Harvard already invests more in Bitcoin than in Google.
Investment Closure 'August' (11/08/25)
The Ibovespa closed this Monday, August 11, down 0.21%, at 135,623 points, pressured by the deadlock in trade negotiations between Brazil and the United States and the negative tone of Wall Street. The dollar rose to R$ 5.44. The meeting between Finance Minister Fernando Haddad and the American Treasury Secretary, which was scheduled for this Wednesday, was canceled.
In the external market, the extension of the tariff truce between the USA and China and the expectations regarding inflation data in the USA marked the day.
In the cryptocurrency market, global funds recorded an inflow of $572 million, with a highlight on Ethereum, which surpassed $4,000 again. In Brazil, however, there was a negative balance of $2.5 million. Bitcoin funds also recovered, while Solana and XRP had significant inflows.
Space tourism has fully entered the crypto world: Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, now accepts payments in Bitcoin, Ether, Solana, and stablecoins for space travel. The partnership with Shift4 Payments also reinforces the presence of blockchain in the aerospace sector, which already includes NFTs sent into orbit and decentralized networks operating via satellite.
Another highlight was the $28 million trip of Tron founder Justin Sun aboard a Blue Origin flight, with the value redirected to educational projects.
And in the field of institutional investments, Harvard University revealed it has R$ 630 million invested in a Bitcoin ETF from BlackRock — an amount that already exceeds its investments in Google.
The day showed that, despite uncertainties in traditional markets, the adoption of cryptocurrencies continues to grow, both in space and on Earth.
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