2025-12-20 19:21:02

The actions of the global asset management giant BlackRock have attracted attention— they have submitted an application for the iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF to the SEC. This plan is bold: allocating 70%-90% of their ETH holdings to staking, directly earning on-chain yields and distributing them to investors.

Numbers speak for themselves. BlackRock's ETHA spot ETH fund holds over 3.7 million ETH, worth approximately $11 billion at current prices. Their IBIT Bitcoin ETF performed even better in 2025— with net inflows exceeding $25 billion, maintaining a stable position among the top six global ETF inflows despite market volatility. Coupled with data comparisons from Grayscale's GBTC, BlackRock's Bitcoin positioning has already surpassed many traditional financial products.

What's more interesting is the attitude shift of BlackRock's CEO Larry Fink. From a former crypto skeptic to now publicly stating that Bitcoin is a legitimate asset, that ETH staking presents opportunities, and that tokenized assets (RWA) will reshape trillion-dollar financial markets—this is not just talk; it reflects real strategic deployment. BlackRock's total crypto holdings have already exceeded $100 billion.

Institutional entry is not just about simple buying. If 2024 is the inaugural year for institutional deployment, then 2025 will mark the acceleration phase. Staking yields, spot exposure, RWA deployment—BlackRock is advancing on multiple fronts simultaneously. What does this pace mean, and what are your thoughts?

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MultiSigFailMaster

· 4h ago

The black swan is here, BlackRock is about to consume the entire ecosystem's revenue Larry Fink has truly had an epiphany, shifting from criticizing crypto to going all in, this attitude change is incredible $11 billion worth of ETH still to be staked? Institutions are just different, sitting back and collecting money Ethereum is now kneeling, who dares to compete with BlackRock for validator dominance RWA trillion-level reshaping? Saying this five years ago would have gotten you cyberbullied to death Staking 70-90% of positions, how bold do you have to be? Traditional finance is finally lowering its head and coming in, this is the moment we've been waiting for This move by institutions, planning for 2024 and harvesting in 2025, retail investors should really pay attention BlackRock is now the big player in the crypto circle, rewriting the rules forcefully This speed is not what you call steady, it's clearly heading towards monopoly

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GasFeeCrier

· 4h ago

BlackRock is really treating crypto as the main course this time, no longer pretending to be sour grapes about not being able to get the grapes.

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