BlackRock’s Chief Investment Officer Says Bitcoin Could Replace Gold to a Lar...

BlackRock’s Chief Investment Officer Says Bitcoin Could Replace Gold to a Lar...

Rick Rieder, CIO of Fixed Income at investment giant BlackRock, told CNBC that bitcoin and cryptocurrency are "here to stay."


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