Latest from Benjamin Schiller
Facing Up to Crypto’s Gen Z Stigma
Students should be among the earliest adopters of Web3. But, currently, they’re not using the tech in the numbers we might expect, says Benjamin Sturisky, research analyst at Delphi Digital and president of Gator Blockchain.
Beating the Bots: In Defense of Human Traders
As bots come to dominate trading on DEXs, a new price prediction platform allows human traders to demonstrate what they are good at, says Maksim Balashevich, the founder of Santiment.
Art Is Not a Security
NFTs “expose the incoherence of the SEC’s understanding of what it’s authorized to regulate,” says law professor Brian L. Frye, following news yesterday that the SEC has issued a Wells notice against OpenSea, claiming the NFT platform has violated securities law.
OpenSea Gets SEC 'Wells Notice' – Industry Reaction
Rounding up commentary on the SEC's latest enforcement action. Will all NFTs be treated as securities?
Crypto Is Now a Non-negotiable for Traditional Banks
Simple “engagement” isn’t enough. Banks need to start experimenting with tokenization and blockchain-powered settlement, or risk getting left behind, says Sygnum Bank’s Lucas Schweiger.
Narrow Boom: The Mismatch of Token Supply and Demand in the Current Cycle
While BTC and Ethereum have made strong comebacks in the last year, much of the rest of the market is still catching up, say Kevin Kelly and Jason Pagoulatos, of Delphi Digital.
Bloomberg and Better Markets Are Wrong About Crypto
Crypto is far from the currency of choice for financial predators, says former CFTC Commissioner Fred Hatfield. That’s really the U.S. dollar.
Pavel Durov: The Imperfect Free Speech Hero
Pavel Durov is a free speech hero, but Telegram is far from a perfect free speech platform, writes CoinDesk's Ben Schiller.
It’s Time to Build a Sustainable Blockchain Ecosystem
For years, the industry has created and lost value without establishing real business models. It’s time to demonstrate that we’re on the path to turning blockchains and the applications built on them into real businesses, says Azeem Khan.
Accelerating Innovation in the DePIN Sector
Everyone agrees the real-world utility of DePINs is what makes them so interesting, but it’s also what makes them so difficult to build. Companies and investment firms like IoTeX, Hotspotty, EV3, and DePIN Pulse are building tools to lower the barrier to entry for DePIN founders and increase the pace of innovation in the industry, says Connor Lovely.
