CEO of one of the world's largest investment companies BlackRock (the value of assets under management: $ 5.7 trillion), Larry Fink expressed the opinion that the blockbuster has a great potential, but the crypto currency is actively used for money laundering. This writes Business Insider.

In particular, Fink noted that the growth rate of bitcoin, as well as the cumulative market capitalization of the Crypto-currency, is speculative. According to him, the greatest part of the demand for crypto-active is made by the countries of Asia.

"I believe that crypto-currencies are capable of much. I see many opportunities for development, but now it's just a speculative area, "he said..

In general, the head of BlackRock is convinced that crypto-currencies are for the most part a tool for laundering large sums of money.

"It only determines how much money is laundered in the world," Fink shares his thoughts.. - How many people are trying to move currencies from one place to another ".

Nevertheless, the CEO of BlackRock is positive about the idea of ??creating a global digital currency, but prefers not to use a crypto console.

"There should be no money laundering, for fiscal bodies everything should be clear and transparent," Fink shared his thoughts on the global virtual currency.

Finally, he added that BlackRock customers do not show interest in investing in crypto-currency assets.

Earlier, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon made some big statements about bitcoin, in particular, called him "fraud". With him agreed and "Wolf with Wall Street" Jordan Belfort.

And the CEO of Morgan Stanley, James Gorman, on the contrary, took a more balanced stance, saying that bitcoin "is more than just a fad".