Tag: Blackrock

BlackRock’s IBIT Becomes World’s Largest Bitcoin ETF Worth $20 Billion

by Harry Choms

May 30, 2024

BlackRock's spot Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (ETF), known as the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), has ascended to the position of the world's largest Bitcoin ETF, surpassing Grayscale's Bitcoin Trust (GBTC). ...

Blackrock acquires Bayo Ogunlesi’s GIP for $12.5bn

by Ikenna Ngere

January 13, 2024

BlackRock, the biggest asset management company in the world, has said it is buying Global Infrastructure Partners, a company founded by Nigerian investment banker, Adebayo Ogunlesi, in a $12.5bn deal. ...