Former BlackRock Exec Reveals Ethereum's Future Outlook! with Joseph Chalom

March 30, 2026

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Joseph Chalom, former managing director at BlackRock and now CEO of SharpLink—an institutional Ethereum treasury platform—discusses his career trajectory, BlackRock's entry into digital assets, and Ethereum's role in transforming finance. Drawing from two decades at BlackRock and hands-on experience with blockchain, he emphasizes client-driven demand, Ethereum's technical maturity, and practical strategies for making ETH productive amid market cycles.

BlackRock's Path to Crypto and Tokenization

Chalom joined BlackRock in 2005, contributing to scaling its Aladdin fintech platform as chief operating officer in fixed income. By 2018-2019, he inherited a small blockchain team and conducted over 200 ecosystem meetings to identify a "benevolent role" for a trusted asset manager. Institutions sought Bitcoin and ETH exposure but lacked spot access, pouring billions into crypto venture capital as a proxy—which underperformed direct holdings.

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What you'll learn

1 (03:26) **Joseph Chalom Introduction** - Host introduces former BlackRock exec and Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom
2 (04:13) **Career Path to BlackRock** - Chalom shares journey from DC, law school, to BlackRock in 2005
3 (07:06) **Discovery of Blockchain at BlackRock** - Inherited one-person blockchain team in 2018-2019
4 (08:35) **BlackRock's Crypto Demand Insight** - Clients demanded BTC/ETH exposure via proxies like VC before spot ETFs
5 (10:08) **BlackRock's Three Pillars Strategy** - Stablecoins (USDC Treasury), crypto exposure (Coinbase integration, ETFs), tokenization (BUIDL fund)
6 (12:52) **Future of Tokenization** - All assets will tokenize on blockchain like Ethereum for 24/7 trading, composability, instant settlement
7 (14:26) **Why Ethereum Over Other Chains** - 10-year uptime, decentralization, 1M+ validators, developer ecosystem, institutional trust

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Show Notes

Joseph Chalom, CEO of SharpLink, joined me to discuss the company’s Ethereum treasury strategy and the future of ETH.
Topics:
- BlackRock's Digital Asset adoption
- Sharplink's Ethereum Treasury
- Ethereum adoption by TradFi
- Tokenization market
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⏰ Time Stamps ⏰
00:00 Intro
03:12 Joseph's background
06:06 BlackRock's Crypto adoption
08:51 BlackRock Tokenization
15:28 Ethereum adoption
17:33 Sharplink revenue
23:25 Longterm ETH Strategy
29:25 Eth layer 2s
30:38 Clarity Act impact
38:39 Vitalik Buterin Layer 2s
42:33 Crypto bear market
50:30 Wrap up questions
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