Ben Strack

Ben Strack

Ben Strack is a senior reporter covering macro and crypto-native funds, financial advisors, structured products, and the integration of digital assets and DeFi into traditional finance. Prior to joining Blockworks, he covered the asset management industry for Fund Intelligence and was a reporter and editor for various local newspapers on Long Island. He graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in journalism. Contact Ben via email at [email protected]
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Trump announced Sunday his pick for executive director of the Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets

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Dan Weiskopf notes the “crazy opportunity” for BLOK investors that’s set to come as more pure-play crypto companies go public

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One research associate is potentially eyeing February or March for ETH to hit a new high

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Exodus considers itself “a pure-play crypto company” at a time when more investors seek exposure

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Trump’s latest industry rendezvous featured a conversation with Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek

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With more companies holding BTC, bitcoin yielding strategies could become “a new corporate finance norm,” CoinShares posed

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In case you missed it, Grayscale’s former CEO wants to help shape the tokenization segment

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A Nasdaq spokesperson told me changes to the index would be announced tonight at 8 pm ET

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Michael Sonnenshein thinks bringing RWAs onchain “is one of the most exciting frontiers in the broader blockchain and digital assets space”

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Bitwise execs predicted Tuesday that bitcoin ETFs will attract more flows next year than they did in 2024

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Some have called Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw even more anti-crypto than Gensler

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Microsoft’s board of directors were asked to assess whether holding BTC on the company’s balance sheet would benefit shareholders long-term

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Such raises reflect mining firms capitalizing on growing bullish sentiment around bitcoin among institutional investors, says Nishant Sharma

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Rob Witoff is named Coinbase’s head of platform after leaving the company to start a cold storage company

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“Law-abiding American businesses should be able to access banking services without government interference,” Coinbase’s Paul Grewal said on X

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More momentum could drive BTC past the six-figure price mark — albeit not without volatility

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The company did about 2.5 times the amount of crypto-backed collateral financing in November compared to the rest of 2024, exec says

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Brian Armstrong called out the hire of Gurbir Grewal, who had been the SEC’s enforcement division director since 2021

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Strategies consider price momentum in an effort to boost risk-adjusted returns while reducing downside risk

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BTC’s 46% average returns last month was the asset’s best November performance since 2020