BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Plans Raise Concerns About Centralization, Notes Arthur Hayes
According to a recent Tom Bilyeu interview with Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, the possible entry of asset management behemoth BlackRock into the Bitcoin sector could reshape the leading cryptocurrency in ways that...
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While traders and investors anticipate the approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF—which BlackRock is also contending for—Hayes highlighted concerns about the large-scale influence traditional finance could exert on Bitcoin....
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