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AI potential to drive crypto demand remains ‘underappreciated’: BlackRock

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BlackRock says AI agents could drive demand for stablecoins and programmable payment rails, while tokenized computing capacity could create another opportunity for digital assets.

Directly affected

  • CRCW Crypto

    Named in this report.

  • BLK BlackRock

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust

    This price moves with the crypto market

  • COIN Coinbase

    The crypto exchange moves with trading volumes

  • MSTR Strategy

    This company's value is tied to its bitcoin holdings

  • MARA MARA Holdings

    Bitcoin miners move with the bitcoin price

  • RIOT Riot Platforms

    Bitcoin miners move with the bitcoin price

  • HOOD Robinhood

    Retail trading apps move with crypto volumes

  • BST BLACKROCK SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SHS

    GA selected BST as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology, blackrock. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • SUPX SUPERX AI TECHNOLOGY LTD

    GA selected SUPX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology, ai. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • ABAT AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY

    GA selected ABAT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • ACM AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP

    GA selected ACM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
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BLK———————
IBIT———————
COIN———————
MSTR———————
MARA———————
RIOT———————
HOOD———————
BST———————
SUPX———————
ABAT———————
ACM———————

BlackRock says AI agents could drive demand for stablecoins and programmable payment rails, while tokenized computing capacity could create another opportunity for digital assets.

Source: Cointelegraph

Price since this story was published: BlackRock (BLK)

Since the first closing price after “AI potential to drive crypto demand remains ‘underappreciated’: BlackRock,” BlackRock (BLK) is +4.80%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.09% over the same days, a +4.89% difference versus the market.

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Official trades in BlackRock (BLK) around 23 Sep 2026

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Who gains and who loses around BlackRock (BLK)

Companies tied to this story

  • BLK BlackRock

    For “AI potential to drive crypto demand remains ‘underappreciated’: BlackRock,” BlackRock (BLK) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: The reported development directly names BLACKROCK INC in the headline; GA resolved that company to BLK

  • BST BlackRock Science & Technology Trust

    For “AI potential to drive crypto demand remains ‘underappreciated’: BlackRock,” BlackRock Science & Technology Trust (BST) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BST as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology, blackrock. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • SUPX SuperX AI Technology

    For “AI potential to drive crypto demand remains ‘underappreciated’: BlackRock,” SuperX AI Technology (SUPX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected SUPX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology, ai. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ABAT American Battery Technology

    For “AI potential to drive crypto demand remains ‘underappreciated’: BlackRock,” American Battery Technology (ABAT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ABAT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ACM Aecom

    In “AI potential to drive crypto demand remains ‘underappreciated’: BlackRock,” Aecom (ACM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ACM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • AOSL Alpha & Omega Semiconductor

    Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 23 Sep 2026 story “AI potential to drive crypto demand remains ‘underappreciated’: BlackRock.” Reason on file: GA selected AOSL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BBAI BigBear.ai Holdings

    In “AI potential to drive crypto demand remains ‘underappreciated’: BlackRock,” BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BBAI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: ai. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

BlackRock (BLK)

BlackRock (BLK) is the company in “AI potential to drive crypto demand remains ‘underappreciated’: BlackRock,” the 23 Sep 2026 this story story.

What ties BlackRock (BLK) to the headline is this: The reported development directly names BLACKROCK INC in the headline; GA resolved that company to BLK

BlackRock Science & Technology Trust (BST) is here too. Its reason reads: GA selected BST as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology, blackrock. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

The price range for BlackRock (BLK), and the dates in the story

BLK traded between 1040.62 and 1149.38 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 1124.68. BST traded between 47.39 and 52.10 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 47.59. SUPX traded between 6.15 and 7.09 across 10 sessions. The latest close on file is 6.72.

A simple score for BlackRock (BLK)

46 out of 100

“AI potential to drive crypto demand remains ‘underappreciated’: BlackRock” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 7 linked companies.