NiftyNoon: Did Harvard Just Graduate Into Ethereum? 🎓🔄🔷

The prestigious university endowment reduced its Bitcoin ETF stake to open a massive $87 million position in Ethereum for the first time (February 17th, 2026)

Nifty Thought:

Harvard Management Company has officially entered the Ethereum chat. In a major portfolio shake-up revealed in their latest SEC filing, the Ivy League endowment disclosed a new $86.8 million position in BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA), marking their first public investment in the smart contract platform. This aggressive move was funded in part by trimming their massive Bitcoin ETF bag by approximately 21%, though Bitcoin remains their undisputed king with a $265.8 million allocation, still larger than their positions in Microsoft or Amazon.

While some paper hands might see the Bitcoin sell-off as bearish, this likely signals a sophisticated “relative value” rotation rather than a loss of conviction. With Bitcoin hitting an all-time high of nearly $126k in October 2025 before cooling off, Harvard appears to be locking in gains to diversify into the broader ecosystem. By adding ETH to their war chest, Harvard is effectively validating that the future of finance isn’t just about digital gold; it’s about the programmable infrastructure that powers the entire on-chain economy.

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