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

AI Shows Why Data Portability Matters

AI provides a rationale for personal data portability, in the form of a better product experience rather than ideology alone, says Anna Kazlauskas, the creator of Vana and the CEO of Open Data Labs.

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Opinion

Wyoming’s Future as a Blockchain Leader Hangs in the Balance Without Fair Procurement Processes

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson says closed-door policy-making around the state's recent stablecoin initiative raises doubts about the state's commitment to becoming a crypto hub.

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Opinion

A Blueprint for Crypto Market Structure

Kristin Smith, CEO of the Blockchain Association, outlines principles to guide legislation and regulation on issues like self-custody, staking, voting, and peer-to-peer transactions on permissionless networks.

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CoinDesk News

Weekly Recap: Ripple Makes Waves and Stablecoins Surge

Plus: Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev calls for tokenized equity. Bitwise files for a dogecoin EFT. And SBF’s parents seek a presidential pardon.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse. (Christopher Michel/Wikimedia Commons)

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Opinion

Give Retail Investors a Voice in Crypto Policymaking

If the new administration is serious about fostering fair and effective crypto policy, it must include everyday Americans, says John Deaton, who was Republican candidate for Senate in Massachusetts in 2024 and represented XRP holders in Ripple’s landmark securities against the SEC.

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Opinion

Put Securities On-Chain!

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev’s proposal for tokenized equity sales offers a sensible third way between exempt securities and public offerings, deepening the capital available to businesses of all sizes, says Aaron Brogan, managing attorney of Brogan Law.

A Fouke Fur Company stock certificate for 100 shares. (Wikimedia, modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

The Protocol: Movement Labs Develops Dev Mainnet

Also: SSV DAO Unveils “SSV 2.0”; Cardano Hard Fork

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Opinion

The Dawn of PolicyFi

Memecoins are a dynamic capital formation technology with implications for policy making and politics, says Youbi Capital’s Ivo Entchev.

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Opinion

Sandboxes Are a Way Out of the Regulatory Sandstorm

How regulatory sandboxes can foster innovation, clarify regulations and balance accountability in the crypto industry.

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Opinion

It's Easier Than You Think to Build With AI and Web3

The combination of AI and Web3 could turn us all into developers, says Bailey Reutzel, after attending a recent boot camp sponsored by Coinbase.

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