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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Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

Trump's Crypto Sherpa Bo Hines Says Crypto Legislation on Target for Quick Completion

The head of the Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets says new laws could be set by August, and Trump's own crypto interests aren't a factor.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

WonderFi’s Dean Skurka on Bringing Users Onchain and Canada's Crypto Evolution

WonderFi's CEO, a speaker at Consensus 2025, outlines the firm’s Layer-2 ambitions, Australia expansion, regulatory hopes for Canada, and how volatility impacts the industry.

(Dean Skurka)

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

Filecoin’s Clara Tsao: Building an Open and Trusted Internet

Clara Tsao, founding officer of the Web3 storage pioneer, is a speaker with the AI Summit at Consensus 2025.

(Clara Tsao)

Coindesk News

Swiss National Bank Rejects Calls to Add Bitcoin Reserves

In comments Friday, SNB President Martin Schlegel said holding bitcoin raises liquidity and volatility risks for Switzerland.

CoinDesk

News Analysis

CoinDesk Weekly Recap: Finally, the Bitcoin Rally

After weeks of plateau, this week we saw an upswing in prices and a return to post-election crypto confidence. Here’s how CoinDesk reported the news that mattered.

A mesmerizing Bitcoin animation, right next to an art gallery. (Credit: Tom Carreras)

Opinion

Stablecoin Legislation Must Ensure Financial Privacy

Lawmakers designing stablecoin legislation must ensure that anti-money laundering measures don’t open the door to unfettered financial surveillance of stablecoin users, says Cato Institute’s Jennifer J. Schulp.

(Elijah Mears/Unsplash)

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

Will Canada Lead on Digital Assets?

Canadian voters, who go to the polls April 28, have shown that they want their government to act on crypto, says Dean Skurka, CEO & President of WonderFi. The question is whether politicians will follow the U.S. and Europe in creating a more favourable environment for blockchain development.

(Janne Simoes/Unsplash)

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

The Mediator: NEAR CTO Eric Winer on our AI-Agent Future

The Consensus 2025 speaker says AI can drive blockchain and crypto adoption. Afra Wang meets him.

Eric Winer/NEAR

Policy

Previewing the Canadian Election's Crypto Angle

Canada's leading Prime Minister candidates aren't campaigning on crypto policies, but both have discussed the issue in the past.

Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre (Cole Burston/Getty Images, Andrej Ivanov/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

Canada’s Blockchain Advantage: Small Enough to Move Fast, Big Enough to Matter

Whoever wins the election April 28, Canada has the talent, history, and agility to become the first G7 nation to fully embrace a blockchain-forward future.

(Janne Simoes/Unsplash)