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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Opinión

Michael Lewis Was Charmed by Sam Bankman-Fried – But So Was Everyone Else

Michael Lewis is getting slammed for a relatively sympathetic portrayal of SBF. The larger question is: Why did so many people fall under Sam’s spell?

Writer Michael Lewis interviews Sam Bankman-Fried at Crypto Bahamas (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Opinión

Sam Bankman-Fried's Trim May Undercut His Defense

If your defense is “I didn’t know what was happening,” don’t dress like a competent person.

Now that the FTX founder is in the proverbial hot seat, perhaps he should have kept his unkempt mane, CoinDesk Managing Editor Ben Schiller writes. (Chris Knight/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinión

Why Intel Exchanges Raise a Dilemma for Compliance

Arkham’s “DOX-to-Earn” program encouraging users to reveal IRL identities of blockchain users raises the prospect of digital witchhunts with uncertain consequences, says Marina Khaustova, CEO of Crystal.

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Opinión

AI Is the Key To DeFi Liquidity

Here are three ways artificial intelligence can improve DeFi’s accessibility, security and compliance, bringing more capital into the industry, says Emin Gun-Sirer.

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Opinión

Congress Can't Let Gary Gensler Regulate Digital Assets Out of Existence

We should support an amendment from House Majority Whip Tom Emmer to limit the SEC’s authority over the industry, say Tim Ryan and David McIntosh, co-chairs of the Blockchain Innovation Project.

Securities Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler has a skewed view of what constitutes an investment contract, Polymesh's Graeme Moore writes. (SEC, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinión

The Most Pressing Issue on Ethereum is Validator Size Growth

If appetite for staking on Ethereum does not slow meaningfully over the next several months, the size of Ethereum’s validator set could become problematic for the blockchain, says Christine Kim, Vice President of Research at Galaxy Digital.

Ethereum (Unsplash)

Regulación

Sam Bankman-Fried Almost Tweeted About His Depression, Drafts Show

“I don’t really know what ‘happiness’ means”: FTX founder would have defended himself against the internet.

Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Regulación

Europe’s Crypto Industry Wants Staking Clarity as Regulations Loom

The EU and UK may both be contemplating new rules to cover crypto staking — as regulatory action in Switzerland and Singapore offers a cautionary tale.

Tom Duff Gordon, Vice President International Policy at Coinbase.

Consensus Magazine

Does Lido Control Too Much Liquid Staking?

The staking powerhouse dominates the market for liquid tokens. Is this a problem? Marin Tvrdić, a protocol relations contributor at Lido, responds.

Ethereum (Unsplash)