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Larry Fink, Chairman and CEO of BlackRock, gesturing and speaking during an interview with CNBC on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 14, 2023.
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink

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  • A fake filing for a spot XRP ETF from BlackRock sent the token soaring late in the day on Monday. 
  • The filing showed up on the website that registers investment trusts in Delaware, but BlackRock didn't file it. 
  • XRP spiked as much as 13% before falling back down. 

The cryptocurrency XRP rallied as much as 13% late in the day on Monday before paring those gains after a fake filing for a spot XRP ETF surfaced.  

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A fake BlackRock crypto ETF filing sent the price of XRP soaring before crashin…