Harvard Reduces Q4 Bitcoin ETF Holdings by 21%, Adds $86 Million to Ethereum ETF Position
Harvard Management Company (HMC) cut its Bitcoin ETF holdings by roughly 21% in the fourth quarter of 2025 while launching its first-ever position in an Ethereum ETF, according to a February 16 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
As of December 31, HMC held 5.35 million shares of the iShares Bitcoin Trust, valued at approximately $265.8 million—down 1.48 million shares from the prior quarter (when it held 6.81 million shares, worth ~$442.8 million).
Concurrently, HMC opened a 3.87 million-share position in the iShares Ethereum Trust, with a stake worth about $86.8 million—marking its first disclosed Ethereum ETF investment.
In total, HMC’s combined exposure to Bitcoin and Ethereum now stands at roughly $352.6 million. Even with the Bitcoin reduction, the crypto asset remains HMC’s largest disclosed single-asset holding, topping individual stocks like Alphabet, Microsoft, and Amazon.
The adjustment comes amid significant crypto market volatility. I
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Metaplanet achieved a revenue of 8.905 billion yen in the 2025 fiscal year, representing a year-over-year growth of 738.3%.
Metaplanet Inc. revealed in its latest financial report on February 16 that it has become Japan’s largest Bitcoin holder, holding 35,102 bitcoins as of the end of 2025. That figure accounts for roughly 0.16% of the global Bitcoin supply, placing the company fourth among public companies worldwide in Bitcoin holdings.
For the 2025 fiscal year, Metaplanet reported revenue of ￥8.905 billion, a 738.3% year-over-year increase. Operating profit hit ￥6.287 billion, surging 1694.5% from the prior year.
Through a diversified financing strategy—including preferred stock issuances—the company has raised over ￥500 billion total to fund Bitcoin purchases. Its Class B preferred shares (MERCURY), issued via third-party placement, raised ￥21.249 billion and offer a 4.9% annual yield.
Metaplanet aims to hold 1% of the global Bitcoin supply by 2027 and will continue using its “Bitcoin Yield Business” as a core driver of profit growth.
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A whale went 20x short on Bitcoin and added to their Ethereum short position, currently sitting on a nearly $1.5 million unrealized gain
February 16th — OnchainLens data shows whale address 0x15a4 has opened a 20x-leveraged BTC short position, and also added to its ETH short position (currently holding an unrealized gain of $1.47 million).
Position breakdown:
- 21,000 ETH (~$41.58 million)
- 50 BTC (~$3.43 million)
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If Bitcoin drops below $67,000, the mainstream CEX long liquidation volume will reach 715 million.
February 16: Per Coinglass data, if Bitcoin drops below $67,000, cumulative long liquidation intensity across major centralized exchanges (CEXs) will hit $715 million.
Conversely, should Bitcoin climb above $71,000, cumulative short liquidation intensity on those same major CEXs will reach $965 million.
BlockBeats Note: Liquidation charts do not show the exact number or value of contracts set to be liquidated. Instead, the bars on these charts represent the relative importance of each liquidation cluster compared to adjacent clusters—i.e., their "intensity."
In short, the chart indicates how strongly the underlying asset’s price will react when hitting a specific level: a taller "liquidation bar" signals a more intense price response due to a liquidity cascade once that level is breached.
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Data: Global Crypto ETP Sees Fourth Consecutive Week of Outflows, with Total Withdrawals of $3.74 Billion Over Four Weeks
February 16 — CoinShares’ latest weekly report shows global cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs) posted net outflows for the fourth straight week: $173 million last week, bringing the four-week total to $3.74 billion.
Notably, U.S.-listed ETPs had $403 million in outflows in one week, while Europe and Canada combined saw net inflows of $230 million — a sharp regional split. Germany ($115M), Canada ($46.3M), and Switzerland ($36.8M) led inflows.
By asset class: Bitcoin-linked products had $133M in outflows, Ethereum products $85.1M, and Bitcoin short ETPs $15.4M over the past two weeks. Some altcoins bucked the trend, though: XRP ($33.4M), Solana ($31M), and Chainlink ($1.1M) saw inflows.
CoinShares Research Director James Butterfill noted that while sell pressure persists, it’s slowed sharply from the $1.7B outflow earlier this month — and market sentiment hasn’t reversed yet. ETP trading volume also dropped to $27B from the prior week’s record $63B, signaling a big
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OpenEden Website and Portal DNS Suspected to be Under Attack, Reminding Users Not to Access the Related Domain Name
On February 16, OpenEden—an RWA tokenization platform—officially announced that the DNS for its official website and portal may have been compromised. It’s warning users not to interact with the domain to avoid wallet asset losses.
OpenEden noted that all reserve assets remain safe (SAFU), and related data can be verified via Chainlink’s Reserve Proof page. However, the team again stressed not to access or engage with the compromised domain.
The OpenEden team is investigating the incident and will release further updates as soon as possible.
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