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 ben@blockworks.co

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The “fastest-growing ETF in history” has seen net inflows on every trading day since its Jan. 11 launch

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Circle’s new smart contract to allow holders of BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund to redeem shares for its stablecoin

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GBTC’s net outflows of $17.5 million on Wednesday mark the fund’s lowest in a single day since it converted to an ETF on Jan. 11

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While the delay appears due to the fact that both the CFTC and SEC are involved, optics around the process are “rather poor,” one industry watcher says

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ProShares, Volatility Shares and Defiance have filed for funds that would seek to offer leveraged exposure to ETH via futures contract investments

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Industry giants Marathon Digital and Riot Platforms together have roughly $3 billion in combined cash and BTC on their balance sheets

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Denmark-based Northstake looks to use Dubai as “a strategic base” to survey expansion options

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The publicly traded hoarder of bitcoin could hold close to 300,000 BTC by the end of 2025, the Benchmark Company’s Mark Palmer predicts

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Bankrupt lender Genesis has “fully monetized” its nearly 36 million GBTC shares, court documents show

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Profit-taking among spot bitcoin ETF investors could contribute to a downward BTC price trend in April, one analyst notes

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The asset management giant also adds UBS Securities, Citigroup Global Markets and Citadel Securities, a Thursday regulatory filing indicates

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CEO Asher Genoot said Hut 8 is looking at ways to boost its presence in the high-performance computing and AI realms

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An unwavering bitcoin bull versus a TradFi CEO who has come around on the asset class — both have proven influential in quickening BTC adoption to different groups

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Sentence proves there is “no substitute” for acknowledging guilt and showing remorse, one defense lawyer says

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SEC has “less to look at” in considering spot ether ETFs given their similarities to the approved BTC funds, according to 21Shares’ Ophelia Snyder

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Public mining companies have been acquiring sites, refreshing machine fleets and diversifying business models in preparation for the event

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The Fidelity Ethereum Fund, like other proposed ETH ETFs, seeks to stake a portion of its assets, according to the firm’s Wednesday registration statement

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A fund by Laser Digital offers investors exposure to the Polygon network, while a new 21Shares ETP focuses on staking rewards from Toncoin

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A BTC futures fund offered by Hashdex and Tidal Investments has gotten regulatory clearance to hold bitcoin directly

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Bitcoin has “a whole new set of salespeople” after the ETF approvals, Galaxy Digital’s CEO says — though “the rest of crypto is still a regulatory tug of war”

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New separately managed account is set to hold BTC and ETH and be available for wealth managers on Eaglebrook Advisors’ platform

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The exchange said Monday it would start accepting bitcoin and ether ETN proposals on April 8 after the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority updated its stance on such securities

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The mining giant is looking to purchase machines from struggling sector companies following next month’s Bitcoin halving

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The BTC funds by BlackRock and Fidelity have both brought in net inflows during each of their first 50 days trading.