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Former BlackRock Insider Foresees Bitcoin ETF Green Light By SEC Within Months
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 - 3:10pm | 696Steven Schoenfield, former managing director at BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) and current CEO of MarketVector Indexes, anticipates the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will greenlight a Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) spot ETF within "three to six months." This prediction was shared...
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Galaxy CEO Mike Novogratz Says Bitcoin ETF Approval Is A Matter Of 'When, Not If'
Tuesday, August 8, 2023 - 3:00pm | 707Galaxy Digital Holdings (OTC: BRPHF) CEO Mike Novogratz says the approval of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) ETFs by the Securities and Exchange Commission is imminent. Speaking during an earnings call on Tuesday, he drew insights from "contacts" within BlackRock (NYSE...
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Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz Calls For Global Trust In Bitcoin 'Without A Gun To Their Head'
Tuesday, August 1, 2023 - 4:49am | 412According to Mike Novogratz, CEO of Galaxy, the value of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) comes from the belief of its users, including people like BlackRock’s Larry Fink, Business Insider reports. He stated, “180 million people around the world, without a gun to their head, take their hard-earned...
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Jim Cramer Weighs In On Cathie Wood's And Larry Fink's Portfolio: 'Don't Want Your Nest Egg To Be Concentrated'
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 - 4:00am | 453In a recent discussion, CNBC‘s Jim Cramer emphasized the importance of portfolio diversification, drawing comparisons between the investment strategies of ARK’s Cathie Wood and BlackRock’s Larry Fink, CNBC reports. "What we don't want is your nest egg to be concentrated in just a...
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BlackRock Called Out For 'ESG Facade' After Naming Saudi Aramco Chief To Board
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 - 3:19am | 559BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK), the world's biggest asset manager, named Saudi Aramco Chairman and CEO Amin Nasser, as an independent director to its board. The move raised several eyebrows across corporate and social media circles. What Happened: Conservative news outlet...
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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Reveals Stunning Demand For Bitcoin, Ethereum Among Gold Investors: 'We're Seeing More And More Interest'
Monday, July 17, 2023 - 12:25am | 492BlackRock (NASDAQ:BLK) CEO Larry Fink on Saturday expressed optimism about the growing demand for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) among gold investors. What Happened: During an interview on CNBC, Fink said that an increasing number of gold investors enquired about the role of...
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Crypto Set To Outshine Global Currencies, BlackRock CEO Predicts
Friday, July 14, 2023 - 12:00pm | 467Characterizing cryptocurrencies as a "global asset" that possesses a "distinctive value compared to other asset classes," BlackRock Inc (NYSE: BLK) CEO Larry Fink expressed on Friday his belief that cryptocurrency will surpass international...
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If You Invested $100 In Bitcoin When BlackRock's Larry Fink Called It 'An Index Of Money Laundering' Here's How Much You'd Have Now
Thursday, July 6, 2023 - 2:07am | 514BlackRock Inc (NYSE:BLK) CEO Larry Fink’s in 2017 called Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), an “index of money laundering." However, perceptions have changed since then. What Happened: Fink during an interview with Fox Business on Wednesday emphasized the role of cryptocurrency as “...
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BlackRock CEO Says Bitcoin Is 'An International Asset': A 'Fink Pump' Incoming?
Wednesday, July 5, 2023 - 11:31pm | 633Larry Fink, the CEO of BlackRock Inc (NYSE:BLK), has expressed support for cryptocurrencies while discussing the asset management firm’s application to list a spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF). What Happened: During an interview with Fox Business on Wednesday, Fink...
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Elon Musk May See An Existential Threat, But BlackRock's Larry Fink Says AI Can Bring Down Inflation
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 - 9:21pm | 697BlackRock Inc (NYSE:BLK) CEO Larry Fink reportedly said artificial intelligence has great potential to increase productivity and can ultimately be the technology that can control price rises. Attributing the collapse of productivity as a major reason for sticky inflation, Fink said at the BlackRock...
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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink: Expect 'Stickier' Inflation, And Brace For Fragmentation
Friday, April 14, 2023 - 11:41am | 524BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) CEO Larry Fink says interest rates are going to remain high, despite signs the Federal Reserve's aggressive response to high inflation is starting to take effect. The top asset manager told CNBC on Friday that inflation is "going to be stickier for longer," and...
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US Is Lagging Behind In Innovation, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Slams In Investor Letter
Friday, March 17, 2023 - 11:55am | 376BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) chair and CEO Larry Fink says developed markets like the U.S. are lagging behind in innovation, leaving payment costs much higher. Here's what he said in his annual letter to investors: "In many emerging markets – like India, Brazil and parts of Africa –...
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BlackRock CEO Says FTX's Token Caused Its Collapse, But The Technology Is Still Cutting Edge
Thursday, December 1, 2022 - 1:34pm | 619Asset management company BlackRock Inc.'s (NYSE: BLK) CEO Larry Fink asserted that FTX's collapse was caused by the creation of its own centralized (CRYPTO: FTT) token, which went against the "whole foundation of what crypto is." The $8 billion investment firm...
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BlackRock's Eco-Friendly Stance Upsets Republicans, $1B Pulled In ESG Protest: Report
Monday, October 10, 2022 - 9:28am | 439BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK), the world’s biggest asset manager, is reportedly facing a backlash over its environmental, social and governance, or ESG, initiatives. What Happened: Republican-ruled U.S. states have withdrawn more than $1 billion in assets held with BlackRock due to their...
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After A Lackluster Debut Of Its First Crypto ETF, BlackRock Plans Another One
Friday, September 30, 2022 - 11:27am | 557Months after introducing a cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund that has so far failed to attract investors, BlackRock Inc (NYSE: BLK), one of the largest exchange-traded fund issuers in the world has filed for a new metaverse product. According to a filing on Thursday, BlackRock plans to...