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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Circle filed a public prospectus with the SEC in one of its first steps to going public

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There was record crypto M&A activity in Q1, with more consolidation predicted

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DeFi can make markets “faster” and “more transparent,” said the CEO — but what does that mean for the dollar?

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Is the finance world becoming “more liquid”? Experts give their takes as TradFi players consider new moves

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Tech fund portfolio manager Dominic Rizzo calls stablecoins “the most obvious use case for crypto”

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Are digital assets just part of “normal” finance conversations now?

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10T Holdings’ Dan Tapiero predicts crypto listings on exchanges are a “mini step” for value moving onchain

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Experts discuss the future of crypto ETFs as Trump puts “money where his mouth is”

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Ledn CIO John Glover discusses using the Elliot Wave Theory to predict BTC price action

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Industry leaders at DAS sounded off on the SEC’s approval of solana futures ETFs and how the crypto industry could expand into futures products

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At DAS, the US president noted he’s called upon Congress to enact “simple, common-sense rules” for stablecoins and market structure

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The first sitting president to address a crypto conference says the US is positioned to “dominate crypto and the next generation of financial technologies”

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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse got a standing ovation on the DAS stage when he shared that the SEC plans to drop its appeal against Ripple

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Industry experts predict an institutional embrace of crypto, but warn of “stagnation,” bitcoin dominance and innovation slowdown

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The Digital Asset Summit will feature TradFi and government reps speaking on broader adoption and who’s buying in

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Standard Chartered’s Waqar Chaudry pointed to some initially believing that tokenized money market funds could replace stablecoins

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Investors navigating BTC face short-term unpredictability, influence from other markets

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This $1.5 trillion fund manager’s altcoin ETF proposal is one of several the SEC is weighing

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Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis re-introduced the bitcoin reserve proposal that stalled last year

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Uncertainty around the US economy’s outlook is spurring a risk-off wave