{"id":47518,"date":"2025-02-16T03:03:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T03:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/barclays-invests-137-million-in-blackrocks-bitcoin-etf\/"},"modified":"2025-02-16T03:03:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T03:03:58","slug":"barclays-invests-137-million-in-blackrocks-bitcoin-etf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/barclays-invests-137-million-in-blackrocks-bitcoin-etf\/","title":{"rendered":"Barclays Invests $137 Million in BlackRock\u2019s Bitcoin ETF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-start=\"64\" data-end=\"387\">Not only the Abu Dhabi Wealth Fund has made has made a substantial investment in BlackRock\u2019s iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) as we <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/institutional-bitcoin-adoption-grows-as-abu-dhabi-fund-buys-ibit\/\">reported<\/a> <\/strong>earlier today, so did Barclays. It is holding nearly $137 million worth of shares, according to a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The London-based bank owns 2,473,064 IBIT shares, with the ETF priced at $55.33 at the time of reporting.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"389\" data-end=\"612\">IBIT has grown into the largest Bitcoin ETF by assets under management (AUM) since launching in January 2024. The product has attracted investments from major institutions as Bitcoin gains traction in traditional finance.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"614\" data-end=\"842\">Barclays has been exploring opportunities in digital assets and blockchain technology for years. In 2024, the bank collaborated with other financial institutions and UK Finance on a pilot project focused on tokenized deposits.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"844\" data-end=\"1109\">At the same time, Barclays is facing regulatory scrutiny. The UK\u2019s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is investigating the bank for potential anti-money laundering rule violations. The inquiry centers on how Barclays previously managed high-risk customer accounts.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1111\" data-end=\"1339\"><em>\u201cThe FCA\u2019s investigation focuses primarily on the historical oversight and management of certain customers with heightened risk. Barclays has been cooperating with the investigation,\u201d<\/em> the bank stated in its 2024 annual report.<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\"> <strong><strong>Get 125% \/ $2,500 on 1st deposit!<\/strong><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>New players only. Exclusive Welcome Bonus of up to $2,500<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/barclays-joins-institutional-investors-in-blackrock-bitcoin-etf\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org ) Not only the Abu Dhabi Wealth Fund has made has made a substantial investment in BlackRock\u2019s iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) as we reported earlier today, so did Barclays. It is holding nearly $137 million worth of shares, according to a recent filing with the U.S. Securities [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":47519,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47518"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47518"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47518\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}