Blackrock CEO says crypto 'may become a great asset class' but is no substitu...
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....
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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....
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