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

Want Crypto Adoption? Give Consumers What They Really Want

It’s time to accept consumers for who they really are, and give them what they really want, which is money, status and functionality, says Magalena Kala.

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Opinion

SBF vs. ETF: Get Rich Quick vs. Get Rich Slowly

The FTX founder was never a man of crypto and the industry is moving on without him, says Laura Shin.

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Markets

Why Momentum Trading Works In Crypto

Crypto markets have specific characteristics that align with a strategy of riding momentum in price movements, says Todd Groth, head of research at CoinDesk Indices.

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Tech

3 Greenshoot Sectors in the Blockchain Space

From “AI x blockchain” and zero-knowledge proofs to Bitcoin ordinal projects, there are plenty of bright spots in the Web3 ecosystem, despite the market volatility and regulatory problems of the last few months, says Paul Veradittakit, managing partner at Pantera Capital.

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Opinion

Bitcoin 2008: Satoshi Nakamoto’s Busy Few Months Building the Revolutionary 'P2P Electronic Cash' Network

The Bitcoin white paper was first published 15 years ago. CoinDesk reflects on some of its earliest archival material and statements from Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto.

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Opinion

Ethereum Has Layer 0 Power. But It Could Still Blow It

Before it becomes foundational infrastructure for the next stage of the internet, there are three risks that the blockchain needs to avoid, says Paul Brody, head of blockchain at EY.

Projects competing to become the dominant "layer 2" network atop Ethereum are now competing to become networks of networks. (Unsplash)

Opinion

Crypto Winter Is Over

From bitcoin ETFs to institutional interest in stablecoins and tokenized securities, greenshoots are all around. But the coming prevailing narrative for crypto may be very different than during previous boom times.

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Opinion

What Will Wall Street’s Bitcoin Narrative Be?

With Bitcoin ETFs round the corner, financial institutions are gearing up to promote BTC investing. The message is likely to obscure Bitcoin’s origins but could be useful for native-crypto companies, argue Dave Birnbaum and David Waugh, from Coinbits.

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Opinion

What’s the Deal With Sam Bankman-Fried’s ‘Advice of Counsel’ Defense

And why is it causing so much controversy in court?

A sketch of Sam Bankman-Fried testifying on Oct. 26, 2023 (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)