Benjamin Schiller

Ben Schiller is a senior adviser at Miden, a privacy-focused blockchain. He was a CoinDesk managing editor from 2019 to 2025, and, before that, a staff writer at Fast Company.

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News Analysis

CoinDesk Recap: Movement’s Very Bad Week

Plus: Mastercard, World, Strategy, Kraken, and Trump

Movement Labs co-founders Cooper Scanlon and Rushi Manche (Movement Labs)

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

Kevin O’Leary: ‘Crypto Will Be the 12th Sector of the Economy’

Ahead of Consensus 2025, the investor and TV personality shares his crypto portfolio strategy, why he won’t touch bitcoin ETFs, and what could unleash trillions into digital assets.

Kevin O'Leary (CoinDesk)

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

The Next Ethereum Will Come From a Dorm Room (or a College Dropout)

Many of the most successful crypto projects come from founders who don’t wait for permission from institutions, says Antonio Gomes, President of the Blockchain Education Network.

(Norbert Levajsics/Unsplash)

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

Shaw Walters: ‘We’re Going to Automate All of the Jobs’

The creator of ElizaOS, a speaker at the AI Summit at Consensus 2025, looks forward to a world where nobody is working and everybody is investing. Jeff Wilser meets him.

Shaw Walters

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Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

Trump's Crypto Sherpa Bo Hines Says Crypto Legislation on Target for Quick Completion

The head of the Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets says new laws could be set by August, and Trump's own crypto interests aren't a factor.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

WonderFi’s Dean Skurka on Bringing Users Onchain and Canada's Crypto Evolution

WonderFi's CEO, a speaker at Consensus 2025, outlines the firm’s Layer-2 ambitions, Australia expansion, regulatory hopes for Canada, and how volatility impacts the industry.

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Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

Filecoin’s Clara Tsao: Building an Open and Trusted Internet

Clara Tsao, founding officer of the Web3 storage pioneer, is a speaker with the AI Summit at Consensus 2025.

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CoinDesk News

Swiss National Bank Rejects Calls to Add Bitcoin Reserves

In comments Friday, SNB President Martin Schlegel said holding bitcoin raises liquidity and volatility risks for Switzerland.

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News Analysis

CoinDesk Weekly Recap: Finally, the Bitcoin Rally

After weeks of plateau, this week we saw an upswing in prices and a return to post-election crypto confidence. Here’s how CoinDesk reported the news that mattered.

A mesmerizing Bitcoin animation, right next to an art gallery. (Credit: Tom Carreras)

Opinion

Stablecoin Legislation Must Ensure Financial Privacy

Lawmakers designing stablecoin legislation must ensure that anti-money laundering measures don’t open the door to unfettered financial surveillance of stablecoin users, says Cato Institute’s Jennifer J. Schulp.

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