Harvard University's endowment maintained a $101 million stake in BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) with about 3 million shares as of Q2 2026. After initially investing in 2025 and peaking at over $442 million, Harvard reduced its holdings but stabilized its position in Q2, showing a steady commitment to Bitcoin exposure through a regulated ETF. This move highlights Harvard's cautious yet durable approach to digital assets, focusing solely on Bitcoin ETFs rather than other cryptocurrencies or tokens. Harvard remains one of the largest university holders of a spot Bitcoin ETF, reflecting growing institutional acceptance of regulated crypto investments.
The Roundhill Heavy Assets and Low Obsolescence ETF (LOHA) launched in May 2026 to provide investors exposure to 100 equally weighted U.S. companies with strong physical infrastructure and low risk of obsolescence. It targets firms like Cummins and A...
The New York Times Connections puzzle for Sunday, August 16, challenges players to group 16 words into four linked categories: live music terms, participant roles, family relationship modifiers, and descriptors of human ancestors. The puzzle is noted...
Vanguard's short-term bond ETF (BSV) and total bond market ETF (BND) charge the same fee and provide comparable income, but BSV limits holdings to bonds maturing within five years, reducing price volatility. BND includes longer maturities up to 30 ye...
Bitcoin's fixed supply cap of 21 million coins is under renewed debate after Peter Todd proposed a permanent, small issuance of new coins to pay miners beyond 2140 when block rewards end. Todd argues this 'tail emission' stabilizes supply by offsetti...
NVIDIA's CEO Jensen Huang leads with a 92.21% return on invested capital and a 60.4% operating margin, vastly outperforming Tesla's 4.1% ROIC and 4.6% margin. While Tesla expands aggressively with heavy capital spending and negative free cash flow in...
