MicroStrategy could surpass BlackRock's Bitcoin holdings within a week

Founded in 1988, BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) is the world's largest asset manager with more than $14 trillion in assets under management as of 2025. It was among the first Wall Street giants to launch a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) linked to Bitcoin (BTC) in January 2024 once the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) greenlit it. A spot Bitcoin ETF allows both institutional and retail investors to gain indirect Bitcoin exposure via a traditional avenue. It trades like regular shares on traditional ...