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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Analyses

Let’s Build an Automated Abundance Economy

Zoltan Istvan, a leading transhumanist, proposes a new economic model for the age of AI and robots.

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Analyses

What Stripe's Crypto Bets Signal About the Future of Finance

The future belongs to platforms that can offer a full suite of services in a compliant environment, says Deng Chao, CEO of HashKey Capital and HashKey OTC Global.

(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Technologies

The Protocol: Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Says the Ecosystem Is At Risk If Decentralization Is Just a Catchphrase

Also: Bitcoin Botanix Layer-2 Goes Live, XRPL EVM-Sidechain Launches, and Securitize & RedStone Release New Whitepaper |

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Technologies

Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum at Risk If Decentralization Is Just a Catchphrase

Speaking at EthCC in France, Ethereum’s founder said developers need to stay true to crypto’s principles amid a wave of corporate blockchain adoption.

Vitalik Buterin

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Analyses

Ponzi VCs Are Strangling Blockchain

Most deals are designed for quick exits rather than durable enterprise revenue, says Romeo Kuok, board member at BGX Ventures.

Bitcoin ETFs lose billions in five weeks. (Pixabay)

Marchés

Polkadot's DOT Slips 4% From Highs, Now Testing Support at $3.32 Level

The Polkadot ecosystem saw a steep fall in transaction volume in the first half of the year.

DOT sells off after failing at resistance.

Analyses

Is Crypto Ready for Q-Day?

Quantum computing is a looming threat to the systems that crypto depends on, says David Carvalho, CEO of Naoris Protocol. Here’s how to get quantum-prepared.

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Analyses

Why Are There No Big DApps on Ethereum?

Ten years into the project, we still haven’t seen an on-chain Amazon or eBay. Our blockchains simply can’t handle the throughput, says Carter Feldman, CEO of Psy Protocol.

Ethereum

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Analyse de Nouvelles

CoinDesk Weekly Recap: Stablecoins Dominate the Cycle

Bullish signals for stablecoins were all around, from Asia to Europe to Circle's stock price.

CoinDesk

Analyses

Europe’s Time Is Now (for Stablecoins)

EUR-based stablecoins to threaten USD counterparts by 2028, says LIAN Group’s Fiorenzo Manganiello.

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