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Why BlackRock’s Larry Fink Believes “Everyone” Should Take Another Look at Bitcoin
Why BlackRock’s Larry Fink Believes “Everyone” Should Take Another Look at Bitcoin
BlackRock Inc (NYSE:Black) CEO Larry Fink was skeptical about the prospects of Bitcoin (CRYPTOCURRENCY: BTC) for years, but he remained open-minded and eventually came to believe that it was a legitimate financial tool. He now considers himself a “great believer”.
What to know: On CNBC’s “Squawk On The Street” on Monday, Fink admitted that he had been skeptical of bitcoin for years, but after studying and learning about it, he recognized that his previous opinion was wrong.
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Fink now considers bitcoin a legitimate financial instrument that offers potentially uncorrelated returns.
iShares Bitcoin Trust (NASDAQ:I BITE) has grown to become the largest bitcoin ETF in sight, raising more than $18 billion since its launch in January.
BlackRock CEO told CNBC that bitcoin is a financial instrument that may get more attention when investors are “scared.” Political uncertainty and rising government debt are some of the reasons investors may want to consider bitcoin, he said, calling it “digital gold.”
“I think there’s a real need for everyone to look at this,” Fink said. “I’m a big believer that there’s a role for bitcoin in portfolios… I think there’s a huge industrial use case for it, and I think a lot of people are overlooking that.”
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BlackRock’s IBIT has skyrocketed in popularity, likely due to its lower fees compared to competitors and the fact that BlackRock is the world’s largest money manager. The firm has also filed to potentially launch an ETF for Ethereum (CRYPTOCURRENCY: ETH), the world’s second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, after bitcoin.
On a publish on X after the appearance of Fink, senior ETF analyst at Bloomberg Eric Balchunas noted the potential impact of Fink giving “full endorsements to bitcoin as a legitimate asset class.”
“The purchase of BlackRock — as well as other traditional firms like Fidelity — gives baby boomer advisors comfort and coverage to allocate,” Balchunas said, adding that he believes betting against the success of spot bitcoin ETFs is “idiotic.”
$BTC Price Action: Bitcoin is up about 5.9% over a 24-hour period, hovering around $63,782 at press time, according to Benzinga Pro.
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The digital asset fell 2.4% on Wednesday, following a Fed-fueled surge in an index of megacap tech stocks Magnificent Seven by one of the largest margins in 2024. The token retreated further on Thursday, changing hands at $63,750 as of 6:10 a.m. in London.
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came back with a vengeance this year when former President Donald Trump Cryptocurrency boosts US presidential election in November with ‘revolutionary’ plan.
The price of bitcoin has surged to more than its all-time high in recent months, surpassing $70,000 per bitcoin and triggering a wave of mega-optimistic predictions about the price of bitcointhough it fell again this week, falling below $65,000 after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady.
Now, as Elon Musk suddenly breaks his silence on bitcoin and cryptocurrenciesBillionaire investor Mark Cuban called a California plan to digitize 42 million car titles using blockchain an “incredible step forward” and “huge” for cryptocurrencies.
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Mark Cuban, famous Shark Tank investor and billionaire owner of the NBA team Dallas Mavericks, has… [+] called a cryptocurrency update “amazing” amid bitcoin’s price slump.
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The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has digitized 42 million car titles using blockchain, it was reported by Reuters, through technology company Oxhead Alpha on the Avalanche blockchain and designed to detect fraud and facilitate the securities transfer process.
“This is an incredible development for crypto,” Cuban, best known as an investor on TV’s Shark Tank and owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA team, posted on X, joking that U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler could sue the state as part of his hostility toward cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.
“The reason this is huge for crypto is because people who hold the tokens will have an app with an Avalanche wallet,” Cuban said. “Tens of millions of Californians having and using a crypto wallet in the next five years, or however long it takes, normalizes the use of wallets and crypto.”
John Wu, president of Avalanche developer Ava Labs, told Reuters that California’s DMV is “creating a wallet that you can download on your phone.”
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Bitcoin’s price has rallied this year, triggering a wave of bullish bitcoin price predictions from… [+] people like billionaire Mark Cuban.
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Last month, Cuban predicted that if the US dollar falls as the global reserve currency, bitcoin could become “a global ‘safe haven’” and a “global currency.” potentially sending the price of bitcoin to a much higher level.
According to Cuban, bitcoin could become what its most ardent supporters “envision” — a means “of protecting our economies… This is already happening in countries facing hyperinflation.”
The price of bitcoin has skyrocketed over the past year, largely due to the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, leading a bitcoin attack on Wall Street.
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