Q: How is
#Canada ’s largest globally systemically important bank investing in bitcoin?
A: Royal Bank of Canada grew its bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) position from 35,000 to 1.47 million shares, a 4,104 percent increase, while dollar exposure increased to $102 million, representing an increase of 4,363 percent. Additionally, RBC increased its Strategy (MSTR) share position by 561 percent, taking dollar exposure to $504 million, making it one of the largest Canadian bank bitcoin proxy positions.
Q: Beyond exchange-traded funds
#etf 's, how are Canadian institutions engaging with other digital assets?
A: The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) added 393,322 shares of Strategy (MSTR) valued at $127 million. This marks a milestone as the first major Canadian pension fund to gain bitcoin exposure indirectly through MSTR.
Q: What are notable third-quarter
#2025 developments?
A: Harvard University's endowment expanded its iShares Bitcoin Trust position sharply in Q3 2025, rising from 1.91 million shares to 6.81 million — a 258 percent increase, representing $443 million.
Combined United Arab Emirates sovereign exposure hit $1.08 billion. This is the fourth-largest global holder after U.S. institutions. Al Warda Investment RSC Ltd. significantly expanded its iShares Bitcoin Trust by 230 percent to 7.96 million shares, totaling $518 million. Mubadala Investment Corporation added a new position valued at $567 million.
Looking ahead, expected rate cuts and maturing ETP infrastructure mark the definitive transition of bitcoin from speculative asset to institutional reserve component. The combination of regulatory clarity, sovereign fund deployment, and endowment participation sets up a foundation for sustained institutional adoption.
Sources: SEC filings, Nasdaq, FactSet.
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