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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Opinion

The Coming Crypto Tax Bomb

There’s a growing mismatch between how taxpayers think crypto taxes work and how the IRS now expects them to be handled, says Justin Zanardi, general manager at Countonsheep.com.

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Opinion

Asset Managers: Blockchain Can Modernize Your Operations and Reinvigorate Your Product Line

Blockchain isn’t a speculative detour; it’s a modern financial operating system, says Tuongvy Le.

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Opinion

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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Opinion

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.

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Tech

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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Tech

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.

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Opinion

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.

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Markets

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.

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Opinion

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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Opinion

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.

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