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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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Insights From El Salvador's Pioneering Legal Tender Experiment
Jonathan Martin has spent the last few months traveling across El Salvador, speaking with locals, developers, expats and merchants about the country’s adoption of bitcoin as l...
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Aug 24, 2023 at 9:05 a.m. UTC
Aug 24, 2023
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Will SBF’s ‘Blame-the-Lawyers’ Strategy Work?
Lawyers tell CoinDesk the tactic could be effective for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s defense, but it comes with risks.
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By Ben Schiller
Aug 23, 2023 at 5:59 p.m. UTC
Aug 23, 2023
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Season Tickets for the Crypto Theater
CoinDesk layoffs. Plus, DeFi fails to live up to its promises and a look at Coinbase’s recent flurry of announcements.
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By Ben SchillerDanny Nelson
Aug 17, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 17, 2023
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PayPal Steps Into the Stablecoin Game
PayPal’s announcement is a big deal for crypto. But what’s the business model behind this decision, and why launch a stablecoin now?
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By Ben SchillerDanny NelsonCam Thompson
Aug 10, 2023 at 1:05 p.m. UTC
Aug 10, 2023
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Was the Curve Finance Exploit a Failure of DeFi Self-Regulation?
Plus, details on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s lawsuit against Richard Heart, Hex and PulseChain.
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By Ben SchillerDanny NelsonCam Thompson
Aug 3, 2023 at 9:05 a.m. UTC
Aug 3, 2023
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What You Need to Know about Bitcoin Mining in 2023
Will Foxley dives into the state of bitcoin mining, from Bitcoin’s fourth “halving” to the politicization of the mining industry.
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By Ben SchillerDanny NelsonCam Thompson
Jul 27, 2023 at 2:07 p.m. UTC
Jul 27, 2023
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The XRP Army Rejoices
It’s been a busy news cycle. “Carpe Consensus” takes a look at the latest, from Ripple’s partial victory against the SEC to the arrest of Celsius Network’s Alex Mashinsky.
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By Ben SchillerDanny NelsonCam Thompson
Jul 20, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Jul 20, 2023
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Inside the Latest Form of Trading ‘Edge’: AI Bots
Jeff Wilser joins to explain how artificial intelligence may kill traditional trading, but the advantage may not last long. Plus, news on Justin Bieber’s Bored Ape NFT and Ark...
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By Ben SchillerDanny NelsonCam Thompson
Jul 13, 2023 at 6:39 p.m. UTC
Jul 13, 2023
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Web3 Isn’t Dead (and AI Hasn’t Killed It)
Featuring Mauricio Magaldi, global strategy director of crypto at 11:FS and host of “Blockchain Insider” podcast.
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By Ben SchillerDanny NelsonCam Thompson
Jul 7, 2023 at 9:05 a.m. UTC
Jul 7, 2023
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Twitter's New Daily Reading Limits; Atrium CEO on Future of Web3 Entertainment
The most valuable crypto stories for Monday, July 3, 2023.
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Jul 3, 2023 at 8:49 p.m. UTC
Jul 3, 2023
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