Tristan Thompson on BlackRock telling him not to buy
$BTC
"I remember having a conversation with BlackRock, some people that manage my portfolio. Said, hey, guys, I wanna get some exposure to BTC. And they were like, we manage trillions of dollars in 70 countries, asset under management. We're letting none of our clients of that stature, those countries get exposure. So you don't need to worry about that."
"I said, okay, you know what? I'm gonna listen. They're the OGs. They're one of the top tier."
"Months later, I'm on social media doomscrolling, and I see Larry Fink saying, hey, we're gonna start adding BTC to our balance sheet and start accumulating. I said, oh, wow. So look what we have here."
"It just showed me that if they can't benefit from your capital, they're not gonna always have your best interest in mind. And then from that sparked a light bulb in my head. I said, okay, there's something here."
"I actually had a couple friends that were in crypto living in LA and started to ask questions. Literally got orange pilled, started understanding more about the other altcoins and staking and perp trading and the liquidity providers. Then I was like, this is the future of finance."