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Dartmouth College, one of the nation’s most prestigious Ivy League schools, made headlines in 2025 by investing $9 billion of its endowment into cryptocurrency — one of the first major universities to do so. But the ride hasn’t been smooth: just three months later, their crypto holdings lost over $2 million, mirroring steep drops in Bitcoin (-7.7%), Solana (-9.6%), and Ether (-10.8%). Meanwhile, Harvard — with a $57 billion endowment — took a more decisive route, selling all its Ethereum ETFs worth $87 million. As institutions grapple with volatile digital assets, Dartmouth’s cautious hold contrasts with Harvard’s exit, revealing how even traditionally conservative endowments are adapting to a rapidly shifting crypto landscape — and what comes next could reshape institutional investing nationwide.

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