Abu Dhabi’s Crypto Bet Deepens with $408M Bitcoin ETF Position in BlackRock’s...
Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund, Mubadala Investment Company, increased its exposure to crypto during the first quarter of 2025 through additional investment in BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF. A recent filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed that the fund added 491,439 shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), raising its total holdings […]
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