Harvard University's investment arm has made one of its most notable moves yet in Bitcoin, with its holdings in a Bitcoin spot ETF now exceeding its gold holdings. Last Friday, Harvard Management Company (HMC), which oversees Harvard's $50 billion endowment, filed a Form 13-F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), revealing that HMC held nearly $116 million worth of BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) as of the end of the second quarter. This holding, totaling over 1.9 million shares, represents approximately 8% of the $1.4 billion in reported U.S.-listed assets. Launched in January of last year, IBIT is a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) that allows investors to gain exposure to Bitcoin without directly holding it. This asset allocation puts Harvard on par with other publicly reported institutional holdings, including tech giants like Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet. Interestingly, this also means Harvard's Bitcoin holdings now exceed its gold holdings, which were valued at approximately $102 million in the SPDR Gold Trust during the same period. This investment marks a significant shift in Harvard's approach to digital assets. The university first backed a cryptocurrency-focused venture fund in 2018 and later participated in token sales like Blockstack's STX. According to reports in 2021, Harvard even began purchasing cryptocurrencies directly through exchange accounts. By including IBIT in its quarterly disclosures, Harvard University has effectively positioned Bitcoin as a mainstream portfolio asset, alongside blue-chip stocks and traditional safe-haven investments. While the document covers only U.S.-listed securities and not Harvard’s entire endowment, it sends the clearest signal yet that Bitcoin has moved from an experimental allocation to a strategic one within one of the world’s most influential institutional portfolios.