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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Opinion

5 Ways the SEC Can Embrace Innovation

Tuongvy Le, a former senior SEC attorney, lays out an agenda for the world’s most important regulator to stay ahead of the competition. One approach: adopting blockchain tech.

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Opinion

Is ETH Still Special?

Andy Baehr, Head of Product at CoinDesk Indices, says ETH has yet to find a “growth story” this cycle. Among the CoinDesk 20, it sits in 16th place YTD.

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News Analysis

CoinDesk Weekly Recap: EigenLayer, Kraken, Coinbase, AWS

Controversies, job cuts, too many lobbyists. A lot happened despite a relatively quiet week on the markets.

CoinDesk

Opinion

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.

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Tech

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.

FWB CEO Greg Bresnitz

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.

CoinDesk

Opinion

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.

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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.

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Opinion

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.

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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.

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