BlackRock is igniting institutional crypto revolution 📈; Western Union copies Revolut as it unveils global eSIM service 😳; SEC wins ruling allowing a lawsuit against Coinbase 👀

FinTech is Eating the World, 28 March

Hey Everyone,

Good morning & happy Friday! Today we’re looking at BlackRock which’s igniting the institutional crypto revolution (what it’s all about & what’s next + more bonus reads), Western Union that copies Revolut with a global eSIM service (the USP & where’s the money + some more reads on Revolut), and SEC that just won ruling against Coinbase (what this means & what’s next + a deep dive into Coinbase). Let’s jump straight into the interesting stuff 🌶

BlackRock is igniting institutional crypto revolution 📈

The news 🗞️ BlackRock BLK 0.00%↑, the world's largest asset manager, has recently made some big waves in the crypto space with the launch of its first tokenized fund on the Ethereum blockchain.

ICYMI: BlackRock embraces Ethereum with launch of tokenized fund 😳 [what it means & what’s next + some bonus reads on Ether and its pivotal moment]

Turns out, they were just getting started…

The BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, dubbed BUIDL, has quickly attracted over $240 million in its first week, positioning itself as a major player in the rapidly growing tokenized U.S. Treasury market 😳

Let’s take a closer look at this and what it means.