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 has covered crypto since 2013 and lives in New York.

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Opinion

SBF vs. ETF: Get Rich Quick vs. Get Rich Slowly

The FTX founder was never a man of crypto and the industry is moving on without him, says Laura Shin.

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Markets

Why Momentum Trading Works In Crypto

Crypto markets have specific characteristics that align with a strategy of riding momentum in price movements, says Todd Groth, head of research at CoinDesk Indices.

Momentum

Tech

3 Greenshoot Sectors in the Blockchain Space

From “AI x blockchain” and zero-knowledge proofs to Bitcoin ordinal projects, there are plenty of bright spots in the Web3 ecosystem, despite the market volatility and regulatory problems of the last few months, says Paul Veradittakit, managing partner at Pantera Capital.

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Opinion

Bitcoin 2008: Satoshi Nakamoto’s Busy Few Months Building the Revolutionary 'P2P Electronic Cash' Network

The Bitcoin white paper was first published 15 years ago. CoinDesk reflects on some of its earliest archival material and statements from Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto.

"Skull Of Satoshi" (VonWong Productions)

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Opinion

Ethereum Has Layer 0 Power. But It Could Still Blow It

Before it becomes foundational infrastructure for the next stage of the internet, there are three risks that the blockchain needs to avoid, says Paul Brody, head of blockchain at EY.

Projects competing to become the dominant "layer 2" network atop Ethereum are now competing to become networks of networks. (Unsplash)

Opinion

Crypto Winter Is Over

From bitcoin ETFs to institutional interest in stablecoins and tokenized securities, greenshoots are all around. But the coming prevailing narrative for crypto may be very different than during previous boom times.

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Opinion

What Will Wall Street’s Bitcoin Narrative Be?

With Bitcoin ETFs round the corner, financial institutions are gearing up to promote BTC investing. The message is likely to obscure Bitcoin’s origins but could be useful for native-crypto companies, argue Dave Birnbaum and David Waugh, from Coinbits.

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Opinion

What’s the Deal With Sam Bankman-Fried’s ‘Advice of Counsel’ Defense

And why is it causing so much controversy in court?

A sketch of Sam Bankman-Fried testifying on Oct. 26, 2023 (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Opinion

The Hamas Funding Story Is Why Crypto Is Sick of the Mainstream Media

Erroneous reports of crypto funding Hamas are yet to be corrected by the WSJ. No wonder people in the Web3 distrust the role of reporters in establishing truth in the world.

Senators Elizabeth Warren (left) and Sherrod Brown (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

U.S. Senate's Banking Chairman Says Panel to 'Crack Down' on Crypto's Terrorism Ties

Despite two forensics firms saying Hamas support via crypto may have been overstated, Sen. Sherrod Brown suggests the U.S. needs to address terrorist use of crypto.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Sherrod Brown (Getty Images)