Blackrock

The world’s largest asset manager has created a blockchain ETF, allowing customers to have greater exposure to cryptocurrencies and blockchain-related firms. BlackRock has developed a blockchain-focused exchange-traded fund (ETF) that allows investors to gain exposure to the cryptocurrency and blockchain industries without actually owning digital assets. The iShares Blockchain and…

Admittedly I'm always on the lookout for bubbles. I grew up in the age of the dot-com bubble, graduated college into the great recession, and have followed many stock and crypto-mania cycles since. Recently, this itch had me investigating real estate. More Specifically the AirBnB Market. I guess it started…

The chief investment officer of global fixed income at Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, says bitcoin and crypto are durable assets. “I think there’s a healthy recalibration going on,” he said, noting that “if you look two to three years hence, they will be higher than today.” Blackrock’s Executive on Bitcoin and Crypto Rick Rieder…

Climate change is the newest dog whistle in the unrelenting, Republican campaign to label as “woke” all progressive causes such as gun control and sex education. Take this quiz and if you answer “yes,” you are “woke,” which is a good thing if you are a Democrat and not very…

Big names like BlackRock and Netflix respond to shareholder proposals. — Shareholders are being asked to vote on the following… Should BlackRock encourage corporate responsibility for social and environmental costs? ⚖️ BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, is being asked to adopt policies that would encourage companies to take more responsibility for their social and environmental impacts. However, BlackRock says it can’t tell company management “what to do” and that it has…

Disclaimer: I am speculating wildly about market forces. For additional context, see The Quick and Dirty GameStop NFT Stock Dividend Squeeze Thesis. BlackRock owns a proprietary asset management and analysis software they have affectionately called Aladdin — or Asset Liability and Debt and Derivatives Investment Network — and no one…

Aviva with its, Annual Letter to Company Chairpersons, means more pressure is being applied to CEOs and boards. Aviva is requiring more details and metrics on climate, biodiversity, human rights, and executive pay. …

The ripple effect of the collapse of Terra (LUNA) and its stablecoin TerraUSD (UST) on May 11 has extended widely throughout the cryptocurrency market, with projects having any form of relationship with the DeFi ecosystem seeing their prices smashed. The forced sale of Bitcoin (BTC) assets supporting a portion of…