Harvard’s $116M Bitcoin Bet: Ivy League or Crypto Casino?

The latest Form 13-F, submitted with grim purpose to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, chronicles this wager as of June 30, 2025. It’s one of academia’s heftiest leaps into the digital abyss-Harvard pens its name alongside 21st-century treasure-seekers. IBIT, too young to have a proper opinion, is a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund. It lets investors play crypto without getting their hands (or tweed jackets) dirty. Yes, the “easy” way for Harvard: invest in bitcoin without being forced to decipher memes.




