BlackRock’s crypto chief just jumped ship for Ethereum’s second-biggest treasury company – DL News
- BlackRock’s crypto chief joins SharpLink Gaming.
- It’s the second-biggest Ethereum treasury company.
BlackRock’s head of digital assets announced Friday that he’s leaving the Wall Street giant and joining the second-biggest Ethereum treasury company, SharpLink Gaming, as CEO.
Rob Phythian, SharpLink’s current CEO, will transition to the role of president over the next quarter and remain a member of the firm’s Board of Directors.
Joseph Chalom led BlackRock’s crypto push, which included the launch of Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds, as well as the firm’s $2.4 billion Ethereum-based tokenised fund.
“Ethereum is becoming the foundation of global finance,” Chalom said in an X post announcing the move. “That’s where…
