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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The memecoin token frenzy suggests mid-cycle speculation, aligning with 2020-2021 patterns: 21Shares exec

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New proposals continue to move beyond filings focused on solana, XRP and litecoin

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BTC’s next major move “will likely be dictated by macroeconomic trends and could be decisive,” Bitfinex analysts said

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Bitwise general counsel Katherine Dowling said she’s not surprised the Coinbase case was “one of the first to fall”

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US crypto index ETFs — in their earliest forms — are now live

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The new offering debuts amid recent reports that stablecoins could lead to more TradFi-DeFi overlap

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The Blockchain Association’s latest letter comes with a warning to Capitol Hill lawmakers

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A bitcoin financial services company is now listed on the Nasdaq

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“Crypto prices often rally into the spring before declining into summer,” Compass Point analysts wrote

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Grayscale Investments has historically had a four-stage lifecycle for its products, but there’s an indicator this could be changing

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Even as BTC has remained range-bound in recent weeks below its peak, Coinbase’s early 2025 numbers appear to be strong

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CoinShares’ CEO noted a “significant perception gap between regulatory approval, client demand and advisers’ fiduciary concerns”

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History suggests tariff threat-fueled trade war fears often pass as quickly as they form, analyst Matt Britzman noted

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Many look to Bloomberg Intelligence analysts James Seyffart and Eric Balchunas for credibility regarding ETF approvals

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ProChain Capital’s David Tawil noted that the strategic bitcoin reserve race “is on and it is real”

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Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz shared some views at the Ondo Summit last week

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Speakers at yesterday’s Ondo Summit in Manhattan urged the industry to engage with regulators as crypto policy efforts unfold

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Quantifying such relationships is becoming more prevalent as investors seek diversification and hedging opportunities

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On yesterday’s earnings call, Strategy CEO Phong Le reiterated the company’s 21-21 plan detailed in Q3

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It’ll take time to “disentangle all these strands,” Peirce noted — ongoing litigation included