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Blackrock CEO Larry Fink Explains Why Everyone Should Consider Bitcoin in Portfolios

Larry Fink, the CEO of Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager with $10.5 trillion in assets under management, has explained why he shifted from skepticism to advocacy for bitcoin, viewing the cryptocurrency as “digital gold” and a hedge against economic instability. “I believe bitcoin is legitimate,” he emphasized, adding: “I do believe there’s a real need for everyone to look at it as one alternative.”


Larry Fink, the CEO of the world’s largest asset manager, Blackrock, which oversees trillions of dollars in investments across various asset classes globally, shared his insights about bitcoin and the role of cryptocurrencies in an interview with CNBC on Monday. Blackrock reported nearly $10.5 trillion in assets under management (AUM) in the first quarter.

Jim Cramer, host of CNBC’s Mad Money, highlighted Blackrock’s move to allow investments in BTC through a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) and the company’s consideration of an ethereum ETF. He also noted Fink’s unexpected embrace of cryptocurrency, particularly bitcoin.

“I was a skeptic. I was a proud skeptic,” Fink responded. “And I studied it, learned about it, and I came away saying: ‘Okay, you know, my opinion five years ago was wrong, here’s my opinions today. This is what I believe in today. I believe in the opportunity today.'” The Blackrock executive stressed:

No quiero decir que no haya usos indebidos, como todo lo demás, pero es un instrumento financiero legítimo que permite obtener rendimientos no correlacionados o no correlacionados», afirmó Fink.

«Sin embargo, creo que es un instrumento en el que inviertes cuando estás más asustado. Es un instrumento cuando crees que los países están degradando su moneda… con déficits excesivos. Y algunos países lo están haciendo. Creo que tenemos países donde estás asustado de tu existencia diaria. [Bitcoin] te da la oportunidad de invertir en algo que está fuera del control de tu país, entonces puedes tener más control financiero. Así que creo firmemente que el bitcoin tiene un papel que desempeñar en las carteras», opinó el Consejero Delegado de Blackrock.