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BlackRock's Fees 'Very Compelling,' Head of Digital Assets Says

BlackRock Head of Digital Assets Robert Mitchnick joins "First Mover" to discuss the competition among spot bitcoin ETF issuers in the U.S. "Fees are just one part of the story," Mitchnick said. "But we certainly feel like our fees today[...]are very compelling."

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How Will BlackRock Remain Competitive?

BlackRock Head of Digital Assets Robert Mitchnick joins "First Mover" to discuss the asset manager's journey to an approved spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). Plus, insights on the fee war and how the firm plans to stand out from the other issuers of the product in the U.S.

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BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Hits $1B AUM in One Week

IBIT’s holdings consist of 99% bitcoin, and nearly $60,000 in fiat, data shows.

BlackRock's corporate office in New York, New York. (Jim.henderson/Wikimedia Commons)

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Bitcoin ETF Net Inflows Near $1B After Three Days

Total assets grew even as Grayscale's GBTC saw sizable outflows as investors cash in following its conversion to a spot ETF.

Bitcoin ETF net inflows approach $1B (Shutterstock)

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BlackRock Wants to Follow Bitcoin ETF With an Ethereum ETF. Marketing It Might Not Be So Simple

Larry Fink has been talking up a spot ether ETF, but index provider CF Benchmarks sees a conundrum when it comes to selling that product.

Larry Fink (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

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Spot Bitcoin ETF Fee War Continues; BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Backs Ether ETF

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines shaping the crypto industry, including the ongoing fee war between spot bitcoin ETF issuers. Plus, the latest on crypto asset manager CoinShares (CS) exercising its option to buy Valkyrie Investments' ETF unit. And, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink backed the notion of an ether (ETH) exchange-traded fund a day after the much-anticipated bitcoin ETF went live.

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Bitwise, Fidelity See Biggest Bitcoin ETF Inflow, Grayscale Loses Only $95M in Early Tally

BlackRock's IBIT saw the third-biggest inflow, though the data might be incomplete, analysts pointed out.

(Noah Silliman/Unsplash)

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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Backs Ether ETF

The asset management giant may now be looking to list an equivalent product for ether, the native token of the Ethereum blockchain, as part of its ongoing journey toward tokenization.

Larry Fink (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

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BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Could Attract a Record $3B Inflow in First Trading Day: CF Benchmarks

The fund saw about $400 million of inflows within 30 minutes of its trading debut, CF Benchmarks said.

(Jim Henderson, modified by CoinDesk)

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Grayscale Claims Bragging Rights for First Spot Bitcoin ETF to Begin Trading

Grayscale's conversion of its $27 billion bitcoin trust into an ETF was finally approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday

Grayscale ad in NYC (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)