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Home»ADOPTION NEWS»BlackRock’s Robert Mitchnick says there won’t be a ‘long list of crypto ETFs’
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BlackRock’s Robert Mitchnick says there won’t be a ‘long list of crypto ETFs’

By Crypto FlexsJuly 26, 20244 Mins Read
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Robert Mitchnick, head of digital assets at BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, said that despite the launch of spot trading, Ethereum Ethereum

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This week’s ETF is unlikely to open the door to funds that track other crypto assets, such as Solana’s SOL or Polygon’s MATIC. Bitcoin Bitcoin

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Conference 2024.

“I don’t think we’re going to see a long list of crypto ETFs,” Mitchnick said in a conversation with Bloomberg Intelligence ETF analyst James Seyffart. “If you think about bitcoin, it’s about 55% of the market cap today. ETH is 18%. The next most investable asset is about 3%. That’s not even close to the threshold or the maturity or the liquidity or whatever.”

Nonetheless, it is becoming “more and more clear” that cryptocurrencies as an asset class are “not going away” and there are likely to be future opportunities for companies like BlackRock to become more involved in the market, as is rival VanEck. First company to file for Solana ETF launchSome experts I think it is unlikely For approval.

Spot ETH exchange-traded funds have only attracted about 20% to 25% of the inflows, and the 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs trading today have largely lived up to expectations. Bitcoin ETFs have been a breakout success. In particular, BlackRock’s IBIT Trust is the second-best performing ETF this year, behind funds tracking the S&P 500. The product has also accounted for more than 20% of BlackRock’s flows this year, and has only had one negative day so far.

“We don’t see Bitcoin and ETH as competitors,” Michnick said. “Bitcoin is trying to be a global currency alternative, a potential global payment system,” he said, while Ethereum is better thought of as a technology platform for building new applications. “So it’s really more of a complement than a replacement.”

Michnick added that while there is “not complete clarity” from regulators, the SEC has made it clear that it wants to draw a line somewhere. For example, Michnick said: SEC is unlikely Approves a spot Ethereum ETF with a staking component.

BlackRock is widely credited with reviving interest in a spot Bitcoin ETF when it filed to launch a product in June 2023. The SEC has been reluctant to approve such investment products for more than a decade, often citing concerns about market manipulation and surveillance. The iShares Bitcoin ETF application changes the game by including a market observation agreement that addresses these risks.

Bitcoin’s Value Proposition

Mitchnick said the typical investor investing in BlackRock’s IBIT trust typically allocates 2% to 3% of their funds, and there is room for growth. He added that bitcoin is a fundamentally different type of asset class than “stocks, bonds or other traditional assets” and has a fundamentally different value proposition that the firm’s client base “from retail to ultra-high net worth” is only just beginning to realize. “Our clients continue to be more and more interested.”

Michnik, sometimes called “the guy who made BlackRock CEO Larry Fink ‘the orange pill,’” is particularly vocal about the interest of wealth advisors and institutions, who make up only a “small fraction” of IBIT investors today. “It’s a much longer journey,” he said. “It’s still early days.”

He said, “We’re starting to see this shift where people are looking at Bitcoin as a potential safe haven asset,” and downplayed the “expert opinion” of Bitcoin users who describe Bitcoin as a “risk asset,” a definition he called “fundamentally inaccurate” and “hugely unhelpful” when looking at the cryptocurrency in the longer term.

“It’s a risky asset in and of itself, right? But the risk is related to uncertainty about future adoption, regulation, and the development of a very nascent ecosystem,” Michnick said. “Those are very different from all the fears and risks of a banking crisis, geopolitical turmoil, inflation, deficits, debt, currency devaluation, all the fears and risks that exist in the TradFi world.”


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© 2023 The Block. All rights reserved. This article is provided for informational purposes only. It is not provided or intended to be legal, tax, investment, financial or other advice.

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