最新报道：According to Bloomberg, BlackRock, the world's largest asset management firm, has been making waves in the digital asset space and is considering listing its exchange-traded funds. Citing people familiar with the matter, Olga Kharif, senior cryptocurrency reporter at Bloomberg, wrote on Thursday that this could include tokenizing funds tied to "real-world assets," including stocks. Kharif noted that the move would be subject to "regulatory considerations." The New York-based firm offers a variety of cryptocurrency-related products, including the largest ETFs tracking Bitcoin and Ethereum, the iShares Bitcoin Trust and iShares Ethereum Trust, which have seen cumulative inflows of $55.00 billion and $12.70 billion, respectively. Both funds reached $10.00 billion in assets under management in a year or less, two of only three products to reach that milestone. Lesser known is that BlackRock also offers "thematic" funds, such as the iShares Blockchain and Tech ETF, which invest in an index of companies related to cryptocurrencies but not directly in tokens. The move comes amid a surge in interest in tokenization on Wall Street. For example, earlier this week, Fidelity quietly launched a blockchain-based version of its Treasury money market fund, now linked to the Fidelity Digital Interest Token. Meanwhile, Nasdaq is seeking approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to trade tokenized securities alongside traditional stocks. Notably, BlackRock has direct experience issuing on-chain products. The asset management firm offers the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL), which became the first tokenized fund to surpass the $1 billion mark in March and currently manages over $2 billion in assets, according to RWA.xyz. Despite a recent surge in interest, tokenized equities, including stocks and ETFs, remain a nascent market. Several major companies, including Robinhood and Kraken, offer on-chain versions of popular US stocks like TSLA and APPL. However, according to RWA, the circulating value of these assets is less than $500 million. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has repeatedly stated his prediction that all financial assets will be tokenized. The firm's cryptocurrency AUM reached $50 billion in the first quarter of 2025, with net inflows of $3 billion during the quarter. That said, Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas stated on X that while tokenization may bring some small improvements to "TradFi's back-office plumbing," he remains skeptical that the trend will significantly shift consumer appetite. He wrote, "What the hype implies is getting real investors to sell $VOO et al and buy tokens, just like ETFs steal money from [mutual funds]. I just don't get it. I don't see the added value of consumer conversion, just like I don't see DIs, and I'm absolutely right about that." Balchunas added in a follow-up comment, "I think tokenizing things for people on the chain makes sense, just like ETFs make it easier for brokers to access things on the chain. But people on the chain are such a small percentage of global funds, which is why the hype sometimes feels too heavy for the impact (at least in the medium term)."