BlackRock, the world’s largest asset management firm, reportedly purchased $600 million worth of Bitcoin on January 22. This marks its largest acquisition of the crypto this year. The recent BTC acquisition was spotted by blockchain analytics platform Arkham Intelligence.
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Bitcoin ( BTC 1.30%) had a phenomenal year in 2024. The cryptocurrency returned 119%, easily outperforming the 23% gain in the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), which itself is commonly seen as a barometer for the overall U.S. stock market. In fact, only five stocks in the S&P 500 created more wealth than Bitcoin last year.
Bitcoin lost its bullish momentum because the new United States president, Donald Trump, did not mention crypto in his inauguration speech.
Sen. Cynthia Lummis was voted to lead a new subcommittee on digital assets. BlackRock, MARA execs lobby for crypto.
Fink was sharing the stage with Peng Xiao, the CEO of AI company G42, who interjected with “to some extent” on Fink’s contention that fear drives bitcoin. But Fink just doubled down on the idea that it was “okay” for bitcoin’s fortunes to rely on fear.
The BlackRock CEO also weighed in on AI's energy implications and crypto's role as an alternative "currency of fear."
BlackRock's ( NYSE: BLK) iShares Bitcoin Trust ( NASDAQ: IBIT) has more than doubled in value since its debut in Janaury 2024, and is up about 8% this month. BlackRock on Monday launched the ETF on Cboe Canada, expanding access to Canadian investors.
BlackRock (BLK) reported record fourth-quarter and full-year earnings results as the world’s largest asset manager continued
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Cryptocurrency fans may have gotten more than they bargained for when the president and his wife launched a pair of tokens last week.
Bitcoin adoption and usage, and you might wonder why. Bitcoin is slowly but surely becoming a preferred payment system.