Benjamin Schiller

Benjamin Schiller is CoinDesk's managing editor for features and opinion. Previously, he was editor-in-chief at BREAKER Magazine and a staff writer at Fast Company. He holds some ETH, BTC and LINK.

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Opinion

Crypto for Humans: Lessons from the Bybit Hack

The exploit showed that human failings, not technical glitches, are the most important factors in such incidents, says INSEAD's Ben Charoenwong.

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Opinion

How Funding Fragmentation Holds Ethereum Back

Blockchain-powered mechanisms like retroactive funding would incentivize building for impact and the long-term, says Meg Lister, General Manager at Gitcoin’s Grants Labs.

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Opinion

The U.S. Deserves Better Crypto ETFs. Let's Start With Solana

Limiting access to the chain that launched Trump’s memecoin is like shutting investors out from Amazon or Google during their initial offerings, says Hadley Stern, at Marinade Labs.

Solana Hacker House in Miami (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Tech

Developer Consensus May Be Converging on a Bitcoin Soft Fork Proposal: Blockspace

For the first time in more than four years, Bitcoiners are moving forward with changes to the project's underlying software, Blockspace writes.

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Coindesk News

Who Is Satoshi? Benjamin Wallace Goes Down the Rabbit Hole in New Book

“The Mysterious Mr. Nakamoto” is a thoughtful new investigation into Bitcoin’s origins.

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - SEPTEMBER 22: A statue of Satoshi Nakamoto, a presumed pseudonym used by the inventor of Bitcoin, is displayed in Graphisoft Park on September 22, 2021 in Budapest, Hungary. The statue's creators, Reka Gergely and Tamas Gilly, used anonymized facial features, as Nakamoto's true identify remains unconfirmed. (Photo by Janos Kummer/Getty Images)

News Analysis

Weekly Recap: Regulatory Wins, Market Doldrums

PLUS: World Liberty Financial’s token sale, Coinbase in India, Ripple in Dubai

Donald Trump speaking at the White House crypto summit. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Tech

How Bitdeer Is Transforming Bitcoin Mining Machines

The Singapore-based miner has big plans to shake up ASICs with a new design and a greater commitment to transparency.

Bitdeer (Credit: Bitdeer)

Opinion

The State of DAO M&A

M&A could be critical for building resilient and scalable decentralized organizations. But, after 65 deals and counting, we’re not there yet, say Joshua Tan, Jillian Grennan and Bernard Schmid.

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Opinion

No, the Stablecoin Bill Isn't Built for Billionaires

Elizabeth Warren claims that proposed stablecoin legislation gives Elon Musk a “clear runway” to control U.S. money and payments. It doesn't.

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Opinion

Stablecoins Are a Vital Innovation That Risk Being Crushed by Misguided Fear

Rather than embracing innovation, Senator Elizabeth Warren pursues legislation that would smother stablecoins in their infancy.

Elizabeth Warren