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Coinbase's big election bet is about to be tested
  + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +9 min
BlackRock's ETF chief Samara Cohen told CNBC that 75% of its bitcoin buyers are crypto investors who are new to Wall Street. Grewal told CNBC that he's had "many conversations" behind closed doors with both the Trump camp as well as Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign. Fairshake, one of the top spending PACs this cycle, told CNBC it's raised around $170 million this election and disbursed approximately $135 million. Ripple's head of U.S. public policy, Lauren Belive, told CNBC at a fintech conference in Las Vegas that the company was motivated by the SEC's overreach. WATCH: Bitcoin slumps to $67,000 level on eve of U.S. election: CNBC Crypto World
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"It was for the ETF wrapper," she told CNBC on stage at the Permissionless Conference in Utah. The total market cap of all eleven spot bitcoin ETFs now tops $63 billion, with total flows of nearly $20 billion. Of the 80% of direct investors, Cohen told CNBC that 75% had never before owned an iShare, one of the best-known and largest ETF providers on the planet. "As it turns out, we have done a lot of education of crypto investors on the benefits of the ETP wrapper." Before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission green-lit spot bitcoin funds in January, investors had a few ways to buy and custody cryptocurrencies.
Persons: Samara Cohen, Cohen, Bitcoin, Coinbase, bitcoin ETPs Organizations: BlackRock, CNBC, Permissionless Conference, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission Locations: U.S, Utah, Wall
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailKamala Harris backs crypto regulatory framework in pitch to Black men: CNBC Crypto WorldCNBC Crypto World features the latest news and daily trading updates from the digital currency markets and provides viewers with a look at what's ahead with high-profile interviews, explainers, and unique stories from the ever-changing crypto industry. On today's show, CNBC's MacKenzie Sigalos speaks to Samara Cohen, chief investment officer of ETFs and Index Investments at BlackRock at Permissionless to discuss adoption of bitcoin ETFs.
Persons: Kamala Harris, explainers, CNBC's MacKenzie Sigalos, Samara Cohen Organizations: CNBC Crypto, CNBC, Investments, BlackRock Locations: Permissionless
Ether ETFs officially begin trading in the U.S.
  + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailEther ETFs officially begin trading in the U.S.Samara Cohen, BlackRock ETF & Index Investments CIO, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss whether the current ETFs are tracking Ether, any sense of the size of interest this new product can attract, and if this product will attract customers who are curious about Ether.
Persons: Samara Cohen Organizations: BlackRock, Index Locations: U.S
The long-awaited bitcoin exchange traded funds launched in January, and financial advisors are on their way – though gradually – toward adopting them, according to BlackRock's Samara Cohen. The iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) was among the funds to debut earlier this year. Responses ranged from bitcoin's notorious price volatility to the flagship cryptocurrency being too nascent to have established a significant track record. "I would call them wary … that's their job," Cohen said of the skeptical financial advisors. "This is an asset class that has had 90% price volatility at times in history, and their job is really to construct portfolios and do the risk analysis and due diligence.
Persons: BlackRock's Samara Cohen, Cohen, Organizations: Crypto, CNBC, Council Locations: Coinbase State, New York City
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