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Bitcoin traded near $62,500 on July 15 after BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said he is no longer concerned about excessive leverage in crypto markets.
Fink, speaking in a CNBC interview, dismissed broad concerns about leverage across global markets, noting there is far less systemic risk compared with the 2008-2009 financial crisis, according to a transcript of the remarks. He acknowledged previous pockets of concern in cryptocurrency markets but said those risks have receded.
The comments carry weight given BlackRock's position as the world's largest asset manager, with $11.5 trillion in assets under management. The firm's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) is one of the largest spot Bitcoin ETFs, holding billions of dollars in the digital asset. Fink's assessment that leverage risks have eased could remove a key barrier for institutional allocators who had cited market structure concerns as a reason to stay on the sidelines.
If Fink's confidence triggers a wave of institutional inflows, Bitcoin could test resistance near $65,000 in the near term, while support sits around $60,000. The cryptocurrency has declined from its October 2025 peak, and the current price range represents a significant pullback from those highs.
BlackRock itself has demonstrated how technology can drive efficiency, Fink noted during the interview. The firm added $1 trillion in assets under management while keeping headcount unchanged, using artificial intelligence to accelerate code writing and process more trades. The CEO's broader market outlook was "very bullish" over the next 12 months, citing a technological revolution driven by AI that is improving corporate margins. He pointed to BlackRock's own 260-basis-point margin increase over the past year as evidence.
Fink expressed concern about America's infrastructure readiness for the AI era, warning that the U.S. is not investing fast enough in power grids and energy supply to meet surging demand from data centers. He contrasted U.S. delays with China's aggressive buildout of approximately 100 gigawatts each of nuclear and solar capacity.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.
