No, BlackRock Didn’t File a Staked Aster ETF – CZ Calls Out the Hoax
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A fake screenshot claiming BlackRock had filed for a Staked Aster ETF spread across crypto Twitter today, picking up so much traction that multiple websites covered it.
For a moment, it looked like Aster had landed a breakthrough moment on Wall Street until it didn’t. The filing was never real, and Binance founder CZ stepped in to make sure everyone knew it.
Fake BlackRock Filing Sparks ConfusionThe image showed what looked like an official SEC Form S-1 for an “iShares Staked Aster Trust ETF.”
However, BlackRock has not filed anything related to Aster. The document doesn’t appear in the SEC’s database, and several formatting mistakes made it clear the screenshot was photoshopped.
It was also posted about by influencer @ThatMartiniGuy, who shared it thinking it was legitimate. Once the truth came out, he admitted the mistake, writing: “This unfortunately was not real… however it would have been cool.”
This unfortunately was not real as confirmed by @cz_binance however it would have been cool
I hope it happens, i like $ASTER
GOOD TIMES ARE COMING.
CZ responded directly on X.
“Fake. Even big KOLs get fooled once in a while. Aster doesn’t need these fake photoshopped pics to grow. 