Larry Fink

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Larry Fink is the co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager with over $11 trillion in AUM. Once skeptical of Bitcoin, Fink became one of its most powerful institutional champions, driving BlackRock's launch of the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), which became the fastest ETF to reach $50 billion in AUM in history. Fink publicly endorsed Bitcoin as a legitimate asset class and a hedge against currency debasement, calling it "digital gold."

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Role: Chairman & CEO, BlackRock
Company: BlackRock
Notable: BlackRock IBIT became fastest ETF to $50B AUM in history
Twitter: LarryFinkCEO
Known For: Led BlackRock Bitcoin ETF (IBIT), converted from Bitcoin skeptic to institutional Bitcoin champion, called Bitcoin 'digital gold'
Nationality: American
Estimated Btc: Undisclosed personal + institutional via IBIT ($50B+ AUM)
Twitter Handle: LarryFink
Estimated Holdings: Unknown; personally holds Bitcoin, exact amount not disclosed

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