BlackRock is not tiptoeing into crypto anymore. It is hiring like a company that believes digital assets are moving from the fringe to the financial core.
The world’s largest asset manager just posted seven new digital asset roles across the US and Singapore, a clear signal that crypto, blockchain, and tokenization are no longer side projects. They are becoming product lines.
The openings surfaced on BlackRock’s job board and were amplified last week by Robert Mitchnick, head of digital assets at BlackRock. Six roles are based in the US, with one in Singapore. Together, they sketch out where BlackRock thinks the next phase of finance is headed.
One US role stands out. BlackRock is hiring a senior product strategist to expand its iShares digital asset ETF business, including the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), which now manages around $70 billion. This is not about keeping the lights on. The job description talks about scaling crypto ETFs across institutional and wealth channels and building “next-generation products with strong commercial appeal.”
That line matters. It signals that BlackRock is looking beyond basic crypto exposure and toward products that fit how institutions actually want to use digital assets.
The Singapore-based role goes even further. BlackRock wants a regional digital assets leader for Asia, a market where regulatory clarity is improving and institutional demand is accelerating. The role includes setting commercial targets, identifying first-mover opportunities, and building a multi-year business plan aligned with global strategy.
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In plain terms, this is execution, not experimentation.
This hiring push builds on momentum BlackRock already has. The firm’s spot Bitcoin ETF launch last year helped drive record inflows into crypto investment products and shifted institutional sentiment almost overnight. Crypto stopped looking like a side bet and started looking like infrastructure.
And ETFs are only one piece of the puzzle. CEO Larry Fink has been outspoken about tokenization, calling it a way to modernize capital markets through faster settlement, better transparency, and higher efficiency. BlackRock has already launched a tokenized fund on Ethereum and invested in infrastructure firms like Securitize to explore how public blockchains can support regulated financial products.
Taken together, the message is clear. BlackRock is building for a future where crypto is not an alternative system, but a core layer of global finance. And it is hiring accordingly.
