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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Opinion

Kamala Harris’s Unrealized Capital Gains Tax Would Hurt All Crypto Investors

The proposed 25% levy would hurt early investors in bitcoin and lead to a selloff in the wider market, says Zac Townsend, CEO and co-founder of Meanwhile.

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Opinion

How the Crypto Retail Market Has Changed

Retail investors may not be as plentiful in the current cycle, but they've become increasingly sophisticated, says CoinDesk senior analyst James Van Straten.

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Opinion

Uniswap’s Model Is a Science Project That Could Kill DeFi

Serious questions remain about the sustainability of DeFi leader’s business model and those of similar automated market makers, says Eric Waisanen, CEO and Co-Founder of Astrovault.

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Opinion

Can We Ever Trust AI Agents?

Decentralized AI gives us a path to trusting the agents that will soon populate our digital lives, says Marko Stokic, Head of AI at Oasis.

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Opinion

The Global Rate Cut Cycle Will Power Risk Assets Even Higher

Investors tend to focus on monetary policy from the major central banks and Canada, Sweden, and Switzerland have each cut rates three times this year. Lower borrowing costs going forward should boost the price outlook for crypto, says Scott Garliss.

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Opinion

The Paradox of the Bitcoin Maximalist

When Bitcoin is dominated by major institutions (and Bitcoiners are asking for approval from presidential candidates) we are in danger of creating centralized decentralized finance, something Bitcoin’s founders never intended, says Jason Dehni, CEO of Credbull.

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Opinion

DePIN: Reshaping the Internet and Empowering Users

Brian Trunzo, Global Head of Business Development at Polygon Labs, argues that DePINs represent an opportunity to build useful new services, while redistributing control and value to end-users.

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Opinion

Inflation Should Moderate in August, Boosting the Crypto Outlook

PCE, an alternative measure of inflation, is starting to ease up, setting the stage for easier money policies from the Fed. If so, that’s good news for risk assets like bitcoin and ether, says Scott Garliss.

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Opinion

How a Harris 'Opportunity Economy' Will Benefit the Crypto Industry

G Clay Miller, one of the organizers of the Crypto4Harris group, outlines why he believes that a Harris Administration would be better for digital assets than a Trump presidency.

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - SEPTEMBER 02: Flanked by labor union leaders, Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to union workers during a campaign event on September 02, 2024 at Northwestern High School in Detroit, Michigan. Harris is scheduled to host another event in Pennsylvania later in the day. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Opinion

The Next Wave of AI Is Mobile

AI is moving beyond tech giants as everyday smartphones take on complex computing tasks, says Mitch Liu, CEO of Theta Labs.

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