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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Consensus Magazine

AI Crypto Trading Bots Are the New ‘Edge’ – For Now

Artificial intelligence may kill traditional trading, but your advantage may not last long, says Jeff Wilser.

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Opinion

The Digital Euro and the P Word

A central bank digital currency doesn’t have to be a privacy nightmare, says Dea Markova. But privacy is a convenient attack vector for critics of CBDCs.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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