Latest from Benjamin Schiller
Can Crypto Unlock the Vibe Launch?
The vibe coder heralds an era of software development that is democratized and near-effortless. It also means a big role for crypto, says Ivo Entchev.

The End of Bitcoin Maximalism
“The idea that one coin must dominate all others ignores the power of collaboration and innovation,” says Jeff Garzik, a co-founder of Hemi Labs and an original Bitcoin developer.

Weekly Recap: Circle Scores Big on IPO Fever
USDC stablecoin issuer leads what is likely to be a summer of IPOs for crypto companies.

Crypto’s Defining Policy Moment Is Here. We Must Seize It Together
Winning means elevating our shared priorities over our individual preferences, says Summer Mersinger, the new CEO of the Blockchain Association.

What’s Next for AI and Web3: NeuroSymbolic Intelligence
AI based on large language models poses risks to Web3 principles. Enter NeuroSymbolic AI, which offers greater auditability and less misinformation, say Ramesh Ramadoss and John deVadoss.

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage
EasyA Promises Even Bigger Hackathon After Record-Breaking Success at Consensus 2025
More than 1,000 developers flocked to Toronto to compete for millions of dollars in prizes.

Crypto Without Privacy Isn't Crypto
Scale and privacy aren’t contradictory goals. ZCash developers have created a private digital payment network that scales to billions of users, says Zcash developer Sean Bowe.

OpenAI's $6.4 Billion Hardware Gamble Exposes the Closed AI Trap
The group’s massive bet on Jony Ive's hardware venture isn't a strategy. It's desperation, says Shaw Walters, the founder of Eliza Labs, and creator of ElizaOS.

We Can’t Regulate Our Way to Crypto Leadership. We Still Need Science
National Science Foundation funding cuts threaten to devastate U.S. crypto research, say 10 leading professors.

The Dark Times Are Here. Where Is Bitcoin?
Bitcoin was created for a moment like this. But so far it is missing its mark, says Paul Brody, head of blockchain at EY.

