Ben Schiller
Head of Communications at Miden
Ben Schiller is the Head of Public Relations at Miden. Previously, he was the Editor-in-Chief of Opinions and Features at Coindesk and the Content Editor at BREAKER, covering blockchain practitioners, ideas, and the crazy stories in the crypto space. Previously editing BREAKER: original reporting about blockchain people, ideas, and crypto craziness. He was a staff writer for Fast Company for seven years, where he covered social good startups, blockchain, clean energy, the environment, finance and economics.
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AI 与稳定币银行基础设施公司 Augustus 完成 1.8 亿美元 B 轮融资，估值达到 10 亿美元，由 Tiger Global 领投，Hummingbird、QED，以及 Nubank、Ramp、Circle 和 Deel 的创始人参投。资金将用于拓展拉丁美洲、东南亚、中东和非洲市场，并开发可提供全天候美元账户及结算服务的核心银行平台。Augustus 此前已获美国 OCC 有条件批准筹建全服务国民银行，最终开业仍需完成监管要求。（CoinDesk） wublock123.com/news/crypto-ba…
"The gap in crypto options isn't demand. It's design." Alexia Theodorou, Director of Derivatives at Kraken, in CoinDesk on our BTC and ETH options launch. https://t.co/uF9kWYQaJQ
JUST IN: Where there's #Bitcoin history being made, you'll find The Bitcoin Historian. Fmr Coindesk and Bitcoin Magazine Editor @pete_rizzo_ to speak at Bitcoin Treasuries Conference this September 28 in New York City. Here we go 🚀
"A bitcoin 'volmageddon' may be brewing, key indicator suggests" BVIV Index in CoinDesk today https://www.coindesk.com/daybook-us/2026/07/20/a-bitcoin-volmageddon-may-be-brewing-key-indicator-suggests
BVIV at 38% — the floor of a zone that preceded $BTC dropping $74K→$60K in under a week last May. Implied vol this compressed is historically mean-reverting. Long BTC near $64K without hedging is an asymmetric risk position. via CoinDesk
READ THE FULL $DOG MODE ARTICLE HERE https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/07/18/dog-mode-explains-bitcoin-s-next-governance-fight
This is what @BitGo has been doing for over 10yrs. Using the 2-of-3 MPC or multisig model, you give your bot a piece of the key, set policy, and get to approve transactions under any policy you set. Predates AI; works out of the box. https://x.com/CoinDesk/status/2077743029935362402
RT @volmexfinance: BVIV Index in CoinDesk today "Kospi’s options-based 30-day implied volatility (IV) index has surged to an annualized 8…
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BVIV Index in CoinDesk today "Kospi’s options-based 30-day implied volatility (IV) index has surged to an annualized 81%, more than double BVIV, the bitcoin equivalent, at around 38%, data from Bloomberg and Volmex show." https://t.co/p5Q8aFUlr3