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Major US Banks Top Q1 Earnings Estimates As High Interest Rates Offer Tailwinds: 'Indicators Continue To Be Favorable,' Jamie Dimon Says
Friday, April 12, 2024 - 9:17am | 896Five prominent U.S. financial institutions unveiled their first-quarter financial performance on Friday, surpassing consensus forecasts for both earnings and revenue, highlighting the favorable climate for banks amid heightened interest rates and a robust economy. Here’s a summary of the...
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Bitcoin ETFs Inflows Soar, Ethereum ETF Race Heats Up: What Does it Mean For Investors?
Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 9:35am | 627Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continued to attract significant investment on March 27, with total net inflows for Bitcoin spot ETFs reaching $243 million. This news comes as the industry gears up for the Benzinga Future of Digital Assets conference on Nov. 19 which is...
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BlackRock's Bitcoin Bet Pays Off As IBIT ETF Crushes Records, Leaves CEO Larry Fink 'Pleasantly Surprised'
Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 1:51am | 509BlackRock Inc. (NYSE:BLK) CEO Larry Fink is “surprised” with the performance of the company’s Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) focused ETF IBT (NASDAQ:IBIT). What Happened: During a conversation with Fox Business on Wednesday, Fink said “IBIT is the fastest growing ETF in the history...
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Larry Fink's BlackRock Deploys $100M Onto Ethereum's Blockchain: World's Biggest Asset Manager Has Big Plans For Crypto
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 - 9:00am | 896BlackRock Inc., the world's largest asset manager, has deployed $100 million onto Ethereum anticipating the approval of BlackRock's new Digital Liquidity Fund. CEO Larry Fink believes tokenization and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) will revolutionize finance, and many experts believe the tokenization...
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Larry Fink Warns Of US Retirement Crisis In BlackRock's Annual Letter: 'You Are On Your Own'
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 - 10:03am | 596In his influential annual letter, BlackRock Inc. (NYSE:BLK) CEO Larry Fink emphasized the urgency of addressing the “retirement crisis” looming over the global population. With medical advancements extending life expectancy, Fink argued, the strategies for retirement savings and...
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BlackRock Files For Mystery-Sized Tokenized Asset Fund After CEO Larry Fink's Thumbs Up
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 - 3:12am | 587Financial behemoth BlackRock Inc (NYSE:BLK) has submitted a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, outlining plans to create a new fund centered on tokenized assets. The firm has kept the total size of the fund under wraps. What Happened: Stationed in the British Virgin Islands and...
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Blockchain Security-Focused Token HAI Rallies 50% In A Week, Betting On Asset Tokenization: Was Larry Fink Right?
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 - 5:55am | 482Hacken (CRYPTO: HAI), a blockchain security-focused token, rallied by 50% in a week. The surge comes as the token leverages the ongoing trend of Real-World Asset (RWA) and tokenization. What Happened: The blockchain auditing firm announced its foray into RWA tokenization, enabling HAI token holders...
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Scaramucci Targets $170,000 For Bitcoin After Halving, Credits BlackRock CEO: 'Larry Did The Reversal'
Tuesday, January 30, 2024 - 6:52pm | 657Anthony Scaramucci, the founder of Skybridge Capital and former White House communication director predicted Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) could soar to $170,000 after the Bitcoin halving. Scaramucci's Price Prediction: In a conversation with Scott Melker, Scaramucci...
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The Best Bitcoin ETF Commercials: BlackRock, Ark Invest, VanEck, Grayscale Start Marketing Push
Monday, January 15, 2024 - 1:07pm | 894Several spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) ETF issuers, such as BlackRock Inc (NASDAQ: BLK), Ark Invest, VanEck and Grayscale, are launching TV commercials advertising their Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, which attracted over $4 billion in trading volume on the first...
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Floki's TokenFi Surges 33% In 7 Days Amid Slow Week For Meme Coins After BlackRock's Larry Fink Bets Big On Tokenization
Monday, January 15, 2024 - 5:59am | 728Floki's (CRYPTO: FLOKI) sister token TokenFi (CRYPTO: TOKEN) is betting heavily on tokenization.What Happened: TokenFi is up 33% in the last seven days, outperforming Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) and Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB), which gained over 2-4% during the same period. Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock,...
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Long-Dormant Ethereum Address Comes To Life After 8.5 Years Amid Growing Speculation Of ETH ETF
Monday, January 15, 2024 - 3:05am | 539An Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) address that stood inactive for eight and a half years sprang to life as it transferred 2000 ETH, worth approximately $506,140, Etherscan data confirms. What Happened: The reactivated wallet held ETH that cost between $0.42 to $1.39 back when the cryptocurrency was...
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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink: 'I'm A Big Believer,' Sees Value In Having Ethereum ETFs
Friday, January 12, 2024 - 10:18am | 491BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) CEO Larry Fink is officially a "believer" in the potential of Ether (CRYPTO: ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs). What Happened: In an interview with CNBC on Friday, Jan. 12, Fink admitted he was initially skeptical, but now embraces the idea of cryptocurrencies...
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Nikki Haley Gaining Support From Voters, Donors: Could Landing Mitt Romney's Former Senior Advisor Help Momentum?
Monday, November 20, 2023 - 7:30pm | 741Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is among the candidates vying for the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential election. While Donald Trump continues to lead the Republican competitors by a wide margin, Haley is the candidate soaring up the polls. What Happened: In the latest Morning...
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BlackRock Eyes Ether ETF, Sparks Crypto Market Surge, Investor Optimism
Thursday, November 16, 2023 - 9:49am | 457BlackRock (NYSE: BLK), the largest asset manager globally, has made a significant move in the cryptocurrency sector by filing an S-1 form with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a spot Ether (CRYPTO: ETH) exchange-traded fund (ETF). This announcement led to an immediate market...
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BlackRock's Nasdaq Filing Paves Way For New Ether ETF
Thursday, November 9, 2023 - 6:23pm | 673In a move that signals growing institutional interest in cryptocurrency, BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK), the global investment management colossus, has taken a step toward launching an Ether exchange-traded fund. The firm submitted the required 19b-4 form late Thursday afternoon ...