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

Ukraine Has Raised $225M in Crypto to Fight Russian Invasion, but Donations Have Stagnated Over the Last Year: Crystal

Ukraine attracted over $225 million from supporters around the world, while Russian military fundraisers only scored several millions.

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Consensus Magazine

Bitcoin Mining Computing Power May Drop as Much as 30% After Halving: Experts

Machine efficiency and low cost of power are key to surviving the bitcoin halving, industry figures tell CoinDesk.

New and old bitcoin mining rigs at CleanSpark's site in Georgia.

Markets

Public Mining Companies Offer Better-Than-Bitcoin Price Exposure in 2023

Core Scientific (CORZ), Riot Blockchain (RIOT), Bitfarms (BITF), Iris Energy (IREN) and CleanSpark (CLSK) have performed better than BTC this year, as this chart shows.

Bitmain Antminer S19 Hydro mining rigs, the company's latest technology, installed at a Merkle Standard facility in Washington state. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Bitcoin Mining Machine Efficiency Doubled in Five Years

A recent report by Coin Metrics has news for fans of energy efficiency: ASIC miners overall are reducing their energy consumption per coin produced. But which are the most efficient? For Mining Week, CoinDesk dug deeper to determine which of 11 popular mining machines were the most competitive.

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Opinion

Es hora de que los mineros dejen de usar trucos

Los mineros que cotizan en bolsa son propensos a recurrir a trucos de marketing como forma de aumentar los precios de sus acciones. Los comunicados de prensa sobre iniciativas de IA y HPC son los últimos ejemplos. Este artículo de opinión es parte de la Semana Minera de CoinDesk.

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Opinion

It’s Time for Miners to Stop With the Gimmicks

Publicly-traded miners are prone to pursue marketing stunts as a way to raise their stock prices. Press releases about AI and HPC initiatives are the latest examples. This op-ed is part of CoinDesk's Mining Week.

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Opinion

É hora dos mineiros pararem com os truques

As mineradoras de capital aberto tendem a realizar manobras de marketing como forma de aumentar os preços de suas ações. Os comunicados de imprensa sobre iniciativas de IA e HPC são os exemplos mais recentes. Este artigo faz parte da Semana de Mineração da CoinDesk.

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Opinion

Il est temps pour les mineurs d’arrêter les gadgets

Les sociétés minières cotées en bourse ont tendance à recourir à des opérations marketing pour augmenter le cours de leurs actions. Les communiqués de presse sur les initiatives d’IA et de HPC en sont les derniers exemples. Cet article d'opinion fait partie de la Mining Week de CoinDesk.

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Opinion

Настав час майнерам припинити трюки

Майнери, що торгуються на біржі, схильні до маркетингових трюків, щоб підвищити ціни своїх акцій. Останніми прикладами є прес-релізи про ініціативи AI та HPC. Ця стаття є частиною тижня майнінгу CoinDesk.

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Opinion

È tempo che i minatori la smettano con gli espedienti

I minatori quotati in borsa sono inclini a perseguire acrobazie di marketing come un modo per aumentare i prezzi delle loro azioni. I comunicati stampa sulle iniziative di intelligenza artificiale e HPC sono gli esempi più recenti. Questo editoriale fa parte della Mining Week di CoinDesk.

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