Harvard’s Crypto Meltdown: The Great ETH Leap!

In the hushed corridors of the Harvard Management Company, a quiet revolution unfurled. In the waning days of 2025, the guardians of the endowment, like weary scholars discarding a stale lecture, trimmed their gorging grip on the iShares Bitcoin Trust by a brisk 21 percent, leaving a modest 5.35 million shares-each a silver coin with a heartbeat-worth a staggering $265.8 million.

Meanwhile, as the clock struck midnight on December 31st, a fresh chapter was inked: an audacious $86.8 million stake in the iShares Ethereum Trust-a bold, almost cinematic pivot into the realm of Ether, the first time Harvard dared to echo in the chorus of Ethereum‑based ETFs.

The numbers, those relentless scribbles, now tally to a grand standing of $352.6 million, a delicate dance of assets where the old guard of Bitcoin bows gently to the rising toast of Ether, each swing of the balance sheet a reminder that even titans cannot withstand the tide of change.

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2026-02-16 17:59