# $IBIT Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — August 08, 2025

> **Asset:** $IBIT  
> **Date:** 2025-08-08 (August 08, 2025)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/ibit/2025-08-08  
> **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/ibit.md  
> **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md  

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## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence


### Post #1 by @EricBalchunas
> **Author:** Eric Balchunas ([@EricBalchunas](https://x.com/EricBalchunas))  
> **Metrics:** 2.3K likes · 374 retweets · 77 comments · 288.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2025-08-08T21:09:11+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1953926486815388044](https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1953926486815388044)  


> **Visual Note:** Sample image description 27  

> 
> "COLLEGE: Harvard and Brown have bought $IBIT. Harvard is pretty sizable too, the 29th biggest holder out 1,300 holders. IMO Endowments are the hardest institution to hook, they rarely bite on ETFs.. h/t 
@TheBlock__"


### Post #2 by @amitisinvesting
> **Author:** amit ([@amitisinvesting](https://x.com/amitisinvesting))  
> **Metrics:** 2.1K likes · 182 retweets · 125 comments · 172.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2025-08-08T20:23:41+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/amitisinvesting/status/1953915035560161720](https://x.com/amitisinvesting/status/1953915035560161720)  


> 
> "HARVARD BUYS $120M OF BLACKROCK'S BITCOIN ETF 

$IBIT

ironic when you realize the ivy league economic professors don't even believe in bitcoin"


### Post #3 by @MacroScope17
> **Author:** MacroScope ([@MacroScope17](https://x.com/MacroScope17))  
> **Metrics:** 713 likes · 111 retweets · 21 comments · 104.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2025-08-08T20:32:53+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MacroScope17/status/1953917353554591811](https://x.com/MacroScope17/status/1953917353554591811)  


> **Visual Note:** Sample image description 28  

> 
> "In an SEC filing today, Harvard Management Company (Harvard University) reported owning 1,906,000 shares of IBIT as of June 30 (valued at $116.6 million).

This is a new position.

This is a hugely important ownership disclosure.

Filing:

https://sec.gov/edgar/search/#/q=Bitcoin&dateRange=custom&entityName=Harvard&startdt=2025-08-08&enddt=2025-08-08…"


### Post #4 by @CoinDesk
> **Author:** CoinDesk ([@CoinDesk](https://x.com/CoinDesk))  
> **Metrics:** 207 likes · 44 retweets · 31 comments · 25.8K views  

> **Posted:** 2025-08-08T20:40:01+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CoinDesk/status/1953919149291266196](https://x.com/CoinDesk/status/1953919149291266196)  


> **Visual Note:** Sample image description 2  

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> "NEW: Harvard University has disclosed they own  ~$116.7M in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) holdings, per SEC filing."


### Post #5 by @Phyrex_Ni
> **Author:** Phyrex ([@Phyrex_Ni](https://x.com/Phyrex_Ni))  
> **Metrics:** 49 likes · 7 retweets · 9 comments · 15.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2025-08-08T21:12:59+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Phyrex_Ni/status/1953927441975849197](https://x.com/Phyrex_Ni/status/1953927441975849197)  


> 
> "哈佛大学（Harvard）和布朗大学（Brown）购买了贝莱德的 $BTC 现货 ETF  $IBIT 。"


### Post #6 by @QuintenFrancois
> **Author:** Quinten | 048.eth ([@QuintenFrancois](https://x.com/QuintenFrancois))  
> **Metrics:** 115 likes · 9 retweets · 17 comments · 6.3K views  

> **Posted:** 2025-08-08T19:47:28+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/QuintenFrancois/status/1953905923157639453](https://x.com/QuintenFrancois/status/1953905923157639453)  


> **Visual Note:** Sample image description 29  

> 
> "BREAKING

Brown University doubled its Bitcoin exposure

They now own 212,500 shares of $IBIT valued at over $13 million"


### Post #7 by @CryptosR_Us
> **Author:** CryptosRus ([@CryptosR_Us](https://x.com/CryptosR_Us))  
> **Metrics:** 123 likes · 12 retweets · 20 comments · 6.1K views  

> **Posted:** 2025-08-08T19:55:50+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CryptosR_Us/status/1953908028429725853](https://x.com/CryptosR_Us/status/1953908028429725853)  


> 
> "LATEST: Brown University now holds over $13,000,000 in Bitcoin via BlackRock's IBIT ETF 

DOUBLE what they held in March..."


### Post #8 by @MacroScope17
> **Author:** MacroScope ([@MacroScope17](https://x.com/MacroScope17))  
> **Metrics:** 90 likes · 9 retweets · 5 comments · 4.4K views  

> **Posted:** 2025-08-08T19:21:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MacroScope17/status/1953899263869825063](https://x.com/MacroScope17/status/1953899263869825063)  


> **Visual Note:** Sample image description 7  

> 
> "In an SEC filing today, Brown University reported owning 212,500 shares of IBIT as of June 30 (valued at over $13 million).

That's an increase from 105,000 shares previously reported as of March 31.

Filing:

https://sec.gov/edgar/search/#/q=Bitcoin&dateRange=custom&entityName=Brown&startdt=2025-08-08&enddt=2025-08-08…"


### Post #9 by @GONOGO_Korea
> **Author:** GONOGO ([@GONOGO_Korea](https://x.com/GONOGO_Korea))  
> **Metrics:** 89 likes · 10 retweets · 4 comments · 2.9K views  

> **Posted:** 2025-08-08T23:29:59+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/GONOGO_Korea/status/1953961919012122861](https://x.com/GONOGO_Korea/status/1953961919012122861)  


> **Video Content:** Sample video description 13  

> 
> "하버드 대학교 재단, 미국 비트코인 ETF인 $IBIT 를 대량 매수한 것으로 확인."


### Post #10 by @Mr_Derivatives
> **Author:** Heisenberg ([@Mr_Derivatives](https://x.com/Mr_Derivatives))  
> **Metrics:** 10 likes · 0 retweets · 3 comments · 582 views  

> **Posted:** 2025-08-08T03:33:16+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Mr_Derivatives/status/1953660758958780877](https://x.com/Mr_Derivatives/status/1953660758958780877)  


> 
> "YTD:

$BTC +25%

$IBIT +20%

$COIN +25%

$MSTR +34%

$RIOT +10%

$MARA -7%"


### Post #11 by @Glad_trades
> **Author:** Gladiator ([@Glad_trades](https://x.com/Glad_trades))  
> **Metrics:** 10 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 438 views  

> **Posted:** 2025-08-08T18:47:22+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Glad_trades/status/1953890798241820911](https://x.com/Glad_trades/status/1953890798241820911)  


> **Visual Note:** Sample image description 2  

> 
> "$IBIT looking good"


### Post #12 by @Glad_trades
> **Author:** Gladiator ([@Glad_trades](https://x.com/Glad_trades))  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 147 views  

> **Posted:** 2025-08-08T18:13:09+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Glad_trades/status/1953882189403505135](https://x.com/Glad_trades/status/1953882189403505135)  


> **Video Content:** Sample video description 4  

> 
> "Bought some $IBIT jan 2027 135 calls. Plan on rolling them forward after big run in $IBIT."


### Post #13 by @Glad_trades
> **Author:** Gladiator ([@Glad_trades](https://x.com/Glad_trades))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 36 views  

> **Posted:** 2025-08-08T18:14:43+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Glad_trades/status/1953882582648812005](https://x.com/Glad_trades/status/1953882582648812005)  


> **Video Content:** Sample video description 5  

> 
> "I think IV will spike with $IBIT on this next run higher which will create massive returns for long term options, especially higher strike prices."




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