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

Ross Is Free. Now Let’s Free the Internet-of-Money

Following Ross Ulbricht's pardon, the Trump Administration must follow through on crypto’s potential to spread privacy and financial innovation.

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Tech

TRUMP Coin's Biggest Critics Are Crypto Industry Insiders

Trump-supporting crypto professionals have been particularly scathing about the family's recent meme coin projects.

Donald J. Trump at a 2016 rally in Hershey, Pennsylvania. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)

Markets

Trump-Linked Crypto Platform's $33M Ether Transfer Spurs ETF Staking Hopes

The SEC could consider approving staking for ETFs, boosting sentiment and prices for the second-largest cryptocurrency, market observers said.

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Consensus Hong Kong 2025 Coverage

OKX's Hong Fang: 2025 Will Be a Year of Self-Custody

The increasing popularity of decentralized exchanges and an awareness of centralization risk is raising demand for self-custody, says OKX's President.

OKX President Hong Fang

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Finance

Grant Cardone Wants to Use Real Estate Cash Flow to Buy Bitcoin. Here’s How

American real estate mogul Grant Cardone is creating new investment vehicles that mix real estate and bitcoin.

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Opinion

The Taxman Is Watching: Staying Ahead of the New Rules

The IRS recently introduced a new rule stating that investors must use wallet-based cost tracking. And it’s likely the first of many such changes around the world, says Robin Singh, founder and CEO of crypto tax platform Koinly.

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Opinion

Regulation and Compliance Are Key to Building Crypto Derivatives

Institutions are fueling demand for regulated derivatives offerings and it’s up to the crypto industry to deliver the trust factors that these companies require, avoiding the mistakes of the last cycle, says Bobby Zagotta, CEO of Bitstamp US.

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Opinion

The Ethereum Foundation Has Lost Its Way

Ethereum founding member Anthony DOnofrio says the non-profit needs change.

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Markets

Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Pardoned by President Trump

The Silk Road founder in 2015 had been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Ross Ulbricht set to be freed from prison (CoinDesk Archives)

Markets

Trump Entourage Holds $2.3T in Memecoins

On-chain data shows that wallets likely controlled by members of Trump’s entourage have absurd paper holdings.

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