BlackRock Seeks VP Blockchain Lead to ‘Drive Demand’ for Firm’s Crypto Offerings
The investment giant has posted a job vacancy for an NY-based VP blockchain lead to help with the valuation of crypto assets.
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The world’s largest asset manager is looking to fill the role of vice president, blockchain lead. BlackRock Financial Management Inc., the $7.8 trillion asset manager, appears poised to expand its presence in blockchain and digital assets. According to a new job posting, the company is recruiting for the position of vice president, blockchain lead for its New York office. The person hired for this role will be tasked with creating and implementing “strategies designed to drive demand for the firm’s offerings,” as well as “enhance the value proposition [...] of the firm’s investments and....
Larry Fink, chief executive officer of BlackRock, said in July that the company was seeing "very little in terms of investor demand" for cryptocurrencies. A filing from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, shows BlackRock Financial Management has increased the number of its Bitcoin futures contracts since Q1 2021.According to a Sept. 28 filing with the SEC, the BlackRock Global Allocation Fund included 54 Bitcoin (BTC) futures contracts issued through the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as of July 31. The contracts, which expired on Aug. 27, were worth $10.8 million,....
The entry of the world’s largest asset manager into the realm of crypto finance could potentially signal the entry of other big-name players. On Jan. 20, BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager with over $8.7 trillion assets under management, appeared to have given the green light to two of its associated funds, BlackRock Global Allocation Fund Inc. and BlackRock Funds, to invest in Bitcoin futures. In this regard, the prospectus documents filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission suggest that BlackRock is looking to dabble in Bitcoin (BTC), especially as the....
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