Latest from Benjamin Schiller
CoinDesk Weekly Recap: EigenLayer, Kraken, Coinbase, AWS
Controversies, job cuts, too many lobbyists. A lot happened despite a relatively quiet week on the markets.
The Case for User-Owned AI
You self-custody your bitcoin. Why not control your AI agent too? David Minarsch says we shouldn’t be trusting important tasks to rental agents.
Friends With Benefits Grows Up
The buzzy covid-era crypto social club has launched Friends With Builders to create Web3 products with 20 infrastructure partners.
Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage
CoinDesk Announces Eric Trump as a Headline Speaker at Consensus 2025
The president’s son will discuss his mining venture American Bitcoin alongside Asher Genoot, Chief Executive Officer of Hut 8.
Criminals Are Watching the DOJ’s Crypto Shift. So Should We
Treasury’s move to shift prosecutorial resources away from crypto may please the industry. But the decision could prove harmful down the line, says Yoav Keren, CEO and Co-founder of BrandShield.
Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage
Polygon Labs’ Marc Boiron on Unifying Blockchains
Polygon Labs’ product, AggLayer, aims to fix the fragmentation that has slowed growth in assets. Afra Wang meets the man making it happen.
Market, Data Suggests Favorable Outlook for Bitcoin — CoinDesk Indices
And the tide that lifts bitcoin rarely leaves other quality projects stranded, says CoinDesk Indices Head of Product and Research Andy Baehr.
Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage
Inside ‘An Ethereum Story’: Filming Vitalik Buterin, Crypto’s Most Reluctant Star
A new documentary explores Buterin’s life, including his early days building Ethereum in Canada.
Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage
Coinbase’s Lucas Matheson on Why Canada Needs a Blockchain Strategy
Coinbase’s Canadian boss discusses how the country can create a better business environment for crypto. Matheson is a speaker at Consensus by CoinDesk in Toronto May 14-16. Interview with Afra Wang.
Luxor’s Aaron Foster on Bitcoin Mining’s Growing Sophistication
The group’s director of business development, a speaker at this year’s Consensus festival, says bitcoin miners are expanding into bitcoin pooling, hashrate hedging, AI and HPC.
