The Latest Breaking News from BlackRock

Bond investors may be donning rose-tinted glasses regarding 2024 rate cuts, warns BlackRock. Discover if their bets are overly optimistic.

Coinbase is among the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, and Bitcoin investors are preparing for a potentially game-changing year. Meanwhile, Cathie Wood is dumping COIN shares, and analysts are calling for the stock to drop. Here's a closer look at COIN right now.

The major Wall Street regulator has reportedly instructed spot Bitcoin ETF applicants to amend their filings and use the cash creation and redemption model.

The House Judiciary Committee issued more subpoenas last week in its ongoing investigation into whether some finance companies may have violated antitrust laws through their ESG investing practices. The subpoenas include requests for information from the heads of BlackRock and State Street, specifically.

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BlackRock's decision to change Coinbase's role from a prime broker to a prime execution agent may indicate possible alterations in the perceived responsibilities of Coinbase on the investment giant's iShares Bitcoin Trust, its proposed spot Bitcoin ETF.

Bitcoin ended last week at around $41,400, recording a 5.5% loss from the previous week's closing value of around $43,800. It continued to dip Monday, reaching a weekly low of about $40,425.

ARK's latest move suggests that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission did not budge on its preferred creations and redemptions model.

BlackRock had two choices for its spot Bitcoin ETF application – give in to the SEC's preferred model or wait until the regulator approves in-kind redemption.

“As Taylor would say, haters gonna hate. You can’t please everyone,” Gray said.

The details were presented by BlackRock to the officials at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) late last month in its proposed "In-kind Redemption Prepay."