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

Tokenization News Roundup: Pendulum Swings Toward Doubters

In recent weeks, the buzz around the emerging tool of tokenizing real-world assets has been on how it will grow to achieve the $16 trillion-by-2030 potential that the Boston Consulting Group predicted last year. Inevitably, criticism intrudes, and this week there is sober opinion, caution and skepticism in the zeitgeist.

(Gustavo Rezende/Pixabay)

Opinion

Barbie Is a Metaverse

Virtual worlds, like Barbie’s, are a source of meaning and fulfillment for people seeking more in life. And these worlds gain from interactions: the more interoperability, the better.

(Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)

Opinion

PayPal’s Stablecoin Is a Watershed Moment for Finance

Until now, most of crypto’s big innovations have been for crypto-natives. PayPal’s stablecoin is different, says Austin Campbell, the former head of portfolio management at Paxos.

PayPal office (Getty Images, modified by PhotoMosh)

Opinion

Desperately Seeking Crypto’s Killer App

When you take away the speculation, what Web3 services actually deliver utility for users? A veteran of the space wants to know.

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Consensus Magazine

Crypto Market Leaders and Laggards: The Biggest Movers of the Week

Stellar, XRP and Shiba Inu were notable winners from the last week, while Curve Finance and Augur struggled. The market is down overall, according to CoinDesk Market Index, but only marginally compared to recent growth.

Bitcoin volatility is falling. (Shutterstock)

Opinion

2 Months in El Salvador: The Ground Game for Bitcoin Adoption

A graduate student on leave from the Wharton School checks in on the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. Are locals buying it?

A bitcoin ATM in El Salvador, 2023.

Opinion

America’s Credit Rating Helps Make Case for Bitcoin

Fitch’s downgrade of U.S. debt this week is a warning to American policymakers and underscores why Bitcoin and other open monetary systems matter, says Michael Casey.

(Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images)

Consensus Magazine

Bitget Exchange Faces Lawsuit by Advisor of ReelStar Token Project After the Listing Goes Sour

Influencer Evan Luthra says the exchange froze his account and destroyed his advisory relationship. Bitget says Luthra was dumping the REELT token as he advised his followers to buy.

From a ReelStar promotional video (YouTube)