Data center operator CyrusOne, owned by KKR and BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners, is preparing for an initial public offering targeted for 2027, which could become one of the largest IPOs in the data center sector in recent years.
U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds attracted $853.54 million in net inflows during the week ending August 7, 2026, marking their best weekly performance since mid-April. BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) dominated with approximately $693 million of the total inflows.
Bitcoin fell to around $64,300 and Ethereum dropped to approximately $1,904 on August 7, 2026, as the broader cryptocurrency market slipped 0.5% amid a sharp 38.7% decline in the DeFi sector. Despite the downturn, BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF saw $170 million in inflows.
Real-world asset (RWA) deposits in decentralized finance platforms surged to $7.4 billion in Q2 2026, more than tripling from the previous year, even as overall DeFi deposits fell approximately 15%. The growth was driven by tokenized Treasury funds and products like BlackRock's BUIDL and Sky's sUSDS, according to a CoinShares report.
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $211.5 million in net inflows on August 4, 2026, with BlackRock's IBIT fund accounting for $170 million. Bitcoin price held steady near $64,000 despite the strong institutional demand.
BlackRock introduced blockchain-based tokenized share classes for six European money market funds in its Institutional Cash Series, using JPMorgan's Kinexys platform to mint tokens on the Ethereum blockchain. The initiative marks a significant expansion of digital asset technology into mainstream institutional finance.
BlackRock introduced blockchain-based tokenized share classes for select European money market funds and launched two new tokenized funds (BSTBL and BRSRV) designed for stablecoin reserve management, all built on Ethereum in partnership with Kinexys by JPMorgan.
BlackRock, Fidelity Digital Assets, Coinbase, Strategy, and other leading firms formed the Bitcoin Security Consortium, pledging $15 million over three years to fund Bitcoin security research, including post-quantum cryptography. The initiative follows Galaxy Digital's separate $5 million quantum readiness fund announced days earlier.
US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds attracted approximately $930 million in net inflows across six consecutive trading days through July 21, 2026, marking their longest inflow streak since April. Bitcoin climbed above $66,000 during the streak. BlackRock's IBIT led the inflows, and Crypto Briefing said its disproportionate share suggested that institutional investors were returning after June's $4.7 billion outflow.
Japan's dominant security token platform completed migration of ¥452 billion ($3 billion) in regulated assets from Corda 5 to a dedicated Avalanche L1, achieving 3–5x faster transfers. Concurrently, BlackRock's BUIDL fund on Avalanche surged 105% in seven days to surpass $900 million.
A consortium of over 140 major financial and technology companies including Visa, Stripe, Mastercard, BlackRock, Coinbase, and Bank of New York Mellon launched Open USD (OUSD), a new stablecoin that shares reserve earnings with participants. The announcement caused Circle Internet Group shares to tumble 15% as the initiative directly challenges existing stablecoin leaders.
