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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Finance

Web3 Marketing Startup Spindl Launches On-Chain Ad Network

Crypto wallet activity is a better way to find sales prospects than "weird, sketchy Web2 data," says Spindl CEO (and Facebook vet) Antonio Garcia Martinez.

NEW YORK - CIRCA 1950:  Madison Avenue advertising executives work on a project circa 1950 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Ivan Dmitri/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Consensus Magazine

What to Expect at Consensus 2024: Spotlight on Blockchain Tech

The three-day conference (May 29-31) features a host of big-name speakers from the realm of blockchain tech, including Sergey Nazarov, Casey Rodarmor, Joe Lubin, Emin Gün Sirer and Rune Christensen. Here is a preview of everything on offer.

Cosmos co-founder and Informal Systems CEO Ethan Buchman is scheduled to speak on the "bitcoinization of Cosmos" at Consensus 2024. (Bradley Keoun)

Opinion

This Is (Hopefully) the Last CoinDesk Article to Mention Craig Wright

He "is not nearly as clever as he thinks he is," says a U.K. Judge reviewing the Australian computer scientist’s many questionable legal maneuvers.

Craig Wright heading to COPA trial on March 1  (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Hamster Wheel: Telegram’s Social Gaming Brings Millions to Crypto

Telegram’s Hamster Kombat game has amassed 8 million users in four weeks. It shows how gaming could be a potent tool for Web3 projects looking for audiences.

(Hamster Combat)

Consensus Magazine

How Web3 Marketing Changes the Game

Web3 promises a new relationship between brands and consumers. Fewer cookies and less tracking. More participation and ownership.

An image from the Googleplex, Mountain View, USA.

Opinion

Does the SAB 121 Vote Mean Anything for Future Crypto Legislation?

An encouraging sign of bipartisan agreement over sane digital asset rules is also business as usual.

(President Joseph Biden, on Twitter/X)

Consensus Magazine

Miners Eye Middle East as Next Region for Growth

The halving and a possible U.S. mining tax have miners considering new locations for basing their cost-sensitive operations.

(Green Data City)

Opinion

LocalMonero Shutdown Is Another Blow for Privacy Tech

It is getting harder to buy XMR, but every day that monero continues to exist is proof positive of its value, says CoinDesk's Dan Kuhn.

(Monero Project, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

What the DOJ’s First MEV Lawsuit Means for Ethereum

In a highly technical overview of an exploit that has since been patched, government prosecutors find that exploiting code is a crime. CoinDesk reached out to several experts in the Ethereum community to get their views on the case.

Department of Justice (Shutterstock)

Opinion

DePIN’s Solution to AI’s Biggest Blind Spot

Decentralized machine perception, managed by tokens and cryptographically secure, offers a privacy and effectiveness upgrade over centralized systems, says Nils Pihl, CEO and Founder of Auki Labs.

(Hauntedeyes/Unsplash)