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Finance

BlackRock Planning to Offer Crypto Trading, Sources Say

Clients would be able to trade crypto through the firm’s Aladdin investment platform, said one of the sources.

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Finance

BlackRock iShares Exec Says Firm Has ‘No Current Plans’ to Launch Crypto ETFs: Report

BlackRock iShares executive Salim Ramji said the asset manager is holding back in launching crypto ETFs due to “opaque” regulatory framework and liquidity concerns.

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Finance

BlackRock to Use Axoni Blockchain for Equity Swaps

Citi and Goldman Sachs already use Axoni’s platform.

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Markets

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.

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Markets

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.

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Finance

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.

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Markets

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

The financial services giant is monitoring regulation and development of infrastructure, among other issues.

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink

Finance

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

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

Apifiny's employees in a photo from 2020.