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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Democrats Must Embrace Crypto: Terry McAuliffe

Too many Democrats “standing in the way” of crypto and “out of step with the very voters we need to win,” says former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe.

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State of Crypto: Previewing Congress' 'Crypto Week'

On deck: Stablecoin, market structure and central bank digital currency bills.

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Weekly Recap: Bitcoin Hits ATH as Dozens of Treasuries Bloom

Meanwhile, Congress geared up for an historic “Crypto Week” next week.

Justin Sun at the $TRUMP memecoin dinner (Tron)

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Why 24/7 Digital Markets Will Power Development in Frontier Economies

Tokenization will create a new financial order for U.S.-led reconstruction, says Davis Richardson.

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DAOs 2.0: What’s Next For Decentralized Governance?

As with many idealistic movements, DAOs need to balance pragmatism with progress, says Kurt Watkins.

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Is There a Future for DAOs?

Two major decentralized autonomous organizations ceased to exist last month, raising existential questions about the DAO model of governance.

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Risk, Reward, and Resilience: Building Insurance Primitives in DeFi

Robust insurance can promote deeper liquidity, enhanced counterparty confidence, and broader participation in decentralized finance, says Jesus Rodriguez, CTO, Sentora.

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Jack Mallers: How We Started Our Bitcoin Treasury Company

Strike’s Founder talks to CoinDesk TV about founding Twenty One with Tether and SoftBank and why he sees bitcoin as “moral imperative” as much as a financial instrument.

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CoreWeave’s All-Stock Bid for Core Scientific Likely to Draw Shareholder Scrutiny: KBW

Deal valued at $20.40/share marks second acquisition attempt; KBW sees limited upside for Core Scientific shareholders.

Celsius and Core Scientific hope to raise millions via mining rig vouchers (alvarez/Getty Images)

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Without Operational Alpha, Bitcoin Treasury Company Premiums Will Collapse

K33’s Torbjørn Bull Jenssen says simply raising bitcoin funds to chase "bitcoin yield" is not a sustainable business plan.

Bull statue (Pixabay)