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.

Benjamin Schiller

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Мнение

Crypto Does Not Have an Illicit Finance Problem, Bad Actors Do

Illicit finance in crypto is a problem, no doubt, but painting all of “crypto” as equally responsible and negligent is misguided, says Circle’s Dante Disparte. What we badly need is a new law clarifying stablecoin issuers’ obligations to stop money laundering.

(Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

Мнение

6 Ways the Halving Will Impact Bitcoin Mining

The next Bitcoin halving, scheduled for April 20, is poised to significantly impact the mining landscape. Below Jaran Mellerud, of Hashlabs Mining, forecasts for what lies ahead.

Bitcoin miners connected to a district heating system in Finland

Consensus Magazine

Shinobi: How Covenants Help Scale Bitcoin

Bitcoin Magazine’s technical editor says it’s necessary to implement covenants - which allow joint ownership of UTXOs - if Bitcoin is to fulfill its promise of bringing financial self-sovereignty to people globally.

Bitcoin sculpture made from scrap metal outside the BitCluster mining farm in Norilsk, Russia.

Финансы

Crypto Has 'Too Many Tokens' and Mergers Are Coming

M&As could give birth to tokens such as 'ShibaPepes' and 'FlokiDoges,' according to one expert.

Davide Ragusa/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk

Мнение

Defending Goldman Sachs’ Latest Crypto Criticism

Instead of poking holes in recent anti-crypto comments made by Goldman Sachs’ CIO of Asset & Wealth Management, Noelle Acheson attempts to understand where they’re coming from, and what they suggest for our approach to crypto education.

Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani, chief investment officer of Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management.

Мнение

Cultivating Diversity, Inclusion and Humanity in the Crypto Community

As we enter another bull run, how do we make sure the crypto rocketship doesn’t become another boys’ club?

(Ingolf Hatz/Getty Images)

Финансы

Where BlackRock Goes, Liquidity Flows

BlackRock and Securitize’s new digital assets fund is a game-changer for tokenization and the wider regulated market, says Peter Gaffney, head of research at Security Token Advisors.

BlackRock headquarters (Shutterstock)

Рынки

Are You Too Late to Crypto?

Recent price appreciation veils the far greater potential of blockchain technology.

Running

Мнение

Must Bitcoin ‘Drop Ideals’ of Decentralization to Achieve Mass Adoption?

Key management is crucial to crypto maintaining decentralization. But, as hacks and exploits have grown in number, the dream of self-custody has become more difficult to maintain.

(Kelly Sikkema/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Texas Takedown: Nic Carter and David Hoffman Square Off for Karate Combat at Consensus

The influencers, representing Bitcoin and Ethereum, will enter the pit at the Consensus festival May 30, 2024. Fyre Festival’s Billy McFarland is also on the fight card.

Ben “BitBoy” Armstrong and meme coin creator “More Light,” in Mexico City in February, 2024.