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BlackRock Employs Anchorage Digital Capabilities for Additional Crypto Asset Custody

The increasing demand for digital assets from retail and institutional investors pushes asset managers like BlackRock to look for enhanced crypto custody capacity – that’s where Anchorage Digital steps in.

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BlackRock Launches Bitcoin Product in Europe

BlackRock has launched its first bitcoin exchange-traded product in Europe as part of its efforts related to the desire to satisfy the demand for cryptocurrency in new markets, which has been showing recent growth.

Blockchain & Crypto

Understanding Tokenised Money Market Funds

Amid the growing interest in integrating traditional financial instruments with blockchain technology, there’s time to demystify tokenised money market funds and their role in finance. 

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Intesa Partners With BlackRock in Private Banking

Intesa Sanpaolo, the largest Italian bank, announced that it will cooperate with BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager and the leading shareholder of this financial institution.

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Larry Fink Says About Scales of Further Fed’s Monetary Easing

Blackrock chief executive officer Larry Fink said Tuesday, October 29, speaking at a CEO-studded panel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, that the Federal Reserve will not cut interest rates on the scale that markets expect, as currently embedded inflation is too high.

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BlackRock Hits $11.5 Trillion of Assets

Last quarter, BlackRock Inc. pulled a record $221 billion in total customer cash.

Science & Technology

Microsoft and BlackRock to Launch Fund for AI Infrastructure

BlackRock and Microsoft intend to launch a fund worth more than $30 billion to invest in artificial intelligence infrastructure.

Science & Technology

Google & BlackRock to Develop New Solar Capacity in Taiwan

The 1-gigawatt pipeline of a new solar facility in Taiwan, co-developed by Google and BlackRock, can boost energy capacity and cut carbon emissions amid the artificial intelligence boom.

Finance & Economics

BlackRock to Acquire Preqin Data Group for $3.2B

UK data firm Preqin will enhance BlackRock Aladdin tech business by combining data, research, and investment processes for fund managers.

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NYSE and Nasdaq to Get Competition From Texas National Stock Exchange, Backed by BlackRock and Citadel

The Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE) has reportedly secured about $120 million in funding from investors, including BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, and Citadel Securities, a market maker.

Blockchain & Crypto

BlackRock’s BUIDL Tokenized Fund Gets USDC Transfer Functionality

With the new smart contract, holders of the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) can now transfer their shares to Circle for USDC.

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BlackRock to Buy Infrastructure Firm GIP

Investment company BlackRock Inc. will become the new owner of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), which was founded and is currently headed by Adebayo Ogunlesi.

Blockchain & Crypto

Spot Bitcoin ETF Updates Deadline Set on Dec. 29

The SEC has announced a Dec. 29 update deadline for potential spot Bitcoin ETF providers that wish to receive their approvals in early January.

Blockchain & Crypto

BlackRock Pursues Ethereum ETF

BlackRock filing for Ethereum ETF that followed the recent Bitcoin ETF application sent ETH price to over $2,000.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Monzo Introduces Investments Powered by BlackRock

British banking challenger Monzo teams up with one of the world’s largest fund managers BlackRock to make investing easier and more accessible.

Blockchain & Crypto

BlackRock’s Bullish Case for Spot Bitcoin ETF, Now With Coinbase

After the SEC found flaws in the original filing, BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, refiles for a spot Bitcoin ETF approval. The US$9.09 trillion asset manager has submitted a revised application to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a spot market Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The amendments come in response to […]