Impact of crypto still years out, T. Rowe Price’s head says
Crypto could still be in its infancy, according to one mainstream company's CEO. Although the crypto space has been around for more than a decade, William Stromberg, CEO of mainstream investment management outfit T. Rowe Price, thinks the asset class is still finding its sea legs. "It's early days,” Stromberg told the Baltimore Business Journal in an interview when asked if “T. Rowe Price will ever start investing in cryptocurrencies.”“We have some research going on around it,” the CEO added. “Some companies, just really a handful, have tried to put together products where one can buy and....
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