Latest from Benjamin Schiller
New Technology Will Have Institutions Lining Up for Crypto
The zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine enables real world asset tokenization on a far greater scale, says Colin Butler at Polygon Labs.
When Bitcoin ETFs Are Right for Investors (and When They're Not)
SEC approval in January opened up the market to a new generation of investors but there are still advantages to directly owning crypto that ETFs can’t provide, says Eric Ervin, CEO of Onramp Invest.
Stupid Things Craig Wright Said in His Latest Stupid Trial
During his cross-examination, lawyers for the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) tried to ensnare the Satoshi Nakamoto pretender in a web of lies.
Bitcoin Is Back, Back, Back, Baby
The premier crypto is regaining dominance of investment dollars, mindshare and “narrative,” says Ben Schiller.
How Bitcoin Benefits From Global Stresses
An asset that gains from disorder is surely worth having in one’s portfolio, says Jennifer Murphy, CEO of Runa Digital Assets.
How the ‘Halving’ Could Impact Bitcoin
Bitcoin halvings have generally been good for the network. But price increases have decreased over time, says Todd Groth, head of research at CoinDesk Indices.
Crypto Fear & Greed Index Hits Highest Level Since Bitcoin's 2021 Record High
The Fear & Greed Index for Bitcoin, which aggregates data on market momentum, volatility, volume and social media, is now at 79 out of 100, its highest score since Bitcoin reached $69,000 in November 2021.
The FTX Hack: The Unsolved SIM Swap Mystery
New rules from the SEC and FCC, and the former’s own SIM swap incident, are likely to raise scrutiny on crypto firms to clamp down on a scourge of identity-hacks, says Andrew Adams, partner at Steptoe.
Ether’s Prometheum Test
The “only U.S.-registered crypto securities platform" is listing ETH in a bold test of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's thesis that most cryptocurrencies are securities.
Forget ETFs, Let’s Work on Tokenizing the Whole Value Chain
“Tokenization” — the biggest buzzword in crypto markets currently — means not just bringing new digital assets on-chains, but, in the future, originating and settling them on-chain as well.
