Latest from Benjamin Schiller
Under the Hood, 2023 Was a Highly Constructive Year for Crypto
From bringing bad actors to book to scaling Ethereum, this year prepared the ground for bigger things to come, says E&Y’s Paul Brody.
Crypto Won't Get Long-Awaited U.S. Rules in 2024, But the Courts May Steer Its Future
The U.S. Congress is still wrestling over crypto, so it's unlikely that a full regulatory regime will be in place before 2025, though court rulings and agency policies will keep emerging.
5 Predictions for Real World Assets in 2024
Tokenized finance took off this year. 2024 promises growth in new directions, say Collin Erickson and Mac Naggar of the RWA.xyz research team.
What Prediction Markets Are Forecasting for Crypto in 2024
Which projects will do airdrops? Will Kraken go public? Will OpenSea launch a token? I have no idea, but traders with skin in the game think they do.
Crypto-Friendly Does Not Mean Crypto-Easy
U.S. crypto regulation has much to learn from Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong. But while these jurisdictions offer legal clarity around digital assets, they also have some of the toughest rules in the world, says CoinDesk’s Emily Parker.
What We Know About the Massive Ledger Hack
The latest crypto exploit, affecting security firm Ledger and a number of popular DeFi protocols, is a moment of levity for some.
The Ends of Aragon
Aragon had a dream to remake capitalism with decentralized autonomous organizations. As it faces a governance crisis, what can we learn about how to organize DAOs in the future?
Why 2023 Is Like 2020 and Bitcoin Is Set to Head Towards $50k
Crypto derivatives show bullish positioning but are not over-extended by historical norms. That’s good news for the whole crypto market.
Bitcoin Has Gifts This Holiday Season
Historical data helps us understand what to expect as crypto markets once again head upwards, says Todd Groth, head of research at CoinDesk Indices.
A Difficult Truth: The Unspoken Mismatch of Web3 and Generative AI
Generative AI workloads are designed to be computationally intensive, running on highly parallelizable GPUs. What role does that leave for blockchain? Jesus Rodriguez, of IntoTheBlock, explores one possible solution.
