SEC filings dated June 30 show BlackRock with stakes in Marathon Digital Holdings and Riot Blockchain.
Fink said he has been asked about crypto and bitcoin in the past, but not in the last two weeks.
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.
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.
Jason Jiang helped build BlackRock and comes to Apifiny before it goes public.
BlackRock held $6.5 million in CME bitcoin futures earlier this year with an appreciation of $360,000, new SEC filings show.
The world's largest asset manager appears to be getting into the bitcoin game.
BlackRock, which has $6.84 trillion assets under management, has posted a job vacancy for a New York-based VP of blockchain.
The head of the world's largest asset manager has provided a bullish take on the world's first cryptocurrency.
Rick Rieder, CIO of Fixed Income at investment giant BlackRock, told CNBC that bitcoin and cryptocurrency are "here to stay."
As BlackRock gets appointed to oversee bailouts to companies including BlackRock, how do we make an insane moment lead to good?
After more than 25 years in traditional finance, Howard Surloff joins Blockchain as the first general counsel on the company's executive team.
Global investment management company BlackRock may be mulling a move into bitcoin futures, according to a report.
Investment management company BlackRock says it sees a more expansive role for cryptocurrencies and blockchain in the future.
BlackRock Chief Investment Strategist Richard Turnill says cryptocurrencies are in a bubble right now, but that blockchain technology is promising.