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Benjamin Schiller

Ben Schiller

Ben 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 holds some ETH, BTC and LINK.

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A Year of Politicization and the Looming Bull
A crypto winter of growth and optimism: from those who developed the tech to those who led the fight for sensible regulation, the year has been full of influential figures tra...
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Dec 7, 2023 at 10:05 a.m. UTC
Dec 7, 2023
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Rhett Mankind's depiction of Casey Rodarmor, creator of "Ordinals" on Bitcoin, for CoinDesk's Most Influential 2023.
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Most Influential 2023
How CoinDesk chose 50 people who defined the year in crypto.
Rhett Mankind's depiction of Casey Rodarmor, creator of "Ordinals" on Bitcoin, for CoinDesk's Most Influential 2023.
By Ben Schiller
Dec 4, 2023 at 5:21 p.m. UTC
Dec 4, 2023
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Stani Kulechov (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)
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Stani Kulechov Defied Crypto Winter
With upgrades to the Aave lending/borrowing protocol and Lens, an open-source social media protocol, the Estonian native kept BUIDLing in a down-market.
Stani Kulechov (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)
By Ben Schiller
Dec 4, 2023 at 2:12 p.m. UTC
Dec 4, 2023
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Paul Sztorc (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)
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Paul Sztorc: Scaling Bitcoin With Sidechains
The developer’s proposal (BIP 300) for “Drive Chains” (sidechains) on Bitcoin – meant to allow greater collaboration with other chains – was met with fierce opposition from so...
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By Ben Schiller
Dec 4, 2023 at 1:07 p.m. UTC
Dec 4, 2023
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PayPal's Jose Fernandez da Ponte: Stablecoins for All
The payments giant debuted its own Ethereum-based U.S. dollar stablecoin this year, offering serious competition to existing market leaders such as Tether's USDT and Circle's...
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By Ben Schiller
Dec 4, 2023 at 12:43 p.m. UTC
Dec 4, 2023
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Can You Put a Price on Decentralized Governance? Polygon and DraftKings Did
Danny Nelson describes his recent scoop where he learned that Polygon quietly gave DraftKings preferential treatment while telling the public it was an "equal" member of the v...
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By Ben SchillerDanny Nelson
Nov 30, 2023 at 12:13 p.m. UTC
Nov 30, 2023
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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‘A Politician Masquerading as a Regulator’ – 3 Takeaways From Fortune's Gary Gensler Profile
An in-depth magazine story about the SEC chair reveals the breadth of the man’s ambition and the limitations of his record.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Ben Schiller
Nov 29, 2023 at 7:18 p.m. UTC
Nov 29, 2023
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This is Opinionated, a roundtable debate to convey strong ideas, and at times share in the latest casual controversy. Join Features editor Ben Schiller and reporters Anna Bayd...
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By Ben SchillerAnna BaydakovaDanny Nelson
Nov 28, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 28, 2023
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Riding the Bull and Bear in El Salvador
Jonathan Martin traveled across El Salvador, observing bitcoin adoption in the first country to make BTC legal currency.
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By Ben SchillerDanny Nelson
Nov 16, 2023 at 10:05 a.m. UTC
Nov 16, 2023
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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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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)
By Ben Schiller
Nov 15, 2023 at 8:08 p.m. UTC
Nov 15, 2023
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