Latest from Benjamin Schiller
Why Investor Protection and Enforcement Still Matters
Public-private forensics partnerships are necessary to ensure that scams don’t rise with crypto prices this cycle, says Nick Steegmans, VP of Training and Investigations, Crystal Intelligence.
U.S. Judges Demand SEC 'Explain Itself' for Rebuffing Requests for Crypto Rules
In another 11th-hour court loss for Chair Gary Gensler's tenure, judges in a Coinbase case again call the SEC's crypto position "arbitrary and capricious."
Consensus Hong Kong 2025 Coverage
Stacks’ Muneeb Ali: Let the Bitcoin L2s Bloom
Fresh off completing significant technical upgrades, Ali is now laser focused on growing Stacks’ user base.
Why 2025 Will Be a Year of M&A in DeFi
Recent M&A activity suggests we’re entering an era where finance is finally a unified ecosystem combining traditional and decentralized finance, says Mona El Isa, co-founder of Enzyme Finance.
Crypto’s Compliance Conundrum
The U.S. is set for a regulatory shakeup. But balancing decentralization and compliance remains a fundamental challenge, say Ben Charoenwong and Jonathan Reiter.
Red-Hot DeFi Platform Usual Faces Backlash as Protocol Update Triggers Sell-Off
An unexpected change in the redemption mechanism of the protocol's yield-generating token caught investors off-guard, throwing the DeFi community into disarray.
U.S. Enforcement Chief Behind CFTC Crypto Cases Exits Before Trump Arrives
Ian McGinley, the enforcement director at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is stepping down days before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.
Biden's Consumer Watchdog Pushes for Last-Minute Stablecoin Rule
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed a crypto rule just days before Donald Trump takes the White House and can name a new agency head.
Cybercrime Damages Highlight Need for Scalable Decentralized Infrastructure
Blockchain technology’s inherent data security is an underappreciated use case, says Jessie Dai, Cofounder of CESS Network.
The AI Revolution Will Spawn Millions of New Tokens
Tokenized AI agents will drive a new era of decentralized innovation, and their autonomy depends on the infrastructure we build today, says Georgios Vlachos, co-founder of Axelar protocol and director at Axelar Foundation.
