In brief
BlackRock’s CIO believes Bitcoin could replace Gold.
“I think crypto is here to stay.”
BlackRock has $7.3 trillion AUM. pic.twitter.com/q7nMFpgeVY
— Yano (@JasonYanowitz) November 20, 2020

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Blackrock CIO Rick Rieder said today on CNBC that Bitcoin could replace gold—adding that's it's "here to stay."
Bitcoin—and by some extension the wider cryptocurrency industry—has received praise from several high profile names in the traditional finance world in recent months. The likes of MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor and billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller are two of many who have become outspoken Bitcoin advocates. Now, it seems, Bitcoin has another fan.
BlackRock’s CIO believes Bitcoin could replace Gold.
“I think crypto is here to stay.”
BlackRock has $7.3 trillion AUM. pic.twitter.com/q7nMFpgeVY
— Yano (@JasonYanowitz) November 20, 2020
"I think cryptocurrency is here to stay," Rieder said, adding that “digital currency, and millennial’s receptivity of technology and cryptocurrency is real.” He also pointed out that Bitcoin is a durable mechanism that could take the place of gold in the future.
“Do I think it’s a durable mechanism, do I think it will take the place of gold to a large extent? Yeah, I do, because it’s so much more functional than passing a bar of gold around,” he said.
Rieder declared, however, that he "doesn't do a lot" of Bitcoin, and that the cryptocurrency doesn't feature heavily in his business or corporate portfolios.
BlackRock is a global investment management and technology provider. The firm offers investment solutions including portfolio construction, as well as providing iShares exchange-traded funds.
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“We see cryptocurrencies potentially becoming more widely used in the future as the markets mature,” Richard Turnill, global chief investment strategist at BlackRock, said in 2018.
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