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

Towards a Web3 Without Wallets

For Web3 to go mainstream, wallets should be as invisible to the users as databases are in Web2, says Ben Turtel, of Kazm.

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Opinion

Why MiCA Is Overly Burdensome Regulation for Ukraine's Crypto Industry

As a European Union's candidate member, Ukraine is set to adopt the EU's landmark Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA). But the law's requirements may become too strict for the country’s blockchain future, says Ukraine's deputy minister of digital transformation.

Ukraine flag (Max Kukurudziak/Unsplash)

Opinion

How DeFi Protocols Are Building More Granular and Extensible Capabilities

The trend towards "micro-primitives" creates protocols that are more extensible, programmable and composable. But it also creates greater vulnerability at a time when protocols are under increasingly hack-attack.

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Opinion

Pass the Stablecoin Bill Now

The choice isn’t stablecoins vs no stablecoins. It’s between regulated products with low fees that protect consumers, and offshore assets with low transparency and no oversight, says Austin Campbell.

US Capital building (Matt Anderson/Getty Images)

Opinion

Aliens Exist. And They Use Cryptocurrency

A few thoughts on government lies, the purpose of crypto and where technology can take us following a congressional hearing on inexplicable aerial phenomena.

alien (Stephen Leonardi/Unsplash)

Consensus Magazine

‘We’re Compute Cowboys’: Gideon Powell on the Pioneer Spirit Driving Bitcoin Mining

An interview with the CEO of Cholla Inc., an oil & gas exploration company that’s investing in bitcoin mining.

Gideon Powell, who runs the family business Cholla Mining, sees bitcoin miners as modern day wildcatters. (Gideon Powell)

Opinion

A BlackRock BTC ETF Wouldn't Be Possible Without Bitcoin Miners

With institutions like BlackRock, Fidelity and Ark Investments all seeking SEC approval for Bitcoin ETFs, it's time to thank Bitcoin miners for laying the groundwork for industry expansion.

Mining rig (Getty Images)

Opinion

Is the Worry Over Worldcoin Warranted?

No project since Facebook's Libra has generated such hue and cry from within the crypto community. Is it right to be concerned by Sam Altman's iris-scanning uber-ambitious UBI project?

Worldcoin's iris-scanning technology is being questioned by regulators (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Amid Sanctions, Bitcoin Mining Machines Are ‘Flowing’ Into Russia, as Industry Thrives

Mining rig makers like Bitmain and MicroBT are expanding to Russia as the U.S. market becomes saturated, sources said.

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Consensus Magazine

Tokenization News Roundup: Avalanche Invests $50M in RWA

Competition among blockchains and regions like Asia to grab some of the RWA market, new lending pool that supports Colombian farmers, the first-ever tokenization under Spain’s new laws, how the U.K’s regulations may lead to the country becoming a tokenization hub, and more for the week ending July 27, 2023.

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