{"id":32023,"date":"2023-07-06T03:58:41","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T07:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/markets\/blackrock-ceo-larry-fink-compares-bitcoin-to-digital-gold-as-etf-applications-at-sec-stack-up\/"},"modified":"2023-07-06T03:58:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T07:58:44","slug":"blackrock-ceo-larry-fink-compares-bitcoin-to-digital-gold-as-etf-applications-at-sec-stack-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=32023","title":{"rendered":"BlackRock CEO Larry Fink compares bitcoin to digital gold as ETF applications at SEC stack up"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article__body\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0002248249\">\n<div class=\"snippet__body\">\n<p>BlackRock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink has never been outright dismissive of bitcoin, but he sure sounds more enthusiastic now that his firm, and others, are seeking regulatory approval for a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was skeptical because the early users were \u2014 it was heavily used for, let\u2019s say, illicit activities,\u201d said Fink in an interview on FOX Business Network that aired Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8230;\n      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/blackrock-ceo-larry-fink-compares-bitcoin-to-digital-gold-as-etf-applications-at-sec-stack-up-395eb12?mod=markets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BlackRock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink has never been outright dismissive of bitcoin, but he sure sounds more enthusiastic now that his firm, and others, are seeking regulatory approval for a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund. \u201cI was skeptical because the early users were \u2014 it was heavily used for, let\u2019s say, illicit activities,\u201d said Fink 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