Larry Fink: ‘We need to be tokenizing all assets’
The asset manager is currently exploring tokenizing long-term investment products like iShares, with an eye on non-financial assets down the road.
Executives at BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager with $10 trillion in AUM, have large ambitions for its role in the swiftly growing market for tokenized and digital assets.
CEO Larry Fink told shareholders on Tuesday they can expect “exciting” announcements on how BlackRock can play a larger role in this ecosystem during the firm’s Q3 earnings call.
“It is our belief that we need to move rapidly,” he said. “Not just financial assets, but we need to be tokenizing all assets, especially
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