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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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Moving on From Sam Bankman-Fried
Well, the show's over: Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty on all seven counts in the FTX fraud trial. Now, the crypto industry and its reporters move on to other topics – mayb...
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By Ben SchillerDanny Nelson
Nov 9, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Nov 9, 2023
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Prosecutors outside the courthouse where Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted on Nov. 2, 2023. (Nik De/CoinDesk)
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Sam Bankman-Fried Verdict: The Crypto Industry Reacts
Long-time watchers of the crypto space are mostly positive on what SBF’s conviction means for the future. But long-time critics in Congress are readying to crack down further...
Prosecutors outside the courthouse where Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted on Nov. 2, 2023. (Nik De/CoinDesk)
By Ben Schiller
Nov 3, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 3, 2023
Opinion
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SBF's Testimony Demonstrated He Was (at the Very Least) a Bad CEO
When SBF decided to take the stand, reporters flocked to the courthouse to try and get a spot in the room itself to watch the former FTX CEO recount his version of events. Tur...
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By Ben SchillerDanny Nelson
Nov 2, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Nov 2, 2023
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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 dif...
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By Ben Schiller
Oct 30, 2023 at 6:13 p.m. UTC
Oct 30, 2023
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Senators Elizabeth Warren (left) and Sherrod Brown (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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The Hamas Funding Story Is Why Crypto Is Sick of the Mainstream Media
Erroneous reports of crypto funding Hamas are yet to be corrected by the WSJ. No wonder people in the Web3 distrust the role of reporters in establishing truth in the world.
Senators Elizabeth Warren (left) and Sherrod Brown (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
By Ben Schiller
Oct 26, 2023 at 6:55 p.m. UTC
Oct 26, 2023
Opinion
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'Up’tober Provides
In a break from the Sam Bankman-Fried trial coverage, “Carpe Consensus” hosts Ben Schiller and Danny Nelson chat about bitcoin ETFs and the state of crypto policy.
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By Ben SchillerDanny Nelson
Oct 26, 2023 at 9:05 a.m. UTC
Oct 26, 2023
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Desperate Last Stand
If his trial were going better, the fallen crypto king wouldn’t be testifying in his own defense.
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By Ben Schiller
Oct 25, 2023 at 6:37 p.m. UTC
Oct 25, 2023
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Hamas Crypto Funding Likely ‘Overstated’ – Chainalysis
Reports of many millions going to Hamas and other groups are based on faulty analysis, the forensics firm said.
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By Ben Schiller
Oct 19, 2023 at 9:01 p.m. UTC
Oct 19, 2023
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Can the Mainstream Separate SBF From the Rest of Crypto?
CoinDesk reports from the courthouse on week three of Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial.
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By Ben SchillerDanny Nelson
Oct 19, 2023 at 9:05 a.m. UTC
Oct 19, 2023
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Hamas' military wing to stop accepting bitcoin donations. (Joel Carillet/Getty)
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Opinion
Is Hamas Using Crypto to Attack Israel? We Don’t Know
Reports this week about multi-million dollar Hamas crypto financing may have left a faulty impression.
Hamas' military wing to stop accepting bitcoin donations. (Joel Carillet/Getty)
By Ben Schiller
Oct 13, 2023 at 6:58 p.m. UTC
Oct 13, 2023
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