New research from the world’s largest asset manager argues that Bitcoin offers unique benefits as a portfolio diversifier while sharing a similar risk profile to S&P 500 juggernauts like Google, Amazon,

Going beyond that would sharply increase bitcoin’s share of the overall portfolio risk,” the report said. When considering Bitcoin, BlackRock suggests that in

BlackRock recommends that interested investors consider allocating as much as 2% of their portfolio to bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency, the giant asset manager said in a report on Thursday.