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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Opinion

The DeepSeek-R1 Effect and Web3-AI

Unlike most advancements in generative AI, the release of DeepSeek-R1 carries real implications and intriguing opportunities for Web3-AI.

DeepSeek (Getty Images)

Opinion

10 Commandments for Federal Securities Laws

Too often regulators get bogged down in the minutiae of prescriptive laws and miss their core intent, says Teresa Goody Guillén, a partner at BakerHostetler. Crypto regulation should be guided by principles for an effective market.

Mark Toshiro Uyeda, acting chair of the SEC  (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Consensus Hong Kong 2025 Coverage

Crypto.com President Eric Anziani on the Exchange’s Ambitious Global Plans

The Singapore-based exchange has made a plethora of announcements regarding its plans for the E.U., the U.S. and Asia.

Crypto.com president Eric Anziani

Opinion

The AI Agents Are Coming

And blockchain tech is poised to become the fundamental infrastructure for an agentic economy, functioning as an API layer that enables seamless interaction and transactions among AI agents, says Marc Baumann.

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Opinion

AI Shows Why Data Portability Matters

AI provides a rationale for personal data portability, in the form of a better product experience rather than ideology alone, says Anna Kazlauskas, the creator of Vana and the CEO of Open Data Labs.

data (Unsplash)

Opinion

Wyoming’s Future as a Blockchain Leader Hangs in the Balance Without Fair Procurement Processes

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson says closed-door policy-making around the state's recent stablecoin initiative raises doubts about the state's commitment to becoming a crypto hub.

Wyoming (Shutterstock)

Opinion

A Blueprint for Crypto Market Structure

Kristin Smith, CEO of the Blockchain Association, outlines principles to guide legislation and regulation on issues like self-custody, staking, voting, and peer-to-peer transactions on permissionless networks.

U.S. Capitol Building (Connor Gan/Unsplash)

Coindesk News

Weekly Recap: Ripple Makes Waves and Stablecoins Surge

Plus: Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev calls for tokenized equity. Bitwise files for a dogecoin EFT. And SBF’s parents seek a presidential pardon.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse. (Christopher Michel/Wikimedia Commons)

Opinion

Give Retail Investors a Voice in Crypto Policymaking

If the new administration is serious about fostering fair and effective crypto policy, it must include everyday Americans, says John Deaton, who was Republican candidate for Senate in Massachusetts in 2024 and represented XRP holders in Ripple’s landmark securities against the SEC.

(Dyana Wing So / Unsplash)

Opinion

Put Securities On-Chain!

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev’s proposal for tokenized equity sales offers a sensible third way between exempt securities and public offerings, deepening the capital available to businesses of all sizes, says Aaron Brogan, managing attorney of Brogan Law.

A Fouke Fur Company stock certificate for 100 shares. (Wikimedia, modified by CoinDesk)