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Ben Strack
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Ben Strack
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Previously @Blockworks_. I write journalism and fiction (not at the same time). Ben_Strack on telegram. Sports are fun.
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    Ben Strack
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    Aug 4, 2022
    The world’s largest asset manager is synching its investment management platform with Coinbase Prime. More details in the latest for @blockworks blockworks.co/blackrock-to-o…
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    Ben Strack
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    Sep 15, 2025
    S-1 for a Bitwise Avalanche ETF just dropped as we're set to get some SEC decisions next month.
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    Ben Strack
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    Aug 2, 2022
    MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor to step out of CEO role and become executive chairman. The move sets him up to focus more on the company's bitcoin acquisition strategy.
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    Ben Strack
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    Aug 9, 2022
    . @coinbase's partnership with @BlackRock could be a catalyst for bitcoin’s price to rise by up to $500,000, according to Ark Invest. Details in latest for @blockworks blockworks.co/ark-invest-ana…
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    Ben Strack
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    Dec 13, 2024
    Plenty of chatter about finding out whether MicroStrategy (MSTR) will be added to the Nasdaq 100. A Nasdaq spokesperson just told me the announcement is set to go out at 8 p.m. ET tonight. Changes would go into effect on Dec. 23, the representative added.
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    Ben Strack
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    Sep 23, 2025
    “Compute is commoditized mostly. Big models are very much head-to-head. "So really the biggest differentiating factor is what data you use to train models.” — @storyprotocol CPO Andrea Muttoni
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    Ben Strack
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    Oct 29, 2025
    You may have heard about Blockworks shutting down its newsroom. I was among those affected. I’m really proud of what my colleagues and I built: a newsroom that cared deeply about high-quality journalism (and each other) as we navigated a fast-paced, complex space. I also loved
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    Ben Strack
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    Mar 20, 2025
    Not a bad time slot for my chat with @AlgoFoundation CEO @StaciW_DC ... 👀 @blockworksDAS
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    Ben Strack
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    Dec 20, 2021
    I chatted with @cryptocom CMO @skalifowitz about the company's marketing efforts in 2021 and where the firm looks to go from here. My latest for @blockworks blockworks.co/crypto-com-cmo…
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    Ben Strack
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    Oct 9, 2024
    "I would like to see a chair of the SEC who will stop lying to the American people." -Coinbase's @iampaulgrewal @Permissionless
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    Ben Strack
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    Feb 19, 2022
    “Web3 could be the biggest anti-poverty initiative in the history of the world.” -Andrew Yang, speaking at #ETHDenver
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    Ben Strack
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    Aug 11, 2022
    The world’s largest asset manager is “conducting work” on the potential of permissioned blockchains, stablecoins, cryptoassets and tokenization. Details in my latest for @blockworks blockworks.co/blackrock-laun…
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    Ben Strack
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    Feb 2, 2022
    . @MicroStrategy now holds 125,051 bitcoins. Opportunities to use its BTC to generate yield, etc., will increase as more banks enter space, according to CEO Michael @saylor. blockworks.co/michael-saylor…
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    Ben Strack
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    Jan 14, 2022
    “We think games can onboard the next 100 million, even 1 billion people into Web3.” -@amytongwu, @FTX_Official's new head of ventures, gaming, M&A and commercial initiatives My latest for @blockworks blockworks.co/ftx-launches-2…
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