BlackRock met with SEC to discuss crypto staking, tokenization, and ETF rules
BlackRock has held a high-level meeting with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force to discuss key regulatory issues shaping the future of digital assets.
The meeting, outlined in a memo, focused on staking, tokenization, and crypto ETF standards—topics critical to the ongoing evolution of the cryptocurrency market.
The $10 trillion asset manager, which recently reported $32 million in Q1 revenue from its iShares Bitcoin Trust, is expanding its presence in crypto.
BlackRock disclosed in its Q1 2025 13F filing that it held $5.4 billion in Bitcoin-related equities. Most of this exposure was tied to its investments in MicroStrategy, known for aggressively accumulating Bitcoin (