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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Ali Yahya, Andreessen Horowitz: 'Many Fair Weather VCs Have Pivoted'

A16z’s general partner tells Jeff Wilser why the blue-chip venture fund is "100% committed on crypto as a space."

Ali Yahya, general partner, a16z.

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Argentina’s Election: What Bitcoiners Are Getting Wrong

The victory of Javier Milei in Argentina’s general election is good news, but not in the way many crypto enthusiasts seem to think. Noelle Acheson looks at the pros and cons to the abrupt change the South American nation is about to undergo.

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What You Need to Know About Crypto Tax Loss Harvesting

By selling assets with unrealized loss, taxpayers can limit their liabilities come tax time. Here’s how to do this legally and effectively.

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A Year After FTX: The Lesson Europe Has Fixated On

The company’s collapse a year ago sent shockwaves through the world of crypto, but it changed very little in the new EU crypto regulation. Brussels is more interested in the question of what the pseudonymous crypto-asset world is good for, says Dea Markova.

EU data rules target smart contracts (Walter Zerla/Getty Images)

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New Form 1099-DA: What it Means for Digital Asset Brokers and Their Customers

Unpacking the IRS’ controversial new crypto tax regulation proposals.

The IRS has issued guidance on how it intends to tax crypto staking rewards. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Does Crypto Finance Hamas and Other Terrorists?

Terror groups, if they are using public blockchains for financing, are likely finding ways to cover their tracks, Crystal head of research Nicholas Smart said.

A sentry tower and wall complex in Bethlehem in the West Bank. Crystal head of research Nicholas Smart said terrorists are aware that on-chain activities can be monitored. (Johannes Schenk/Unsplash)

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Navigating the Next Wave of Crypto Institutionalization: A Due Diligence Primer

As FTX showed, operators in digital asset markets need to improve corporate governance standards. Here are the key components as the industry readies for another possible bull run.

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What an SEC Proposal Means for RIAs in Crypto

The SEC’s Custody Rule requiring advisors to safeguard digital assets has big implications for advisors working in the crypto industry, says Nathan McCauley, CEO and Co-Founder of Anchorage Digital.

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The Global Movement to Promote Crypto Tax Transparency — What You Need to Know

In Europe and the U.S., there are a host of initiatives placing new requirements on participants in digital asset markets to report on transactions and meet other new provisions.

globe held in someone's hand (Greg Rosenke/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)