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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Policy

As Crypto Summit Nears, White House Maintains Special Status for Bitcoin

The approach to the newly announced bitcoin reserve grants that BTC deserves special treatment among digital assets, a White House official said.

Trump in the Oval Office

Policy

Trump Orders ‘Fort Knox’ Bitcoin Reserve and Digital Assets Stockpile

The U.S. president directed his administration to establish a bitcoin reserve to hold seized assets, and it's setting up a separate crypto stockpile.

President Donald Trump

Consensus Hong Kong 2025 Coverage

TransCrypts Wins Pitchfest at Consensus Hong Kong

The on-chain credential verification service beat out a host of promising startups at CoinDesk’s PitchFest at Consensus Hong Kong.

Zain Zaidi (CoinDesk)

Opinion

Mass Adoption of Web3 Through the Self-Writing Internet

A new blockchain revolution is imminent, thanks to advancing AI and “vibe coding” technology, says Dominic Williams, founder and Chief Scientist at DFINITY.

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Opinion

3 Ways Bybit's $1.5 Billion Hack Will Impact the Staking Industry

The hack resulted in the loss of roughly 16,000 ETH in potential yearly staking rewards. The event could further encourage users to stake on decentralized platforms, says Bohdan Opryshko, Chief Operating Officer of Everstake.

Bybit CEO Ben Zhou (Danny Nelson/ CoinDesk)

Opinion

Beyond Party Lines: Securing America’s Crypto Innovation Edge

The Congressional Crypto Caucus is a new nonpartisan voting bloc in Congress united by the promise of this technology, say House Majority Whip Tom Emmer and Representative Ritchie Torres.

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Opinion

8 Reasons a Strategic Crypto Reserve Is a Bad Idea

Trump’s proposal for a five-coin reserve dilutes the value proposition of bitcoin and smacks of self-interest, says Nic Carter.

Donald Trump (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

News Analysis

4 Unanswered Questions About Trump’s Crypto Reserve

Donald Trump’s bombshell message Sunday set off shockwaves in the crypto community. There’s a lot we don’t know.

President Donald Trump (Getty Images)

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News Analysis

Weekly Recap: Bitcoin’s Tumble and the SEC’s Retreat

Plus: Bybit fallout, stablecoin wrangling, Ethereum Foundation changes.

Mark Toshiro Uyeda, acting chair of the SEC  (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Opinion

Tokenized Assets Can Redefine Portfolio Management

Tokenizing real-world assets on a blockchain generates the kind of daily, market-derived data that has traditionally been reserved for a narrow set of assets, says EY’s Paul Brody.

Shubham Dhage