BlackRock

BlackRock Has Almost $400M Invested in Bitcoin Mining Stocks: Report

SEC filings dated June 30 show BlackRock with stakes in Marathon Digital Holdings and Riot Blockchain.

News  ·  20 August 2021

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Seeing ‘Very Little’ Demand for Crypto Lately

Fink said he has been asked about crypto and bitcoin in the past, but not in the last two weeks.

News  ·  14 July 2021
Enterprise Blockchain

BlackRock Wants a Blockchain Strategy for Aladdin, Its Investments Engine

A job posting reveals enterprise blockchain ambitions at the world’s largest asset manager. Public and private chains are up for evaluation, a source said.

Business  ·  18 June 2021
Crypto

BlackRock Is ‘Studying’ Crypto, Which Could Someday Play Role Akin to Gold, CEO Says: Report

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said on Wednesday the company is studying the potential of cryptocurrencies to serve as long-term investments though it’s too early to tell if they’re “just a speculative trading tool” due to their volatility, Reuters reported.

News  ·  26 May 2021
Goldman Sachs

Ex-Goldman, BlackRock Veteran Joins Crypto Trading Platform Apifiny as CTO

Jason Jiang helped build BlackRock and comes to Apifiny before it goes public.

Business  ·  20 May 2021
Trading

BlackRock Has Begun Trading Bitcoin Futures

BlackRock held $6.5 million in CME bitcoin futures earlier this year with an appreciation of $360,000, new SEC filings show.

Business  ·  31 March 2021
Bitcoin Futures

BlackRock Gives 2 Funds Go-Ahead to Invest in Bitcoin Futures

The world's largest asset manager appears to be getting into the bitcoin game.

News  ·  20 January 2021
Hires

BlackRock Seeks VP Blockchain Lead to ‘Drive Demand’ for Firm’s Crypto Offerings

BlackRock, which has $6.84 trillion assets under management, has posted a job vacancy for a New York-based VP of blockchain.

News  ·  27 December 2020
Asset Management

CEO of World’s Largest Asset Manager Says Bitcoin Can Possibly ‘Evolve’ Into Global Asset

The head of the world's largest asset manager has provided a bullish take on the world's first cryptocurrency.

News  ·  2 December 2020
Bitcoin

BlackRock’s Chief Investment Officer Says Bitcoin Could Replace Gold to a Large Extent

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

Markets  ·  20 November 2020
Podcasts

How BlackRock Ended Up on Both Sides of the Bailout, Feat. Meltem Demirors

As BlackRock gets appointed to oversee bailouts to companies including BlackRock, how do we make an insane moment lead to good?

People  ·  26 March 2020
Blockchain

Ex-BlackRock Exec Joins Wallet Provider Blockchain as General Counsel

After more than 25 years in traditional finance, Howard Surloff joins Blockchain as the first general counsel on the company's executive team.

Business  ·  2 October 2019
News

Report: World’s Biggest Asset Manager BlackRock Exploring Bitcoin

Global investment management company BlackRock may be mulling a move into bitcoin futures, according to a report.

Business  ·  16 July 2018
Bitcoin

BlackRock: Crypto Use Could Grow As Market Matures

Investment management company BlackRock says it sees a more expansive role for cryptocurrencies and blockchain in the future.

Business  ·  27 February 2018
Bitcoin

BlackRock Strategist: There’s No ‘Right or Wrong’ Price for Bitcoin

BlackRock Chief Investment Strategist Richard Turnill says cryptocurrencies are in a bubble right now, but that blockchain technology is promising.

Markets  ·  20 October 2017