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Benjamin Schiller

Ben Schiller

Ben 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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Dogecoin’s Future, Beyond the Hype and Memes
Crypto is all about consensus, and if a consensus forms around the idea that dogecoin is a good asset/digital money, why can’t it become really big and notable on the global f...
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Apr 24, 2021 at 3:51 p.m. UTC
Apr 24, 2021
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The Node: Dogecoin Is a Joke, Get Over It
Save the internet intellectualizing for another day.
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By Ben Schiller
Apr 20, 2021 at 4:40 p.m. UTC
Apr 20, 2021
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The Node: Balaji's Blueprint for India
A proposal to integrate digital wallets into India's national software stack shows how crypto could go mainstream with government help.
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By Ben Schiller
Apr 13, 2021 at 8:44 p.m. UTC
Apr 13, 2021
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China, the Convenient Foil
Peter Thiel is both right and wrong in calling bitcoin a tool that could empower China and challenge the U.S. dollar.
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By Ben Schiller
Apr 8, 2021 at 4:43 p.m. UTC
Apr 8, 2021
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Indians Want Bitcoin Despite Government Stance
Bitcoin has a tendency to show up the weakness of governments in the face of technology. This is nowhere more true than in India.
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By Ben Schiller
Mar 30, 2021 at 4:20 p.m. UTC
Mar 30, 2021
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The Node: Biden's Grid Plans Can Clean Bitcoin
Proposals for bitcoin to act as a "money battery" within the renewable system show how technology can reduce the network's footprint.
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By Ben Schiller
Mar 23, 2021 at 4:50 p.m. UTC
Mar 23, 2021
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The Node: 'Green' Bitcoin Is the Price of Mass Adoption
Bitcoiners may want to dismiss the energy/environment debate, but it's not going away as more corporates look to make an allocation.
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By Ben Schiller
Mar 16, 2021 at 4:59 p.m. UTC
Mar 16, 2021
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'Shark Tank' Star: Wall Street Investors Need to Know How Their BTC Is Mined
Bitcoin mined with dirty energy sources like coal could be frowned upon like "blood diamonds," VC investor and reality TV star Kevin O'Leary claims.
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By Ben SchillerMarc Hochstein
Mar 15, 2021 at 5:25 p.m. UTC
Mar 15, 2021
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The Node: Coinbase's Subjective Valuation
Bitcoin has changed how we think about value creation, but Coinbase's $100 billion projection still looks very high.
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By Ben Schiller
Mar 10, 2021 at 6:03 p.m. UTC
Mar 10, 2021
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The Node: SEC Worried About Default Bitcoin ETFs
Gary Gensler could take charge of the SEC. Will he be open to more innovation, like bitcoin exchange-traded products?
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By Ben Schiller
Mar 2, 2021 at 4:38 p.m. UTC
Mar 2, 2021
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