According to the source, BlackRock is expanding tokenization capabilities through the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund BUIDL on Ethereum and a strategic investment in Securitize announced in 2024. Source: BlackRock press release 2024-03-20; Securitize announcement 2024-04. The firm’s spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs received U.S. approvals in 2024 and have attracted significant assets and daily primary-market activity that traders can monitor via issuer disclosures. Source: U.S. SEC orders 2024; iShares ETF websites 2024. BUIDL operates on Ethereum mainnet with Securitize as transfer agent, making Ethereum the settlement and record-keeping layer for this tokenized fund. Source: BlackRock press release 2024-03-20; Securitize materials 2024. BlackRock states tokenization is intended to improve settlement efficiency, transparency, and 24/7 transferability for traditional assets on blockchain infrastructure. Source: BlackRock press release 2024-03-20. For trading context, iShares publishes daily flow and holdings files for the iShares Bitcoin Trust IBIT and the iShares Ethereum Trust, and BUIDL activity is observable on-chain, allowing traders to track ETF creations or redemptions and on-chain fund movements. Source: iShares ETF websites 2024; Etherscan contract data for BUIDL.

According to @StockMKTNewz, BlackRock (BLK) now has $13.5 trillion in assets under management, up from $12.5 trillion last quarter, a $1.0 trillion increase of roughly 8% quarter over quarter (source: @StockMKTNewz on X, Oct 14, 2025). Because BlackRock’s investment advisory and administration fees are primarily based on AUM, the higher base increases fee-revenue sensitivity that traders often factor into BLK’s near-term pricing around earnings and guidance (source: BlackRock 2023 Form 10-K). For crypto, BlackRock sponsors the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), a U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF that provides BTC exposure, making the firm’s scale relevant when monitoring ETF distribution and liquidity metrics tied to BTC market participation (source: BlackRock iShares IBIT product page). Traders can anchor on the $13.5T headline and +$1T QoQ delta as catalysts for BLK and use them as context when tracking IBIT flows alongside BTC spot volumes during U.S. hours (source: @StockMKTNewz on X, Oct 14, 2025; BlackRock iShares IBIT product page).

According to @rovercrc, BlackRock will launch its BTC ETF in the UK next month, as posted on X on Sep 10, 2025 (source: @rovercrc on X, Sep 10, 2025). The post provides no official confirmation or documents from BlackRock, the UK FCA, or the London Stock Exchange, so the claim remains unverified at the time of the post (source: @rovercrc on X, Sep 10, 2025). Under current UK rules, the FCA permits crypto exchange-traded notes for professional investors on the LSE while retail consumer access remains restricted, meaning any London-listed spot Bitcoin product has so far been limited to professional clients rather than retail ETFs (source: UK Financial Conduct Authority statement, 2024). For trading context, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs were approved on Jan 10, 2024, which coincided with elevated BTC trading volumes and futures open interest around the launch window, highlighting headline-sensitive liquidity conditions for BTC (source: U.S. SEC Order No. 34-99306, Jan 10, 2024; CME Group market data, Jan 2024).