Blackrock news and trends

BlackRock and Vanguard Show the AI Edge Starts With Clean Data
Artificial Intelligence // April 29, 2026

Vanguard works with tens of thousands of financial advisors, and each one wants guidance tailored to their clients. For years, that meant human analysts working through portfolios one at a time, a model that’s hard to scale. The answer: Vanguard launched Expert Insights, a new...

BlackRock CEO Frames AI as Defining Force in Economic Growth
Artificial Intelligence // March 24, 2026

BlackRock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink released his annual letter to investors Monday (March 23), framing artificial intelligence as the most important technological development since the computer and a structural force already transforming capital markets, investment strategy, and the global competition for economic growth. Fink...

BlackRock Says AI Partnership Raises $12.5 Billion Toward $30 Billion Goal
Artificial Intelligence // January 15, 2026

BlackRock has raised $12.5 billion in its artificial intelligence partnership with Microsoft, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Jan. 15), citing commentary from the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 earnings call. The investment management firm and the tech giant joined forces in 2024 to fund data centers behind the AI...

Mastercard, BlackRock Join Middle East-Focused Blockchain Effort
Blockchain // December 18, 2025

Mastercard, BlackRock and Franklin Templeton are all players in a new blockchain adoption promotion effort. That’s according to a Thursday (Dec. 18) announcement from ADI Foundation, an Abu Dhabi-based non-profit founded with the goal of “empowering governments and institutions in emerging markets” via blockchain infrastructure. In the case of BlackRock, the...

Interviews & Exclusives
Coinbase Upbeat Despite $1.1B Loss, as Shares Sink 10%

August 09, 2022
How bad was crypto exchange Coinbase’s second quarter? Well, one of the first things CEO Brian Armstrong said was, “there’s a phrase that we say often internally at Coinbase, it’s never as good as it seems. And it’s never as bad as it seems.” So, not good. The Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange saw trading volume and […]

Quick Reads
BlackRock Intros Pair of Tokenized Money Market Offerings

August 03, 2026
BlackRock says it is expanding its cash management strategy with two new tokenized money market products. The new offerings are dubbed OnChain Shares of the BlackRock Select Treasury Based Liquidity Fund (BSTBL) and the BlackRock Daily Reinvestment Stablecoin Reserve Vehicle (BRSRV), the investment management giant said in a Monday (Aug. 3) news release. “Cash remains […]

BlackRock CEO Frames AI as Defining Force in Economic Growth

March 24, 2026
BlackRock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink released his annual letter to investors Monday (March 23), framing artificial intelligence as the most important technological development since the computer and a structural...

BlackRock Says AI Partnership Raises $12.5 Billion Toward $30 Billion Goal

January 15, 2026
BlackRock has raised $12.5 billion in its artificial intelligence partnership with Microsoft, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Jan. 15), citing commentary from the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 earnings call. The investment management firm...

Mastercard, BlackRock Join Middle East-Focused Blockchain Effort

December 18, 2025
Mastercard, BlackRock and Franklin Templeton are all players in a new blockchain adoption promotion effort. That’s according to a Thursday (Dec. 18) announcement from ADI Foundation, an Abu Dhabi-based non-profit founded with the goal of “empowering...