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BlackRock just bought over $600 million of these 2 cryptocurrencies

BlackRock , the world’s biggest asset manager, is doubling down on ￰0￱ Tuesday, September 16, 2025, the company purchased more than $620 million worth of Bitcoin ( BTC ) and Ethereum (ETH) in a single ￰1￱ shows that BlackRock added 2,270 BTC, worth about $262.7 million, and 78,922 ETH, worth $357.4 ￰2￱ brings its total Bitcoin stash to more than 757,000 BTC, valued at $87.23 billion, and Ethereum holdings to 3.68 million ETH, valued at $16.95 ￰3￱ to analyst Thomas Fahrer, BlackRock now controls 762,000 BTC through its iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT). A chart of IBIT flows shows how quickly BlackRock has been stacking Bitcoin since the fund ￰4￱ Buys 2270 Bitcoin Now Holds 762,000 BTC Can you see where this is going? ￰5￱ — Thomas Fahrer (@thomas_fahrer) September 16, 2025 From early 2024 through mid-September 2025, IBIT’s Bitcoin holdings surged from under 100,000 BTC to more than 751,000 BTC, making it one of the largest accumulators in ￰6￱ BlackRock crypto portfolio According to Arkham data, the company’s total crypto portfolio jumped from $99.88 billion on September 9 to $104.18 billion on September 16, a one-week increase of $4.31 ￰7￱ of that came from gains in Bitcoin and ￰8￱ rose by nearly $4,000 (+3.59%) in the week, adding $3.66 billion in value to BlackRock’s position, while ETH climbed about $292 (+6.78%), adding $645 ￰9￱ crypto portfolio.

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