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 Magazine

This Bitcoin Halving Is Different. But Is It 'Priced In'?

Institutions launching bitcoin ETFs this year have buoyed the bitcoin price to record levels. Does that mean the impact of the halving — the four-year slashing of the bitcoin reward — could be relatively muted?

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Markets

Bitcoin Miners Are Set for a Coiled Spring Rally

Miners face uncertain times as the halving changes Bitcoin’s economics. Which groups are best positioned for the future? Dan Weiskopf, at Tidal Financial Group, gives a run-down.

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Finance

Time to Take the Reins on Tokenization, or Risk Missing Out

Tokenization can revolutionize the way transactions are processed. But, for institutions, the highest potential lies in the digital assets themselves, says Nadine Chakar, Global Head of Digital Assets at DTCC.

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Consensus Magazine

How Investors Should Handle Celsius in Their Tax Returns This Year

Creditors to the failed crypto lender have got their dollars back after bankruptcy, but working out the tax implications is going to take longer, says Koinly's Michelle Legge.

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Opinion

The Halving Highlights Why Bitcoin Needs to Upgrade

Higher fees from Ordinals and BRC-20 may be good for miners but they risk pushing activity to the fragmented world of L2s and harming adoption of Bitcoin around the world. Proposals for “OP_CAT” and CTV would upgrade the network and allow more innovation at the chain-level, says Bob Bodily, CEO of Bioniq, an Ordinals marketplace.

Analysts differ on bitcoin's ultimate reaction to a spot ETF (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Willem Schroé: Building Botanix, a Bitcoin Layer 2 That Brings the EVM to Bitcoin

A Belgian polymath and his team are building a “spiderchain” network that harnesses both bitcoin’s sound money properties and Ethereum’s technological capabilities.

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Markets

The Rise of Crypto Options and Structured Products

Retail dominance of crypto trading and the lack of institutional infrastructure and participation has led to imbalance in the structure of the options market. Here’s how we can address these challenges, says Abdulla Kanoo, Co-Founder of ARP Digital.

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Markets

BTC Halving: Sell-The-News or Buy-The-Alt-Rotation

Contrasting Bitcoin derivatives with Ethereum’s tells us a story around the potential opportunity for a post-halving rotation.

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Opinion

Ordinals Defy Bitcoin's Design Principles but Offer Miners Huge Post-Halving Advantages

Ordinal inscriptions and BRC-20 tokens are controversial for using up valuable space on the Bitcoin network. But, with rewards set to be cut in half, they offer a lifeline for miners as they adapt to new blockchain economics.

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Opinion

How the Halving Will Impact the Bitcoin Market

While speculators will likely position themselves in advance of the halving on April 20, long- term investors should pay minimal attention to the halving itself, and rather focus on the demand side of the market, says Torbjørn Bull Jenssen, CEO of K33, previously Arcane Crypto.

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