Cryptocurrency

FTX crisis bruises BlackRock, VanEck: ‘Crypto industry will need to work twice as hard to rebuild bridges’

Crypto bosses say crisis shows industry 'still has some growing up to do'

BlackRock's iShares Blockchain and Tech exchange-traded fund was down 7.3%
BlackRock's iShares Blockchain and Tech exchange-traded fund was down 7.3% Photo: Getty Images

Investors in BlackRock’s and other firms’ crypto products saw values plunge on 9 November as the embattled digital assets industry reeled afresh from a crisis engulfing crypto giant FTX.

BlackRock’s iShares Blockchain and Tech exchange-traded fund, which it launched earlier this year, was down 7.3% on 9 November for the 24 hours previous, according to its website. VanEck’s bitcoin strategy ETF was down 13% for the same period on 10 November.

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