Looking to Diversify Your Portfolio? Here's 1 Cryptocurrency You Should Consider.

Bitcoin is recommended as a portfolio diversification tool due to its historical low correlation with major asset classes. BlackRock's research supports Bitcoin as a potential hedge during market downturns. The optimal allocation is 1%-2% of a portfolio, balancing upside potential with risk management.

08/19/2026, 11:17 AM • The Motley Fool

Prediction: Solana (SOL) Will Be Worth $200 in 2 Years

Solana's price has dropped over 70% from its all-time high of $293.31 to $77, but analyst Leo Sun believes three catalysts could drive it back above $200 within two years: macro environment stabilization with Fed rate cuts, growing adoption of stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets, and passage of the CLARITY Act for digital asset regulation. Solana's superior transaction speed compared to Ethereum and partnerships with major financial institutions like BlackRock, Visa, and Shopify support its potential recovery.

08/18/2026, 2:05 PM • The Motley Fool

What Crypto Market Slowdown? This Sector of the Crypto Market Has Tripled In Value Since 2025.

While Bitcoin and Ethereum struggle amid macro headwinds, the tokenized real-world assets (RWA) market has tripled to $7.4 billion, driven by practical financial utility rather than speculation. Major financial institutions like BlackRock, JPMorgan Chase, Mastercard, and Robinhood are expanding into this nascent market, with tokenized Treasuries, stablecoins, and gold leading growth. Robinhood's tokenized stock trades have accelerated since launching its blockchain, indicating growing retail investor interest.

08/18/2026, 12:05 PM • The Motley Fool

Nvidia Is on Track to Beat the S&P 500 for the 4th Straight Year. Should Its $500 Billion AI Infrastructure Financing Plan Give Investors Pause?

Nvidia has partnered with six major financial institutions (BlackRock, Blackstone, KKR, Apollo Global Management, Brookfield, and Goldman Sachs) to create a $500 billion AI infrastructure financing plan. The deal aims to securitize AI compute assets and diversify Nvidia's customer base beyond hyperscalers. While the plan resembles financial engineering that could amplify an AI slowdown, it positions Nvidia as a critical ecosystem provider and enables recurring revenue streams through inferencing-as-a-service.

08/18/2026, 10:20 AM • The Motley Fool

Jensen Huang Explained $500 Billion of Wall Street Money in Five Words

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced a $500 billion financing initiative with Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, KKR and others to mobilize capital for AI infrastructure. The five-word thesis 'In AI, compute is revenue' frames Nvidia chips as collateral for loans, similar to aircraft or rail cars. However, the arrangement's viability depends on sustained AI demand and the resale value of chips, with risks remaining untested.

08/15/2026, 5:14 AM • The Motley Fool

I Think You Missed CoreWeave's Zero-Cost-Basis Engine

CoreWeave's business model challenges the bear case that older GPUs become obsolete quickly. The company secured a multi-year renewal on 2020-era Nvidia A100 chips extending through 2029, demonstrating that older hardware can generate profitable revenue in subsequent contracts after initial debt is paid down. Debt markets are increasingly pricing in this residual value, with CoreWeave's new $2.6 billion facility having a longer maturity than underlying customer contracts, signaling lender confidence in GPU longevity.

08/14/2026, 11:24 AM • The Motley Fool

Larry Fink's BlackRock Just Crossed $15.3 Trillion in Assets. Here's What That Scale Actually Earns.

BlackRock has reached $15.3 trillion in assets under management and is demonstrating strong operational leverage. In Q2, the company grew AUM by 22% while revenue increased 31% and operating margins expanded to 45.9%, their highest in nearly five years. The company is strategically shifting toward higher-margin products including alternative investments and active strategies, which generate disproportionately higher fees relative to their AUM contribution.

08/14/2026, 5:32 AM • The Motley Fool

Nvidia Just Recruited Wall Street to Help Fund $500 Billion in AI Infrastructure. Here’s the Catch.

Nvidia partnered with major Wall Street firms (Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs, KKR) to create compute financing platforms targeting $500 billion in AI data center funding. While the deal aims to accelerate AI infrastructure buildout, the author expresses skepticism about its sustainability, noting that hyperscalers are increasingly relying on debt markets and questioning whether GPUs' shorter lifespan makes them viable collateral compared to traditional assets like power plants.

08/11/2026, 6:22 PM • The Motley Fool

Better Buy: iShares Bitcoin ETF vs. Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF

The article compares two spot Bitcoin ETFs: iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT), the category leader with $46.5 billion in assets, and Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust ETF (MSBT), a newer entrant with $392.3 million in assets. While iShares benefits from brand recognition and tight bid/ask spreads, Morgan Stanley differentiates itself with the lowest expense ratio at 0.14% versus iShares' 0.25%, making it the better choice for long-term investors.

08/05/2026, 6:30 AM • The Motley Fool

Major Shareholder Announcement

BlackRock, Inc. has notified Tryg A/S of a reduction in its shareholding and voting rights, bringing its total stake below 5% of the company's share capital and voting rights, in accordance with the Capital Markets Act.

08/05/2026, 5:08 AM • GlobeNewswire

Got $100? This Is the Best Crypto ETF to Buy Right Now

The iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) is recommended as an accessible way for investors to gain Bitcoin exposure without managing crypto wallets. As the world's largest spot Bitcoin ETF with $47 billion in assets, IBIT offers tight bid-ask spreads, low fees (0.25%), and direct Bitcoin ownership. Bitcoin's scarcity and potential institutional adoption make it an attractive long-term investment despite recent price pullbacks from its $126,000 all-time high.

08/04/2026, 10:05 AM • The Motley Fool

Major Shareholder Announcement

BlackRock, Inc. has notified Tryg A/S that it holds shares, voting rights, and financial instruments corresponding to more than 5% of Tryg's entire share capital and voting rights, in accordance with the Capital Markets Act section 30.

08/04/2026, 5:26 AM • GlobeNewswire

Microsoft Pays Cash. Amazon Borrows. Here's How Big Tech Funds Its AI Boom.

The five major tech hyperscalers are funding massive AI infrastructure investments through distinctly different strategies: Microsoft relies on strong cash generation, Amazon borrows heavily through bond markets, Alphabet is burning cash and raising debt despite massive reserves, Meta partners with BlackRock to share costs, and Oracle uses customer prepayments to offset its heavy borrowing.

08/03/2026, 8:38 AM • The Motley Fool

Top Financial Institutions and Crypto Companies Just Formed a New Bitcoin Security Consortium. What Does That Mean for Bitcoin?

Leading financial institutions and crypto companies have formed the Bitcoin Security Consortium, pledging at least $15 million over three years to address security threats to Bitcoin, particularly the quantum computing threat. While the consortium's backing from major players like BlackRock and Coinbase is bullish for Bitcoin, the author expresses greater concern about emerging AI threats to cryptocurrency security.

08/02/2026, 8:21 AM • The Motley Fool

Mark Zuckerberg Says He's Betting Big on AI Compute Even as Meta's Free Cash Flow Craters. Here's What Investors Should Watch.

Meta is aggressively investing $130-145 billion in AI infrastructure despite an 18% year-over-year decline in free cash flow. However, strong ad revenue growth (27% YoY), rising ad prices (12% increase), and increased user engagement suggest AI investments are already strengthening the core business. The key question for investors is whether these positive trends continue as capital spending remains elevated, with potential upside if Meta can monetize excess compute capacity to third parties.

08/02/2026, 6:15 AM • The Motley Fool