In brief
- Larry Fink said he had to “relook at [his] assumptions” about Bitcoin.
- BlackRock now manages several crypto-linked ETFs amid growing investor interest.
- Some firms, including Hargreaves Lansdown, remain wary despite offering crypto products.
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has once again reiterated cautious approval of crypto investments and walked back previous comments he made in October 2017 about Bitcoin being an “index of money laundering.”
Speaking with CBS on Sunday, Fink said that “I did say Bitcoin, because we were talking about Bitcoin then, was the domain of money launderers and thieves.”
“But you know, the markets teach you, you have to always relook at your assumptions. There is a role for crypto in the same…
Oct 13 2025
