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# Hot Reads: BlackRock Survey Predicts Rapid ETF Growth in Europe 

 

 

Plus, SEC’s Gensler says crypto is ‘non-compliant.’



 

 

 

 

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[By Lisa Barr](/contributors/lisa-barr)

 May 18, 2023

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[**BlackRock Spies Rapid Growth in European Retail ETF Market**](https://www.ft.com/content/8472e3cd-9f70-4917-ba71-47747c34682d) (Financial Times)

Investors between 18 and 34 may become top fund holders, survey predicts.

[**Gensler: Crypto Is ‘Non-Compliant’ by Design**](https://www.kitco.com/news/2023-05-16/SEC-s-Gensler-says-AI-will-cause-the-crisis-of-2027-and-crypto-is-non-compliant-by-design.html) (Kitco)

The SEC Chair also said in a keynote on Monday that AI will cause “the crisis of 2027 or 2032.”

[**‘SPY’ Breaks Bullishly After Biden’s Debt Ceiling Remarks**](https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/long-ideas/23/05/32452997/the-spy-breaks-bullishly-following-bidens-debt-ceiling-remarks-quick-take-technical-anal) (Benzinga)

The ETF’s rebound indicates its uptrend is intact.

[**Fed Officials Reveal Debate About Pausing Rate Hike in June**](https://www.fa-mag.com/news/fed-officials-reveal-debate-over-whether-to-pause-rate-hike-in-june-73234.html) (Financial Advisor)

Investors bet policymakers will instead choose to assess the impact of its prior increases.

[**Alphabet Adds $115B in Value After Defying AI Doubters**](https://www.advisorperspectives.com/articles/2023/05/17/alphabet-adds-ai-wittenstein) (Advisor Perspectives)

Since the company unveiled its latest AI tools last week, its stock has advanced 12%.

[**Blockchain ETF Issuers With ‘Crypto Street Cred’ May Come Out on Top**](https://blockworks.co/news/blockchain-etf-issuers-success) (Blockworks)

Yet blockchain-focused ETFs from some of the largest fund groups have few assets to show for it.

[**Playing Market Defense With High Quality ETFs**](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/17/playing-market-defense-with-high-quality-etfs.html) (CNBC)

Trying to quantify “quality.”

[**Why ETFs and Index Funds Are Good for Retirees**](https://www.morningstar.com/articles/924906/why-index-funds-and-etfs-are-good-for-retirees) (Morningstar)

Low costs and tax efficiency are pluses, but so are ease of oversight and cash flow extraction.

[**Short Sellers Up Regional Bank Bets Even as Lender Concerns Ease**](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-17/short-sellers-up-regional-bank-bets-even-as-lender-concerns-ease?srnd=etfs&leadSource=uverify%20wall) (Bloomberg)

Bets against regional banks continue to mount.



 

 

 [ Lisa Barr ](/contributors/lisa-barr) 

 

 

  Lisa Barr is a former copy editor at etf.com.   [View Bio](/contributors/lisa-barr)

 



 

 


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