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

A Blueprint for Digital Assets in America

The chairmen of the House Financial Services and Agriculture Committees outline six principles to guide digital assets legislation.

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Opinion

Not a Meme! DePIN Can Take Crypto Mainstream

Using blockchain technology to support real-world infrastructure, DePIN creates tangible value and generates real revenue, says Fluence Network’s Tom Trowbridge.

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Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

Luxor’s Aaron Foster on Bitcoin Mining's Growing Sophistication

The group’s director of business development, a speaker at this year’s Consensus festival, says bitcoin miners are expanding into bitcoin pooling, hashrate hedging, AI and HPC.

Aaron Forster

Tech

The Protocol: Vana Introduces Token Standard for Data-Backed Assets

Also: Manufacturers are building ASICs that look like servers.

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Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

Ben Fielding: Decentralizing Machine Intelligence

Gensyn’s CEO on how decentralized AI can compete with Big Tech. Fielding is a speaker at this year’s Consensus festival, appearing at the AI Summit.

Ben Fielding

Markets

Why Trump's Tariffs Could Actually Be Good for Bitcoin

As the Trump Administration sets out tariff policy on “Liberation Day” Wednesday, many are pessimistic about the economy in general and crypto prices in particular. But there are strong reasons not to be, say analysts.

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Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

Muriel Médard: Web3 Has a Memory Problem — And We Finally Have a Fix

A world computer needs a memory that’s not just decentralized but also efficient, scalable, and reliable. We can build it using Random Linear Network Coding (RLNC), says Muriel Médard, co-founder of Optimum, which offers memory infrastructure for any blockchain. Médard is the co-inventor of RLNC, which she has developed over two decades of MIT research.

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Opinion

Go Fast, Get Rekt

Three rules as companies finally adopt blockchain tech for real. By Paul Brody, EY.

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Opinion

23andMe Is a Wake-Up Call on Data Sovereignty

Whether the Sei Foundation buys 23andMe, or not, the genetic data company’s bankruptcy shows the perils of centralized data collection and how blockchains can protect the public, says Phil Mataras, founder and CEO of decentralized cloud network AR.IO.

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Markets

Innovation Amid Yield Compression: DeFi Lending Markets in Q1 2025

While yields across major lending platforms have compressed significantly, innovation at the market's edges demonstrates DeFi's continued maturation and growth, says Ryan Rodenbaugh, CEO of Wallfacer Labs, the team behind vaults.fyi.

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