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 holds some ETH, BTC and LINK.

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Policy

U.S. Enforcement Chief Behind CFTC Crypto Cases Exits Before Trump Arrives

Ian McGinley, the enforcement director at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is stepping down days before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

Outgoing CFTC Enforcement Director Ian McGinley

Policy

Biden's Consumer Watchdog Pushes for Last-Minute Stablecoin Rule

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed a crypto rule just days before Donald Trump takes the White House and can name a new agency head.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra

Opinion

Cybercrime Damages Highlight Need for Scalable Decentralized Infrastructure

Blockchain technology’s inherent data security is an underappreciated use case, says Jessie Dai, Cofounder of CESS Network.

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Opinion

The AI Revolution Will Spawn Millions of New Tokens

Tokenized AI agents will drive a new era of decentralized innovation, and their autonomy depends on the infrastructure we build today, says Georgios Vlachos, co-founder of Axelar protocol and director at Axelar Foundation.

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Tech

The Protocol: Hyperliquid Responds to Decentralization Criticism

Also: Ripple’s Chainlink deal; Pyth partners with Revolut

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Consensus Hong Kong 2025 Coverage

Aethir's Mark Rydon: Decentralizing AI Computing

Aethir's co-founder, a speaker at Consensus Hong Kong, explains why the company pivoted its GPU network away from gaming to AI compute.

Mark Rydon, Aethir

Opinion

Trusted Autonomy: Why Human-Machine Teams Will Run on Crypto Networks

Blockchains and smart contracts enable autonomous machines to team with humans in healthcare, education, manufacturing, and defense. Those teams will require secure communications, mutual trust, transparent rules, and crypto-economic incentives to set and complete tasks, says Jan Liphardt, founder of OpenMind.

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Opinion

Why Binance Employees Are Remote-First

A globally distributed workforce allows us to recruit better people and serve our customers more effectively, says Binance CEO Richard Teng.

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Policy

Trudeau's Departure in Canada Opens Possibilities for Crypto

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he'd step down as prime minister and his party's leader, opening the chance for a crypto supporter to replace him.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Consensus Hong Kong 2025 Coverage

Edith Yeung Sees Big Things to Come for Crypto in Hong Kong

A venture capitalist who was one of the first investors in Solana says building liquidity is now key to Hong Kong’s development as a crypto hub.

Edith Yeung