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BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, and Citadel Securities are reportedly supporting the launch of a new national stock exchange in Texas.

BlackRock and Fidelity's Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have contributed significantly to their overall ETF inflows this year, constituting 26% and 56% of their respective year-to-date inflows.

In the last 24 hours, a Bitcoin whale transferred 1,519 BTC, valued at over $104 million, to the centralized exchange Kraken, following a series of other whale transactions.

During ETHBerlin, Vitalik Buterin, co-founder and lead architect of Ethereum, expressed regret for not implementing a simpler version of Proof of Stake (PoS) sooner

BlackRock's income and bond-focused funds have acquired shares of the company's own spot Bitcoin ETF, as revealed by regulatory filings. In the first quarter, BlackRock’s Strategic Income Opportunities Fund (BSIIX) purchased $3.56 million worth of iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) shares, while its Strategic Global Bond Fund (MAWIX) bought $485,000 worth, according to SEC filings dated May 28.

BlackRock's spot Ethereum ETF, listed on the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) under the ticker symbol $ETHA, follows the SEC's approval of eight spot Ethereum ETFs.