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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Industry watchers weigh in on what’s coming for bitcoin, M&A and tokenization before the year wraps

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Franklin Templeton’s Innovation Head Sandy Kaul says institutions will issue stablecoins and tokenized cash offerings to stay competitive

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SEC’s anticipated generic listing standards might not come until October, person close to the filings predicts

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After its IPO, the cloud provider needed more scale before it could pursue “transformational M&A,” VanEck’s Matthew Sigel says

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Trading on OTC Markets since 2019, the Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund currently holds BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP and ADA

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A 40% allocation to crypto today is safer than a 1% allocation was in 2021, Ric Edelman argues

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As Permissionless speakers talk on-chain RWA potential, tokenized stock platform Dinari secures FINRA broker-dealer approval

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Credit infrastructure DeFi protocol Grove makes allocation into a CLO segment “ripe for movement into DeFi”

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The SEC is expected to rule on Grayscale’s proposal to convert its GDLC Fund to an ETF by July 2

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Publicly-traded, liquid securities are “low-hanging fruit” for tokenization before moving to private markets, executive says

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Bitcoin is emerging as “the new standard for long-term corporate resilience,” Swan Bitcoin CIO says

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Deribit, Crypto[dot]com to allow institutions to post BlackRock’s tokenized money market fund as collateral

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Last week’s solana ETF amendments points to “some sort of push from the SEC to get things organized,” a person familiar tells Blockworks.

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The stablecoin issuer’s successful first day of trading is likely to spur more crypto IPOs, industry watchers say

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After upping its offer multiple times, Circle is finally trading on the NYSE

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Fineqia’s Matteo Greco says Circle’s targeting a valuation in line with market expectations to avoid a post-launch drop like Coinbase

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“Retail may find it harder to latch on” to a company with less brand recognition than Coinbase, VanEck crypto research head says

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The ETF Store president Nate Geraci expects the SEC to approve spot solana ETFs — and staking within SOL and ether ETFs — in 2025

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The stablecoin issuer now plans to offer 32 million Class A common stock shares at a price of up to $28 each

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Visa executive says every financial institution should have a stablecoin strategy in 2025