Brown University Buys Bitcoin ETF, Becoming First Ivy League to Embrace Crypto

  • Brown University, one of the oldest and most prestigious U.S. academic institutions, has made its first move into cryptocurrency. According to a new 13F filing, the Ivy League school purchased 105,000 sharesworth nearly $5 millionof BlackRocks iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) as of March 31, 2025.