Blackrock CEO calls Bitcoin an untested asset in a 'very small market'
Larry Fink said he was fascinated with the media hype surrounding Bitcoin but expressed concerns about the crypto asset's volatility and market size. Just one week after asset manager Blackrock appeared to be preparing to invest in Bitcoin futures, CEO Larry Fink has some mixed messages on crypto.In an interview with Bloomberg on Wednesday, Fink referred to Bitcoin (BTC) as a volatile asset within "a very small market." The CEO’s remarks continued, with fascination over the media coverage of Bitcoin, given that the “asset category is so small compared to other asset categories.”“[Bitcoin]....
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Larry Fink said he hadn't been seeing great institutional demand for crypto within Blackrock's circles. Despite the successful rollout of Coinbase's stock on Wednesday, Blackrock CEO Larry Fink still expressed some concerns over the institutional adoption of crypto.In an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box on Thursday, Fink said he was "encouraged by how many people were focusing" on crypto and the narrative surrounding it, but he seemed to imply his views were largely unchanged in the wake of a major cryptocurrency exchange going public. "[Crypto] may become a great asset class, and I do....
The world’s largest asset manager, Blackrock, has launched a spot bitcoin private trust. “Despite the steep downturn in the digital asset market, we are still seeing substantial interest from some institutional clients,” said Blackrock.
Blackrock Launches Bitcoin Trust
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, has launched “Blackrock bitcoin private trust.” According to a Thursday blog post, the spot bitcoin private trust, available to U.S. institutional clients, seeks to track the performance of BTC, less expenses and liabilities of....
Per a Coindesk report and a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), investment firm BlackRock has begun trading in Bitcoin futures. BlackRock has reportedly allocated a small part of its portfolio in BTC on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange financial derivatives platform. With $8.6 trillion in assets under management (AUM), BlackRock is one […]
The CEO of Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, says that he is fascinated by cryptocurrency, believing that it could become a “great asset class.” However, he said that Blackrock has not received many inquiries from its institutional clients about having bitcoin in their portfolios. Blackrock’s CEO ‘Fascinated’ About Crypto Following Coinbase’s IPO via a direct listing on Nasdaq, Blackrock CEO Larry Fink was asked in an interview with CNBC Wednesday whether his view on cryptocurrency has changed. Blackrock is the world’s largest....
Amid growing institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies, it seems as though that Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, has now set its eyes on the rapidly expanding crypto space. Back in January, Bloomberg reported that Blackrock was adding Bitcoin futures as eligible investments in two of its funds — the first time the firm had offered […]