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BlackRock
BlackRock is an American multinational investment company.
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“BlackRock, Inc. is an American multinational investment company.”
Named in 11 pieces
Institutional Custody & Asset Management
XRP Finally Gets Its Own Account on X
XRP picked Monday to open an X account, the same day banks and BlackRock pushed deeper into crypto.
Institutional Custody & Asset Management
BlackRock Files Third Bitcoin ETF, Still Has Just Two Coins
BlackRock filed for a third bitcoin ETF Monday, even though it still only offers bitcoin and ethereum.
Stablecoins & Payments
Jeremy Allaire Pitches Circle's Arc as Money for Machines
Circle's chief executive told a16z crypto, which led Arc's token presale, that AI will likely be the chain's main users.
CEO Changes
Ian De Bode Succeeds Nathan Allman at Ondo Finance
Ondo Finance named its president CEO in the post that announced founder Nathan Allman's death on May 25, 2026.
Exits and Removals
BlackRock's Joseph Chalom Departs for SharpLink
Joseph Chalom left a 20-year career at BlackRock on July 25, 2025 to become co-chief executive of SharpLink Gaming, a company that holds Ether as its treasury asset.
CEO Changes
SharpLink Names Joseph Chalom Co-Chief Executive Officer
SharpLink Gaming named former BlackRock executive Joseph Chalom co-chief executive officer on July 25, 2025, effective the day before, pairing him with Rob Phythian atop the company's ether treasury.
Exits and Removals
Mary-Catherine Lader Quits as Uniswap Labs' President and COO
Mary-Catherine Lader, Uniswap Labs' first chief operating officer, left the role on July 15, 2025, after four years.
Executive Hires
Aptos Labs Names Solomon Tesfaye Chief Business Officer
Solomon Tesfaye moved up from Aptos Labs' head of capital markets to chief business officer on July 10, 2025, as the network said its tokenized real-world assets had passed $540 million.
CEO Changes
Avery Ching Succeeds Mo Shaikh as Aptos Labs CEO
Aptos Labs' chief technology officer became its chief executive on Dec. 19, 2024, the day co-founder Mo Shaikh stepped down, and a crypto outlet has since pressed the case that the exit came at a convenient time.
Institutional Custody & Asset Management
Donald Verrilli Wins Grayscale's Bitcoin ETF Case
Verrilli argued Grayscale v. SEC on March 7, 2023, and spot bitcoin ETFs later drew $57.2 billion net while $27.9 billion left Grayscale's fund.
CEO Changes
Shayne Higdon Becomes the HBAR Foundation's First CEO
Hedera named Shayne Higdon first CEO of the HBAR Foundation on September 16, 2021. He left in August 2024, and the Foundation's grants, funds and on-chain activity followed a separate path.