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

Ordinals Defy Bitcoin's Design Principles but Offer Miners Huge Post-Halving Advantages

Ordinal inscriptions and BRC-20 tokens are controversial for using up valuable space on the Bitcoin network. But, with rewards set to be cut in half, they offer a lifeline for miners as they adapt to new blockchain economics.

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Opinion

How the Halving Will Impact the Bitcoin Market

While speculators will likely position themselves in advance of the halving on April 20, long- term investors should pay minimal attention to the halving itself, and rather focus on the demand side of the market, says Torbjørn Bull Jenssen, CEO of K33, previously Arcane Crypto.

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Opinion

Crypto Does Not Have an Illicit Finance Problem, Bad Actors Do

Illicit finance in crypto is a problem, no doubt, but painting all of “crypto” as equally responsible and negligent is misguided, says Circle’s Dante Disparte. What we badly need is a new law clarifying stablecoin issuers’ obligations to stop money laundering.

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Opinion

6 Ways the Halving Will Impact Bitcoin Mining

The next Bitcoin halving, scheduled for April 20, is poised to significantly impact the mining landscape. Below Jaran Mellerud, of Hashlabs Mining, forecasts for what lies ahead.

Bitcoin miners connected to a district heating system in Finland

Consensus Magazine

Shinobi: How Covenants Help Scale Bitcoin

Bitcoin Magazine’s technical editor says it’s necessary to implement covenants - which allow joint ownership of UTXOs - if Bitcoin is to fulfill its promise of bringing financial self-sovereignty to people globally.

Bitcoin sculpture made from scrap metal outside the BitCluster mining farm in Norilsk, Russia.

Finance

Crypto Has 'Too Many Tokens' and Mergers Are Coming

M&As could give birth to tokens such as 'ShibaPepes' and 'FlokiDoges,' according to one expert.

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Opinion

Defending Goldman Sachs’ Latest Crypto Criticism

Instead of poking holes in recent anti-crypto comments made by Goldman Sachs’ CIO of Asset & Wealth Management, Noelle Acheson attempts to understand where they’re coming from, and what they suggest for our approach to crypto education.

Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani, chief investment officer of Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management.

Opinion

Cultivating Diversity, Inclusion and Humanity in the Crypto Community

As we enter another bull run, how do we make sure the crypto rocketship doesn’t become another boys’ club?

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Finance

Where BlackRock Goes, Liquidity Flows

BlackRock and Securitize’s new digital assets fund is a game-changer for tokenization and the wider regulated market, says Peter Gaffney, head of research at Security Token Advisors.

BlackRock headquarters (Shutterstock)

Markets

Are You Too Late to Crypto?

Recent price appreciation veils the far greater potential of blockchain technology.

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