Stefan Rust

In a landmark decision, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF), marking a pivotal moment in the history of cryptocurrencies. This move, long-awaited by the crypto community, signals a significant shift towards mainstream acceptance. It could...

Experts from Grayscale, Tether and the Chamber of Digital Commerce reached a unanimous conclusion at Benzinga's virtual Crypto & Blockchain Outlook webinar Thursday: the spot Bitcoin ETF approval has taken the cryptocurrency space from "not relevant to relevant....

Have you found yourself asking what the future of crypto and blockchain holds this year? If so, join the Benzinga Crypto and Blockchain Outlook in 2024 virtual event at 11 a.m. ET on Thursday, Jan. 25. This webinar features an impressive lineup of industry experts, each bringing unique...

In a time of record inflation in the U.S., the idea of "flat" has its appeal. According to Web3 luminaries Balaji Srinivasan, Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) CEO Brian Armstrong and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin, the flatcoin might just be the...

At the end of last week, the White House followed up on its March executive order with the "First-Ever Comprehensive Framework for Responsible Development of Digital Assets."  It was a historic moment for the U.S. crypto community, which is finally beginning to receive some...

The U.S. Treasury Department recently blacklisted the use of Tornado Cash, an open source project that allows users to hide their transactions. They claim Tornado has been used by North Korean hackers to launder over $7 billion in stolen cryptocurrency since 2019. In turn, Circle, issuers of the...

In the first half of Benzinga's latest "Moon or Bust" crypto livestream, co-hosts Ryan McNamara and Logan Ross interviewed Stefan Rust, founder of Truflation, a company using blockchain technology to make accurate inflation data more accessible to the masses. Rust is a multilingual...

Truflation launched Dashboard 2.0 on June 6, expanding the index from the conventional six CPI categories to a dozen. What Happened: Truflation, a leading independent inflation index, launched Dashboard 2.0, updating the allocation and significance of data categories, while...