Larry Fink, the anti-bitcoin CEO of BlackRock (world’s largest asset manager controlling $6.29 trillion), promoted senior managing director Mark Wiedman to oversee all of the firm’s international operations. Like his boss,…
Continue ReadingShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees has said that the growing debt of the US, which hovers at around $21.7 trillion as of November, will inevitably cause a big spike in crypto.…
Continue ReadingThe CEO of Revolut has claimed that large institutional clients, which are often cited as the drivers of the next crypto bull run, have shown very little interest in investing in…
Continue ReadingAlthough relative non-action in crypto markets has continued, with prices stagnating en-masse, prominent institutions, such as Goldman Sachs and Tiger Global, still seem ready to pounce on what this nascent…
Continue ReadingBlackRock — the world’s largest asset manager and ETF provider — has slowly been warming to crypto, but will not launch a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) until the industry becomes “legitimate,” said…
Continue ReadingCoinbase has thrown its hat in the ring to launch a cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund (ETF) and has approached BlackRock for help, according to unnamed sources interviewed by Business Insider. BlackRock,…
Continue ReadingArthur Hayes, the CEO of BitMEX, predicted that once summer comes to a close, as it is now, the crypto market would see a resurgence in activity. So far, it…
Continue ReadingSan Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is reportedly considering adding a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) to its arsenal, and has been in talks with the world’s largest global investment management firm, BlackRock…
Continue ReadingInterdealer broker TP Icap, one of the world’s largest institutions within the financial, energy, and commodities markets, is about to approach virtual currencies. It has set up a working group for the…
Continue ReadingKen Griffin, a billionaire hedge fund manager at Citadel, has said that not a single portfolio manager he knows is interested in the crypto market. At the Delivering Alpha Conference…
Continue ReadingCrypto investment fund Grayscale has revealed it received record-breaking inflows of money during the first six months of 2018 even though the price of Bitcoin crashed from $20,000 to $7,000.…
Continue ReadingGrayscale Investments, the fund provider behind the Bitcoin Investment Trust (OTC: GBTC), said that it is onboarding nearly $10 million in new investments every week, and the majority of that…
Continue ReadingOn Monday, NewsBTC reported that a prominent investment management firm has recently assembled a team to investigate the industry and may offer crypto services in the future. However, the situation…
Continue ReadingFN: BlackRock Eyes Bitcoin Futures, Market Reacts to Increased Institutional Interest The world’s largest exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider BlackRock announced the formation of a working group to assess potential involvement in Bitcoin(BTC), Financial…
Continue ReadingSix months after its chief executive lambasted bitcoin as an “index of money laundering,” BlackRock — the world’s largest exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider — has set up a working group…
Continue ReadingGlobal investment management company BlackRock may be mulling a move into bitcoin futures, according to a report. This article is originally written and posted on https://www.coindesk.com/report-worlds-biggest-asset-manager-blackrock-exploring-bitcoin/. Visit https://www.coindesk.com/ today for all…
Continue ReadingCrypto markets are currently on a roll with Bitcoin spiking over 4% in a couple of hours. This may well be tied in to the news that multi-trillion dollar asset…
Continue ReadingIndustry professionals and CEOs of blockchain companies are clamouring for regulators to clarify the legal status of cryptocurrencies to open up innovation and help ‘smart money’ to move into the…
Continue ReadingA professional investor, who has worked at BlackRock, explained the main reasons why institutional investors are watching the crypto market but not yet getting involved. Speaking in London Tech Week…
Continue ReadingGlobal investment management company BlackRock says it envisions a more pervasive role for cryptocurrencies in the future, and that blockchain has promise but it is not without obstacles. The positive,…
Continue ReadingAdvertisement Get Trading Recommendations and Read Analysis on Hacked.com for just $39 per month. Two senior portfolio managers have tendered their resignations at BlackRock ahead of launching a cryptocurrency hedge…
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