Could BlackRock Stake Their XRP ETF on Flare. Jake Claver, recorded January 2026.
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What this recording covers
Claver evaluates whether an institutional asset manager like BlackRock would deploy assets from a spot exchange-traded fund into decentralized protocols such as Flare. He states that fund managers face strict regulatory disclosure requirements in their registration filings, which prevent them from deploying fund collateral into decentralized finance protocols without explicit risk disclosures. Because these exchange-traded products represent direct holdings where fund purchasers hold a primary claim, managers cannot rehypothecate or stake underlying digital assets without formal transparency. Claver explains that regulatory compliance dictates how institutional funds manage digital custody, making unapproved on-chain deployment non-viable. Instead of utilizing decentralized protocols, institutional funds must operate through regulated prime brokers and structured institutional counterparties that adhere to formal supervisory standards.
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