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

Crypto Fear & Greed Index Hits Highest Level Since Bitcoin's 2021 Record High

The Fear & Greed Index for Bitcoin, which aggregates data on market momentum, volatility, volume and social media, is now at 79 out of 100, its highest score since Bitcoin reached $69,000 in November 2021.

Fear and Greed Index, Feb 13. 2024

Opinion

The FTX Hack: The Unsolved SIM Swap Mystery

New rules from the SEC and FCC, and the former’s own SIM swap incident, are likely to raise scrutiny on crypto firms to clamp down on a scourge of identity-hacks, says Andrew Adams, partner at Steptoe.

(Adam Gault/Getty Images)

Opinion

Ether’s Prometheum Test

The “only U.S.-registered crypto securities platform" is listing ETH in a bold test of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's thesis that most cryptocurrencies are securities.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk, modified)

Finance

Forget ETFs, Let’s Work on Tokenizing the Whole Value Chain

“Tokenization” — the biggest buzzword in crypto markets currently — means not just bringing new digital assets on-chains, but, in the future, originating and settling them on-chain as well.

(Tony Pham/Unsplash)

Markets

Diversifying Stability: Stablecoins Finding Home Beyond the Greenback

Following the success of Tether and USDC, a generation of stablecoins are offering new features for investors and holders, says Scott Sunshine, Managing Partner of Blue Dot Advisors.

(Tbel Abuseridze/Unsplash)

Opinion

Bankruptcy Was Crypto Winter’s Circuit Breaker

Societies have often frowned on bankruptcy, viewing it in moral terms as a breach of trust. But, in the wake of 2022's scandals, the process helped relaunch the crypto industry, says Michael Casey.

(Melinda Gimpel/Unsplash)

Opinion

China Never Completely Banned Crypto

Despite government crackdowns and widespread reports that crypto is outlawed in China, crypto trade is still very much alive. How is that possible?

Crowds walk below neon signs on Nanjing Road, Shanghai, China. (Getty Images)

Opinion

Bitcoin: A New Regulatory Attack Vector

The Bitcoin miner survey launched by the U.S. Energy Information Administration is not an innocuous information-gathering exercise. And, it could end up hurting much more than just the crypto ecosystem.

Bitmain Antminer S19 Hydro mining rigs, the company's latest technology, installed at a Merkle Standard facility in Washington state. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Opinion

A Bitcoin ETF Will Never Be Your Bitcoin

Bitcoin ETFs give investors exposure to price movements but not to the financial ownership and sovereignty that makes crypto different from other financial assets, says Pascal Gauthier, Chairman and CEO at Ledger.

An employee connects a Ledger wallet to a computer inside the offices of La Maison du Bitcoin bank in Paris.

Opinion

Time to End Craig Wright’s Harassment Campaign Against Bitcoin Devs

Craig Wright has repeatedly litigated anyone questioning his claim to be Satoshi, harming numerous people in crypto in the process. The Crypto Open Patent Alliance aims to put a stop to this as its case comes to court Feb. 5.

Still from Craig Wright's testimony on day three of the Hodlonaut vs. Craig Wright trial on Sept. 14, 2022. (Bitcoin Magazine/YouTube)