Benjamin Schiller

Benjamin Schiller is CoinDesk's managing editor for features and opinion. Previously, he was editor-in-chief at BREAKER Magazine and a staff writer at Fast Company. He has covered crypto since 2013 and lives in New York.

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Opinion

Elon, You Don’t Need Crypto to Do Twitter Payments

If Musk wants to build an instant cross-border network, he'll find central bank real-time systems have moved on quite a bit since his days at PayPal, says J.P. Koning.

Elon Musk (Daniel Oberhaus/Flickr)

Opinion

How Central Bankers Are Reshaping the Definition of Money

Central bankers acknowledge that the nature of money evolves with technology, shifting definitions of money with it. But they’re not ready to let innovation occur organically as technology emerges. They want to maintain control.

The headquarters of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Basel (Gianluca Colla/Getty Images).

Opinion

A New Blockchain for Generative AI?

Web3 architectures aren’t built for AI, but they could be, says Jesus Rodriguez, CEO of IntoTheBlock. And there are risks if we don’t build.

"Themes and Variations" by Vera Molnar. (Sotheby's)

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Opinion

Will Europe’s Digital Euro Really Protect Privacy?

EU officials pay lip service on data rights, but its proposals for a CDBC don’t offer much reassurance for users, says CoinDesk’s Michael Casey.

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Opinion

Why Tokenized Assets Are Safer During a Banking Crisis

Recent U.S. bank failures exposed a strange truth: depositing your money on-chain is safer than trusting banks to make good on your holdings, argues Copper’s Fadi Aboualfa.

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Opinion

What Winter? Institutions’ Crypto View Rosier Than You Think

Nomura’s global survey shows that commitment to digital assets remains strong outside the U.S., offering a way forward for the sector, says Michael Casey.

Digital Composite, Gear Wheels, Europe, Africa (Getty Images)

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Finance

Mining Pools Are the New Mixers For Cybercriminals: Chainalysis

Hackers have a new way to recycle their ill-gotten crypto gains.

Mining rig (Getty Images)