Blackrock CEO Larry Fink Sees A Case For Spot Ethereum ETF, But Will It Get Approval?
Blackrock chief executive Larry Fink told CNBC on 12 January that an exchange traded fund holding spot ether âmakes sense.â The remark arrived one day after eleven spot bitcoin ETFs began trading on Nasdaq, Cboe along with NYSE Arca. Fidelity, VanEck, Invesco-Galaxy, Ark-21Shares, Hashdex in addition to Grayscale each submitted Form 19b-4 filings that seek […]
Who Is Charlie Shrem?
Charlie Shrem, born 25 November 1989 in Brooklyn, New York, grew up in a Syrian-Jewish household above his parentsâ jewelry store on Kings Highway. He attended Yeshivah Flatbush, an orthodox Jewish day school, where classes began at seven thirty and ended at six. After graduation he enrolled at the City University of New York - […]
What Strategy Does and Why It Holds 581,000 Bitcoin
Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, owns 581,000 bitcoin valued at $63 billion. The figure dwarfs the $463 million the company earns each year from software licences, maintenance along with cloud subscriptions. All figures reflect market prices and filings dated 2 June 2025. Founder and chief executive Michael Saylor now calls Strategy a âbitcoin treasury company.â The phrase […]
Ethereum Smart Contracts Expose $4 Million to Theft
Thirty-four thousand two hundred active Ethereum smart contracts hold 4.4 million dollars in ether and contain code defects that allow theft. Five researchers from University College London and the National University of Singapore classified the defective contracts into three groups. Greedy contracts freeze balances forever. Prodigal contracts send ether to any caller. Suicidal contracts accept […]
Ripple Faces Class Action Lawsuit
The complaint accuses Ripple Labs of touting optimistic price forecasts, of blurring the line between corporate clients and actual XRP adoption. Lead plaintiff Bradley Coffey states that he purchased 650 XRP on 6 January 2018 at $2.60 per token. He liquidated the entire position on 18 January - receiving 1,105 USDT. The trades produced a […]