Fireside Chat: Robert Mitchnick – Recorded at The Bridge

On November 6th, 2024, The Tie hosted The Bridge conference in NYC. The event brought together thought leaders from across the digital asset and institutional finance spaces, fostering meaningful dialogue about the industry's future.

We were pleased to host a fireside chat with Robert Mitchnick, Head of Digital Assets at BlackRock, moderated by Joshua Rivera, Partner & General Counsel at Blockchain Capital.

Watch the full conversation here:

In this engaging discussion, Robert Mitchnick shares BlackRock's journey from exploring "Enterprise Blockchain" in 2018 to its current focus on crypto, stablecoins, and tokenization in 2024. He dives into the transformative potential of decentralized finance (DeFi), the future of crypto regulation following a historic U.S. election, and the excitement behind BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF, IBIT.