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BlackRock raised CEO Larry Fink’s total compensation to $37.7 million for 2025, a roughly 23% jump from the prior year, as its Bitcoin ETF quietly became one of the firm’s top revenue generators. A proxy filing showed the pay package included a $1.5 million base salary, a $10.6 million cash bonus, and roughly $24.6 million in stock awards. The stock component accounted for most of the increase, rising by about $6.5 million from 2024. Bitcoin ETF Revenue Surged in 2025 The iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) became a significant earnings driver during the year. BlackRock’s filings show the fund collected approximately $174.6 million in net sponsor fees for 2025, up from $47.5 million during its 2024 launch year. The iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA) added another $18.4 million. Combined, both crypto products generated roughly $193 million in fees. While that remains a fraction of BlackRock’s total 2025 revenue of $24.2 billion, it marked one of the fastest-growing product lines in the firm’s history. IBIT surpassed $100 billion in assets during the year, making it one of the fastest ETFs ever to reach that level. Fink has publicly stated that digital assets could become a $500 million annual revenue source for the firm within five years. “Private markets for insurance, private markets for wealth, digital assets, and active ETFs. We believe all of these could become $500 million revenue sources over the next five years,” he wrote in a recent note. Record AUM Drove the Bigger Picture Bitcoin (BTC) alone did not account for the full pay increase. BlackRock ended 2025 with a record $14 trillion in assets under management, fueled by $698 billion in full-year net inflows. The firm beat Wall Street profit estimates in Q4, posting $2.18 billion in net income excluding one-time charges. The compensation committee weighed overall…

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