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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Tech

The Protocol: Movement Labs Develops Dev Mainnet

Also: SSV DAO Unveils “SSV 2.0”; Cardano Hard Fork

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Opinion

The Dawn of PolicyFi

Memecoins are a dynamic capital formation technology with implications for policy making and politics, says Youbi Capital’s Ivo Entchev.

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Opinion

Sandboxes Are a Way Out of the Regulatory Sandstorm

How regulatory sandboxes can foster innovation, clarify regulations and balance accountability in the crypto industry.

Sandstorm (Unsplash: Oladimeji Odunsi)

Opinion

It's Easier Than You Think to Build With AI and Web3

The combination of AI and Web3 could turn us all into developers, says Bailey Reutzel, after attending a recent boot camp sponsored by Coinbase.

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Markets

TRUMP Token Frenzy Drives Solana Stablecoin Supply to $10B, Record DEX Volumes

While Circle's USDC led stablecoin growth on Solana, other issuers also expanded their stablecoins to the network recently, one analyst noted.

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Coindesk News

Best of the Week: It’s All Happening!

CoinDesk’s coverage this week took in a memecoin juggernaut, major changes in the SEC’s approach to crypto, an executive order on digital assets, and heated debate over Ethereum’s future. Meanwhile, Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht finally stepped free, as Trump followed through a big promise to the crypto community.

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Opinion

Next Stop for DePIN: Taco Bell

A string of everyday franchise businesses are forming part of a DePIN network for decentralized air quality on Solana, showing how mainstream DePIN is becoming.

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Consensus Hong Kong 2025 Coverage

EasyA Wants to Attract More Than Just ‘Bounty Hunters’ to Its Hackathons

The start-up is hosting hackathons at the upcoming Consensus conferences in Hong Kong and Toronto that are expected to attract hundreds of developers.

Easy A co-founders Phil (left) and Dominic Kwok

Policy

Ledger Co-Founder's Kidnapping Highlights Threat of Crypto Robberies

David Balland and his wife were rescued in a police operation involving elite units, Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau said.

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Tech

The Protocol: Ethereum Foundation Fracas

Also: New grants for DePIN; DAO governance merger

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