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Jul 2023
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BlackRock's Larry Fink Gives a Laser-Eye...

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On Wednesday, July 5th, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink gave an interview on Fox that made clear that the Bitcoin ETF initiative was coming all the way from the top. NLW analyses the community reaction and argues that it's all even more significant than the hype suggests. 

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