BlackRock has launched the iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (BITA), a covered-call bitcoin fund that combines spot BTC and IBIT exposure with option-writing to generate monthly income while retaining most of bitcoin's upside potential.

Mubadala Investment Company boosted its stake in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust by 16% in Q1 2026.

U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $506.5 million in net inflows yesterday, the largest single-day total in three weeks.

Abu Dhabi investment vehicles together held over 20 million shares of BlackRock’s Bitcoin IBIT at the close of last year, with a combined value exceeding $1.1 billion.

Abu Dhabi’s Al Warda Investments increased its bitcoin exposure via BlackRock’s IBIT to 8.2 million shares by the end of 2025.

An executive from BlackRock said that a small shift in Asian portfolio allocations toward crypto could generate enormous inflows for the digital asset market. 

Delaware Life Insurance Company has become the first U.S. insurer to offer a fixed index annuity tied to a BlackRock index blending 74% S&P 500, 25% Bitcoin, and 1% cash.

The Abu Dhabi Investment Council more than tripled its stake in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust to nearly 8 million shares in Q3, viewing Bitcoin as a long-term digital gold allocation.

IBIT sits at $83 billion and holds over 706,000 BTC, making it the 21st largest ETF in the US market.

The bank offers professional clients a five-year structured product with protection against losses and exposure to Bitcoin ETF performance.