The man who helped to define BlackRock’s cryptocurrency strategy will now spearhead the leading Ethereum (ETH) treasury company
BlackRock veteran Joseph Chalom has been appointed as the co-CEO of SharpLink, the top corporate holder of Ethereum (ETH).
Chalom will be spearheading the company alongside co-founder and co-CEO Rob Phythian.
The former BlackRock exec has stated that Ethereum (ETH) is becoming the “foundation” of global finance.
Chalom, who joined BlackRock all the way back in 2005, was responsible for developing and managing the financial behemoth’s firmwide strategy with respect to digital assets and strategic investments in fintech and data ecosystems.
In his social media post, Chalom noted that he had helped to launch the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) as well as the iShares Ethereum Trust ETF. BlackRock has also introduced BUILD, which is the leading tokenization fund.
Barron’s reported Thursday that Chalom had parted ways with BlackRock in June.
