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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Opinión

The FTC’s Non-Compete Ban Is Good for the Crypto Industry

Employment contracts that stop free movement of labor conflict with an innovative industry’s open-source ethos, says Linda Jeng, CEO of Digital Self Labs, a Web3 advisory firm.

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Mercados

Why Base Chain Has Potential to Lock the Next Generation of Crypto Users

The next era of Web3 will be defined by the ability of projects to attract and retain users, says Kelly Ye of Decentral Park Capital. Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer 2 is showing the way forward.

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Finanzas

Why Asset Tokenization Is Inevitable

On-chain real-world assets and the integration of wallet infrastructure will replace intermediaries and become standard in the modern asset management lifecycle, says Mehdi Brahimi, head of institutional business at L1.

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Opinión

How a Conservative German Bank Offering Crypto Makes Sense

Germany is a relatively conservative financial market, and landesbank are among its most conservative institutions. So what is the country’s largest landesbank doing launching crypto services? Noelle Acheson explains.

German bank LBBW and Bitpanda partners to offer crypto custody services. (Bitpanda)

Publicidad

Opinión

Institutional Digital Assets: The Future of Finance Is Here

Tokenization initiatives from BlackRock, JP Morgan and others presage a revolution in payments, wealth management and other key activities of Wall Street, says author Annelise Osborne.

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Consensus Magazine

Web3 Artist Shavonne Wong on the Future of NFTs

“Having an eye on the horizon makes things less crazy,” says the Consensus 2024 speaker.

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Consensus Magazine

This Bitcoin Halving Is Different. But Is It 'Priced In'?

Institutions launching bitcoin ETFs this year have buoyed the bitcoin price to record levels. Does that mean the impact of the halving — the four-year slashing of the bitcoin reward — could be relatively muted?

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Mercados

Bitcoin Miners Are Set for a Coiled Spring Rally

Miners face uncertain times as the halving changes Bitcoin’s economics. Which groups are best positioned for the future? Dan Weiskopf, at Tidal Financial Group, gives a run-down.

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Publicidad

Finanzas

Time to Take the Reins on Tokenization, or Risk Missing Out

Tokenization can revolutionize the way transactions are processed. But, for institutions, the highest potential lies in the digital assets themselves, says Nadine Chakar, Global Head of Digital Assets at DTCC.

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Consensus Magazine

How Investors Should Handle Celsius in Their Tax Returns This Year

Creditors to the failed crypto lender have got their dollars back after bankruptcy, but working out the tax implications is going to take longer, says Koinly's Michelle Legge.

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