World’s Largest Asset Manager Blackrock to Invest in Bitcoin Futures
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager with $7.81 trillion under management, is getting into bitcoin. The firm has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for two of its funds to invest in bitcoin futures. Blackrock Gets Into Bitcoin Blackrock filed two “statements of additional information” with the SEC on Wednesday. One was for Blackrock Funds V and the other was for Blackrock Global Allocation Fund Inc. Both filings state: Certain funds may engage in futures contracts based on bitcoin. The two filings further detail, “The only bitcoin....
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