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

US Crypto Regulation Needs a Hard Fork

These simple modifications to the SEC’s current regulatory framework for crypto asset issuance, staking, custody and trading can foster greater innovation without relying on new acts of Congress, says Willkie’s Mike Selig.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Consensus Hong Kong 2025 Coverage

Hong Kong SFC to Establish ‘Consultative Panel’ for Licensed Crypto Exchanges

Yip said the panel will include representatives from each licensed exchange and would build community transparency and shared responsibility among licensees.

Hong Kong, China Cityscape (Unsplash)

Finance

Why Web3 VCs Are Embracing Crypto+AI

Coinbase Ventures is shifting focus away from pure-play crypto investments.

(Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Opinion

The Fed’s Rate Cut Trajectory Remains Intact, Boosting the Crypto Outlook

The trend for inflation is returning back toward pre-pandemic levels of normal, giving policymakers more latitude on interest rates, says Scott Garliss.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified that a U.S. CBDC isn't in the near future, and he said the Fed wouldn't design one to spy on Americans (screen capture, Senate Banking Committee video)

Opinion

The Promise of Trustless Environmental Monitoring

A decentralized approach to gathering key climate data promises to address a key global challenge, says Evan Caron, co-founder and CIO at Montauk Climate.

(RyersonClark/Getty Images)

Opinion

The New Blockchain Trilemma Is Here, and It’s Not About Technology

The original blockchain trilemma said builders had to choose between decentralization, scalability and security. The new one is a choice between products, customers and regulatory approval, says EY’s Paul Brody.

(Shubham's Web3/Unsplash)

Opinion

Tap-to-Earn Games Are Realizing Satoshi’s Dream

Love or hate games like Hamster Kombat, they're onboarding millions of users to crypto, says Ryan Gorman.

(Hamster Combat)

Opinion

Why Tokens Will Lead the Next Wave of Financial Innovation

Crypto ETFs have been a big success this year. But the step-change innovation in crypto is tokenization, says Alex Tapscott, author of Web3: Charting the Internet’s Next Economic and Cultural Frontier.

Art installation reminiscent of digital ecosystems

Opinion

DePIN Promises Small Business Innovation in Emerging Markets

DePIN node sales are not like ICOs or even token sales. They are more like a market stall or “micro franchise programs.” DePIN networks have potential to be a prodigious driver of tech-centered economic development, says Huddle01 founder, Ayush Ranjan.

A map showing distribution of Helium nodes (DePIN Hub)

Markets

Four Reasons Ether ETFs Have Underperformed

ETH ETFs haven't gained the same traction as BTC ETFs, even seeing net outflows this week. Tom Carreras investigates why.

Ether spot ETFs to see same sources of demand as bitcoin versions but on lower scale: Bernstein. (Rob Mitchell/CoinDesk)