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BlackRock Launches Crypto Fund and Deposits $100 Million on Ethereum!

Wed 20 Mar 2024 ▪ 4 min of reading ▪ by Eddy S.
Getting informed Crypto regulation

The bomb has been dropped. BlackRock has just declared war on crypto critics. By launching an unprecedented digital assets fund, the investment giant is sending a stinging message. The reign of cryptos is here. Institutional investors can now throw themselves into the fray, heading into the decentralized world. Massive crypto adoption starts today.

Crypto BlackRock

The crypto fund that’s shaking Wall Street

From the first hours, crypto investors scrambled for shares of the new fund. In a strong symbolic gesture, BlackRock deposited $100 million in USDC on the Ethereum network. Astonishment in traditional circles. Indifference feigned by seasoned bitcoiners.

This major event had the impact of an unequalled bombshell. In one fell swoop, the steamroller of institutional adoption of crypto got moving. Goodbye to byzantine digressions about “the speculative bubble”. Welcome to an era of unparalleled recognition for decentralized digital assets.

Because in reality, BlackRock had simply followed the movement. Faced with the enthusiasm of its wealthy clients, it was impossible to lag behind any longer. The appetite was voracious for direct, secure, and regulated exposure to cryptos. Now satisfied by the firm’s all-in offensive.

The devastating effect for the financial dinosaurs

The shockwaves of BlackRock’s initiative will continue to grow in strength. Today, the entire traditional financial sphere is slowly imploding. A colossus with over $10 trillion in assets under management has publicly endorsed crypto by investing heavily in it.

In the face of this tidal wave, how can the outdated banks and managers maintain their anti-crypto stance? No chance. Overtaken by the insatiable appetite of their clients, they will have no choice but to submit in turn.

Institutional adoption will morph into a veritable digital gold rush. Hedge funds hungry for returns will join the fray without delay. Family offices and their billions of American dollars will dive in headfirst, forgetting the moralizing speeches of yesteryear.  

Almost overnight, the world of finance will wake up crypto-compatible, almost crypto-native. A handful of holdouts entrenched in their retrograde stance will change nothing of the inevitable. BlackRock will have unlocked the flood gates of mass adoption. Nobody will come out unscathed.

At the helm, the ubiquitous BlackRock gives the starting signal. New onramps to the crypto ecosystem will emerge in abundance. Decentralized savings products, ETFs traded on exchanges, everything will be possible for the masses. The institutional rush will in turn generate massive popular adoption. And as the first dust settles, the most astute will realize. No, BlackRock won’t just have opened the floodgates of crypto investment. The leviathan will have enabled us to step fully into the era of decentralized digital abundance. A new civilization is rising.

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Eddy S. avatar
Eddy S.

Le monde évolue et l'adaptation est la meilleure arme pour survivre dans cet univers ondoyant. Community manager crypto à la base, je m'intéresse à tout ce qui touche de près ou de loin à la blockchain et ses dérivés. Dans l'optique de partager mon expérience et de faire connaître un domaine qui me passionne, rien de mieux que de rédiger des articles informatifs et décontractés à la fois.

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