Benjamin Schiller
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Editor @coindesk. Writer/producer of "Happenstance” https://t.co/ejuq0nuHoR
New York
Joined April 2010
Proud to work with the great @retheauditors on this dive into #FTX's "audited" accounts. 160 companies! Two auditors with troubling track records! Self-dealing with related parties! No taxes paid! . It was all there, but nobody noticed, or cared.
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We @coindesk felt like it was an appropriate time to take a stand for crypto and its potential. It’s clear at this stage that government agencies are engaged in a full bore effort to kneecap innovation while offering no clear path forward for good actors. This is unfair to many.
The U.S. crypto crackdown is – rightly or wrongly – viewed as a coordinated attempt to maim digital assets. This risks sending a vital industry overseas, @KReyofCoinDesk writes in a rare CoinDesk editorial. Opinion.
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The world's school lunches compared--pictures: http://t.co/4lqW4oC491
@FastCoExist
http://t.co/k6KW2PEZKm.
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Gary Gensler's Long, Embarrassing Battle Against Bitcoin ETFs: Delays, a twitter hack, ungracious. “Early on, he called the whole shabang “decentralization theater.” It turns out, the only clown in this show is him.* @DanielGKuhn @CoinDesk
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History!!.
.@Coinbase's $COIN shares will debut on the Nasdaq exchange Wednesday. Follow our full coverage from market movements to who's turning a profit on the most anticipated direct listing event in the crypto world:
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Hard to believe he’s only30… 30 Reasons to Love #Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin @coindesk @DanielGKuhn
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. @CathieDWood: #bitcoin is the first "rules-based" "global monetary system in the world". #Consensus2021.
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Exciting news from the @CoinDesk opinion section: @davidzmorris is joining us today as Chief Insights Columnist. David, who comes from Fortune (and BREAKER), has written on crypto for 8+ years and brings a lot of depth and perspective. Looking forward to working with him again.
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Fixing mental health in the workplace requires a lot more than a yoga room. A World Changing Idea of 2016:
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Very important point about the whole FTX debacle. it wasn't a "bank run" (as the NYT said) or a hedge fund gone bad (several others). There was a clear malfeasance at play. Let @davidzmorris explain, as only he can.
FTX wasn’t just mismanaged. At the heart of its collapse was a series of acts likely criminal in nature, CoinDesk's Chief Insights Columnist @DavidZMorris writes. Opinion.
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Bumper show this week! We debated if Russia could ban crypto, whether IP theft is out of control with NFTs (thanks @SamEwen for coming on) and whether @VitalikButerin’s support for mechanical wombs is good for women or just gross. Tune in.
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Happiness economists introduce new concept "inequality of happiness"-- say more important than inequality of income
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Chuck Schumer's pledge to pass a bipartisan crypto bill this year is a BFD (for crypto). Will he manage it? Will Kamala Harris listen to groups like Crypto4Harris? . Who knows? But crypto might really have a choice this November. me @CoinDesk .
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. @CathieDWood on #ethereum: "I've been really impressed at how it's proliferated, and also impressed at how it's survived the tests it's been through, especially the leveraging up.". #Consensus2021.
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Uber is an app+GPS+payments. Not hard for London to set up municipal version, sharing consumer & worker benefits:
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SEC Chair Gary Gensler on crypto at a NYU Law talk yesterday:. "With all respect, the leading lights of this field in [2024] are either in jail or awaiting extradition right now.". Er. no.
The SEC Chair's comments on crypto Wednesday showed why nobody in the industry wants him to continue in his current position. Opinion @btschiller.
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Lovely sane take on this important research @MarcHochstein : New Research Unearths Insights Into Satoshi and Bitcoin’s Early Days via @coindesk.
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Our Associate Producer @jjonesjouro met the magnanimous Daniel Radcliffe on the stoop of the Kraine Theater today. East Village theater life is LIT!!! It was Happenstance!
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Big thanks to @nic__carter for coming on the first episode of Opinionated, my new @CoinDesk podcast. Nic has a LOT of interesting things to say about "crypto-dollars" (USD stablecoins) and the implications for power in the global financial system.
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This was a lot of work by many smart, wonderful people. in no particular order: @La__Cuen @AdminKlein @markyarm @christine_dkim @trevorjonesart @nikhileshde @BradyDale @koxinga21 @helloluis Thanks all.
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. @CathieDWood on the big crypto crash:. "It was precipitated by the ESG movement and this notion, which was exacerbated by Elon Musk, that there are some real environmental problems here, with the mining of Bitcoin. A lot of institutional buying went on pause.". #Consensus2021.
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We launched a new opinion section at @coindesk today. I'm chuffed to be working with a great group of columnists and contributors. This is going to be fun.
CoinDesk's new opinion section, launching today, features a star group of columnists including @jillruthcarlson @prestonjbyrne @nic__carter @hasufl @shurder @jp_koning @yorkerhodes @byrneseyeview @jdorman81 @LexSokolin and more
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. @jeffwilser interviews @galiabenartzi of @bancor: "I’m starting to get the sense that what Bancor is doing—replacing a real-time buyer-vs.-seller marketplace with an algorithm-built price model—is more fundamentally different than most people realize."
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A bombshell (alleged) revelation spread fast yesterday that Kamala Harris would nominate Gary Gensler - crypto’s arch enemy - as her treasury secretary. But was the story true and where did it come from? Who benefits from the rumor? @CoinDesk > me
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Wow. 300,000 empty homes in NYC. No wonder the prices. Paris now taxes at 60% of rent rate to discourage vacancies.
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App that rewards students for not looking at their phone in class. 100s of places this could be applied http://t.co/9H6AJowpAE
@FastCoExist.
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This is how the @FT introduces its only item about crypto today:. "Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin have gained traction in finance worldwide thanks to dissent, greed, idealism and fear of missing out. But in the absence of centralised authority, where will it all end? ".
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“Venture Capital For The People”: Making The Case For A Basic Income
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Great inspiring “Big Ideas” presentation on how songs can “own themselves” and benefit artists and creators rather than middle people like music labels @gah650 and live music! @consensus2022 @CoinDesk
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The government has prove intent as it prosecutes SBF for multiple account of fraud. So SBF is saying he was only following legal advice. The strategy - part of the "i was hapless" defense - might work, but it has risks for him, as 5 lawyers told me.
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I spoke with the incredible writer and monetary campaigner Brett Scott @Suitpossum this week about inflation, intolerance, and how Bitcoin debates go awry. It makes you realize the future of money is pretty serious - Is scarce money good for all?
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How To Invest Your Money Responsibly, Sustainably, Or For Impact (They’re Not The Same)
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Fantastic #Breakdown podcast from @nlw today with @matthewstoller, author of "Goliath," a history of antitrust in America. "The idea of true of competition" is quintessentially American, says NLW. "It's about power and the society we want to be." .
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Great piece @DanielGKuhn on why #Ethereum despite being permissionless Has Gatekeepers (for Good Reason)
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Here's more about Finland's #basic income experiment from the person who's designing the research: @FastCoExist.
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Expanding EITC to men without children and raising the $ level likely to have less negative employment effects than higher minimum wages: @mikemakowsky saysL “I think our paper presents a strong argument for untying the EITC from whether you have children."
me: Study finds that higher minimum wages keep people from re-offending and going back to prison - but only up to a point: @mikemakowsky.
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. @CathieDWood on @elonmusk's impact on the green mining debate:. He "has encouraged a lot more conversation, a lot more analytical thinking. And I do believe he's going to become a part of the process.”. #Consensus2021.
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Today in World Changing Ideas 2016: Fixing mental health in the workplace requires a lot more than a yoga room.
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I wrote a bit about education innovation in the devlping world. Wld be good to hear about other models: http://t.co/ITt89ndO6S
@FastCoExist.
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@jaiyagill And no guy wants to be talked about on Twitter like he’s an anthropological observation. Would you want to be discussed with the world likethat? He’s just trying to make conversation, imperfectly and maladroitly.
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If you’re @consensus2022 today, be sure to come by our “Big Ideas” stage at the Convention Center! We have a series of TED-type talks looking at the massive transformative potential of crypto/blockchain. Listen to big thinkers on the future of . 1/2 @CoinDesk #Consensus2022.
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20 business models for good: a summary of ways to go green, help others and still prosper http://t.co/CQtKjOWtzz >> me @FastCoExist.
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When people say the way we fund startups is just fine -- America is so innovative, look at Silicon Valley, the envy of the world !!! -- remind them that just 2% of capital goes to women: #metoo.
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I was getting mentally prepared for the beach before @crypto @Bloomberg @opinion wrote a clumsy editorial this morning about crypto politics. I had to write back and use the only headline that made sense. @coindesk.
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Sweden is best equipped for the future, according to a new country ranking. >>> me: http://t.co/FhqV2S03EF.
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Great episode this : SBF is out of his mind + yuga labs is “leaning against shit” @realDannyNelson @camlearnscrypto with its new game; and @MartaBelcher : D.C crypto bills are attacks on privacy and existing financial surveillance could be unconstitutional
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How 22 Belgian streets turned into lively car-free parks this summer http://t.co/yij9Yto3zs.
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Shout out to the artists who did a fantastic job on this year's Most Influential @CoinDesk Their NFTs, which have animation enhancements from the site, are available at auction, with 50% of the proceeds going to charities #mostinfluential2020.
Bid on this year's #mosiinfluential2020 art @niftygateway and @SuperRare. 50% of the proceeds go to charities chosen by the artists. Featuring @money_alotta @thesarahshow @MattKaneArtist @osinachiart @XCOPYART @IamOliveAllen @yonatvaks.
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Visiting Colombia, @jeffwilser finds real uses for crypto. "This is the place where it’s going to happen,” @georgedonnelly of DASH says. “Everyone else is wrapped up in the cruises and conferences—here we’re working on the streets of a developing nation.”
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Boxed water wants to add a tiny bit of sustainability to the bottled water industry: http://t.co/luC8Bop1FC.
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. @CathieDWood thinks deflation is a bigger threat than inflation. "As time goes on here, we are thinking that the much higher probability is deflation. I know most people think that's crazy, given what's going on". #Consensus2021 .
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The promise of blockchain and other tech to make remittances cheaper and many lives better. me: @FastCoIdeas.
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Great to talk to @jillruthcarlson and @emilydparker for @CoinDesk's Opinionated podcast. We discussed Coinbase's decision to outlaw politics in the workplace, whether a #btc company can be apolitical and what this all means for free speech. Listen in:.
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. @nic__carter all over the what happened to Silvergate/Signature Bank story. Great piece here about why it matters @CoinDesk .
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. @CathieDWood on growing expectations for green mining:. "This auditing of what miners, certainly in North America, are willing to do around how much of their electricity usage is generated by renewables is going to bring that topic into stark relief.". #Consensus2021.
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This is the last post we're putting up on @BreakerMag. Thanks to everyone who contributed.
"Porn remains a safe haven for those with progressive thoughts and novel ideas," says @AdminKlein. Including crypto. Read Jess Klein's dispatch from January's @XBIZ Awards, where several blockchain companies were up for honors.
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V happy the great @Frances_Coppola is writing a two-weekly column for @coindesk . Her first piece today looks at how far tokenizing our assets on blockchains can go.
Short and cutting opinion piece here, with which I pretty much fully agree. This is why I am against importing "tokenized gold" as MCD collateral, "blockchain for supply chain" and other chicanery.
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Was @arbitrum's airdrop "decentralization theater"? . "I went to the theater this weekend and I saw the sausage being made. And it was not pretty," says @realDannyNelson. "Its first attempt at governance. went down in flames.". Danny's bit at 3.30.
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Not a sexy topic, but an important one environmentally. The Future Of Laundry: http://t.co/pCQ3um1JgI >> me @fastcoexist.
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Either happy people want to live near parks, or parks make us happier: http://t.co/jZWe8bOqmc
@FastCoExist.
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Read: Stop saying Uber is part of the sharing economy. It's not: http://t.co/qgQ2AK2b1R by @kfrenken.
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When will our meat-filled diets go post-animal? Inside the companies looking to grow meat in the lab #longread /.
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VERY proud of the work @BreakerMag has done so far (I don't say this enough). Our writers are amazing—creative, smart, funny, humble. Here is a sampling of stories from our first few months (omitting a few good ones). Much more TK. @breakermag @loganhill33.
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What if we made schools part of the urban community instead of walling them off? http://t.co/nZ1Dpke6mg.
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How the technology behind bitcoin is going to help the bottom billion #bitcoin #blockchain #development #foreignaid
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Like how @azeemk_ frames his argument around a humble developer trying to innovate here… shows how hard it is to get consumer focused (ie good ux) crypto products off the ground now…. when VC focus is all about infrastructure, L1s and L2s .
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If anyone can get everyday people to use blockchain tech, it's @ideo. It pioneered the user-centric design that's standard practice these days.
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ICYMI @pennyred's blockbuster crypto cruise story @breakermag this week. Promise you it's a fun read. We have more high caliber reporting to come and already on the site (including stories more flattering to crypto and blockchain folk). Stay tuned.
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Holy moly it’s really happennnning !!! @CoinDesk @consensus2022 16k people! 550 speakers ! So many venues and stages. Let’s do this!!
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. @prestonjbyrne is one of the top crypto lawyers in the US, now in DC - we are v lucky to have him as a columnist @coindesk Here he is with "not legal advice" for keeping your startup afloat during the coronavirus.
OPINION by @prestonjbyrne – From protecting your staff to planning a succession, here's a six-point plan to staying out of legal trouble during the pandemic.
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Refreshing, pro-money printer take here from @jillruthcarlson: . "In a world that is inherently short of dollars and is only becoming more so, refusing to increase supply is anything but responsible and rational.". @CoinDesk.
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How a city is slashing gun crime with a paid fellowship for would-be shooters
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Engineering An End To Food Waste With Smarter Logistics. food donation platform @zeropercentus @stan_alcorn
http://t.co/mo6e1MhWrE.
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It's been an honor to be part of the @breakermag experience. Thanks to @juliarherbst, @markyarm, @davidzmorris, and @AdminKlein (our amazing staffers), to all the freelancers we've worked with, and particularly to @loganhill33 and @bendwilliams for their advice and vision. 1/2.
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Hi everyone. Today, I'm proud to share a project I've been working on for a while. It's a play called "Happenstance" that we are producing in the East Village, New York, this October. It's a fun tragi-comedy about a bitcoin guy and his struggle for freedom. (1/3).
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I guess a bipartisan bill out of the Senate by the end of the year isn't law. but it's a start for Democrats who, many in crypto say, have been way behind on this issue. a month ago, I'm not sure Chuck Schumer even had a legislative approach to crypto?.
Senate Majority Leader @chuckschumer says his goal is to have a crypto bill passed out of the Senate and into law by the end of 2024 in Crypto4Harris virtual event.
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Capitalism will never deal with its "crisis of legitimacy" until it deals honestly with questions of power. "Shared value" and CSR are a joke. The real problem is that one group of people takes money away from another group, and lies about it. See tax reform.
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Good to see @breakermag make this list of Crypto Twitter "Rising Stars." Thanks @hivedotone + @twobitidiot for mentioning us here.
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In Austin and super excited for the week to come at @#consensus2024. It's going to be epic. 500+ speakers. Thousands of attendees. A crazy amount of side-events from across the industry and beyond. Come say hello!!! I'll be moderating and hosting on the show floor.
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Why Venture Capitalists Aren’t Funding The Businesses We Need > me.
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Love this interview with economist @glenweyl : "I think maybe the killer app of blockchain is radical markets." @RadxChange > argues that the hyper-libertarianism of bitcoin maximalists is bad economics societally speaking.
.@VitalikButerin thinks this man’s ideas can break America’s political logjam. @davidzmorris @glenweyl #bitcoin
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after #brexit, one in six Londoners aged 18 to 24 supported London becoming independent country: a future citystate?
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.@fastcoexist @rushkoff: They promised us distributed peer to peer capitalism; all we got were platform monopolies:
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