos, Arbitrum and Optimism

  • BlackRock has announced its tokenized US Treasuries fund is now available on other chains.
  • The company has expanded beyond Ethereum, with BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) now on Aptos, Avalanche, Arbitrum, Polygon and Optimism.

BlackRock has expanded its tokenized US Treasuries fund beyond Ethereum, adding support for multiple blockchain networks.

In an announcement on Nov. 13, the asset manager said its BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) is now accessible across Aptos (APT), Avalanche (AVAX), Arbitrum (ARB), Polygon (POL) and Optimism (OP).

This means investors can explore BUIDL, the tokenized fund that launched in March 2024 and issued by real-world asset tokenization provider Securitize, on other chains other than Ethereum.

BlackRock will launch new share classes of BUIDL on the five networks, offering native interaction and near real-time year-round access. Set to benefit are investors and decentralised autonomous organisations among other crypto-native firms.

Securitize chief executive officer and co-founder Carlos Domingo, commented:

“Real-world asset tokenization is scaling, and we’re excited to have these blockchains added to increase the potential of the BUIDL ecosystem. With these new chains we’ll start to see more investors looking to leverage the underlying technology to increase efficiencies on all the things that until now have been hard to do.”

BlackRock’s BUIDL has grown to become the world’s largest tokenized fund by assets under management.

According to data from RWA.xyz, the global RWA on-chain market is over $13 billion. Per the market data, about $2.3 billion is in tokenized treasuries, dominated by BlackRock. The BUIDL fund currently accounts for $521 million of this market, ahead of Ondo U.S. Dollar Yield that as an AUM of $451 million.

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Trump confirms Musk and Ramaswamy will lead ‘DOGE’ agency to drive out wasteful spending

  • DOGE aims to “slash excess regulations [and] cut wasteful expenditures”
  • In a statement, Trump said the new agency should finish their work no later than July 4, 2026
  • Following the news, Dogecoin rose to $0.4121

President-elect Donald Trump has announced that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to “dismantle government bureaucracy.”

Tesla CEO Musk and entrepreneur Ramaswamy will “dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies – Essential to the ‘Save America’ movement,” said Trump in a post on Truth Social.

According to Trump, the objectives of DOGE have been dreamed of by Republicans for a “very long time.”

The aim of the new agency is to provide advice and guidance outside of the US government, and to work with the White House and the Office of Management and Budget as they “drive out the massive waste and fraud” within the $6.5 trillion federal budget.

Per the statement, Trump said that their work will finish no later than July 4, 2026.

In a post on X, Musk said all actions of DOGE “will be posted online for maximum transparency.”

Musk, who was a familiar face during Trump’s election campaigns, has become an influential figure within the Trump administration.

Since Trump’s election campaign, Musk has played a “significant role” in shaping the Trump administration and even appeared in a Trump family photo on election night, reports ABC News.

According to federal spending records, Musk contributed around $119 million to a pro-Trump spending group.

Following the news of the new DOGE agency, the price of Dogecoin rose to $0.4121, according to data from CoinMarketCap. In the past seven days, the altcoin has risen by nearly 95% amid a wider price rally within the crypto market, following Trump’s election win.

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Bitcoin briefly hits $90k on Coinbase. Will it surge to $100k soon?

Key takeaways

  • BTC briefly hit the $90,100 level, reaching a new all-time high.
  • Vantard’s presale is now approaching $850k

BTC briefly touches the $90k level

Bitcoin has been rallying since Donald Trump won the United States presidential elections last week. The leading cryptocurrency by market cap briefly hit the $90,100 level on Coinbase before retracing below the $88k mark.

At press time, Bitcoin’s price stands at $87,869. There is a massive sell order for Bitcoin around the $90k region and market analysts believe that BTC could range between $90k-$100k in the near term. 

What is Vantard (VTARD)?

The ongoing rally has seen over $700 billion enter the cryptocurrency market in the last seven days. The growing demand for Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies is spilling to upcoming altcoins as investors look to diversify their investments. 

Vantard is one of the projects attracting investor interest. It is the world’s first Solana meme coin index and would help investors leverage the growing $45 billion memecoin market. 

In its whitepaper, the team said its native $VTARD token holders can redeem tokens against the Treasury for their proportional percentage of the underlying assets. Vantard will hold a portfolio of top Solana-based meme coins. 

The project will enable investors to broaden their cryptocurrency investment portfolio. This feature is crucial, given the growing importance of meme coins to the cryptocurrency ecosystem. 

Vantard would allow investors to easily leverage the ‘Memecoin Supercycle’ as it delivers exciting new projects to their portfolios. Furthermore, the Vantard index will bridge a significant gap in the market as meme coins have outperformed every other crypto sector in recent years. 

Read more about the Vantard project here. 

Vantard’s presale approaches $850k

The Vantard presale is approaching a significant milestone. The team has raised nearly $820k so far. The seed round comes shortly after the project raised $500k in its pre-seed funding round. 

In this current stage, Vantard is going for $0.00013 per coin, and the price is set to increase to $0.00014 in the next stage. The $VTARD tokens are available to investors via the Vantard website. Accepted forms of payment include USDC, USDT, and Ethereum (ETH) coins. 

Vantard is the first meme coin index to track meme coins on the Solana blockchain. This is crucial given Solana’s position as the leading blockchain for meme coins and DeFi protocols. 

Meme coins have a combined market cap of over $40 billion, which is expected to increase in the coming months and years.

Vantard eliminates a major challenge for investors by picking out the best meme coin projects on the Solana blockchain. Thus giving investors exposure to the best projects and ensuring they don’t invest in scam meme coins. The index lets users ‘Ride the Memecoin Supercycle.’

Should you buy the $VTARD token now?

The ideal times to buy tokens are during the presale and bear market. With Vantard currently in its presale, investors can invest in this project before it launches on crypto exchanges.

The $VTARD token is sold for $0.00013 per coin. However, the price will increase to $0.00014 per coin in the next stage. 

This year, the crypto market welcomed spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, attracting billions of dollars in institutional investment. Meme coins are attracting interest from investors, and memecoin indices could become very attractive.

As the first Solana meme coin index, Vantard could become one of the top-performing cryptocurrencies in this bullish cycle.

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