Dominik Schiener

Dominik Schiener is a co-founder of the Iota Foundation, a nonprofit foundation based in Berlin. He oversees partnerships and the overall realization of the project’s vision. Iota is a distributed ledger technology for the Internet of Things and a cryptocurrency. Additionally, he won the largest blockchain hackathon in Shanghai. For the past two years, he has been focused on enabling the machine economy through Iota.

Author’s posts

The bear market has been bad for cryptocurrency’s case against regulation. What comes next depends on how well we play ball, but Lummis–Gillibrand offers a favo...

Iota co-founder: Lummis-Gillibrand is a blessing for the crypto industry

Dominik Schiener

2022-09-15T22:11:44+01:00

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The value and reputation of the crypto market took a nosedive this May. Its recovery is a chance to fix both.

Crypto’s ongoing crisis is an opportunity for realignment

Dominik Schiener

2022-07-03T12:17:00+01:00

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Recent geopolitical developments have upended the ethics and self-image of crypto. What does that mean for its future?

Love it or hate it, crypto’s vibe shift is now imminent

Dominik Schiener

2022-03-26T11:13:00+00:00

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Blockchain mining’s massive carbon footprint is impossible to justify — and puts it in the crosshairs of global environmental legislation.

Crypto mining won’t survive another round of environmental legislation

Dominik Schiener

2022-01-29T15:17:00+00:00

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A system of unified digital identity can replace lengthy approval and authentication chains with a simple DLT solution.

Decentralized identity can bring the analog world into the digital one

Dominik Schiener

2021-06-20T12:13:00+01:00

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Smart contracts present one the most promising tech solutions for business, but there are still barriers that have to be addressed.

The promise of smart contract adoption is held back by crypto silos

Dominik Schiener

2021-03-29T15:47:51+01:00

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Feeless transactions can play a role in enabling DeFi, allowing the sector to further develop and grow in importance.

Going feeless is the only way to enable blockchain adoption

Dominik Schiener

2021-02-05T16:54:27+00:00

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The negative view on automation isn’t the fault of anyone in particular, it’s simply the way that humanity reacts to innovation.

Yes, robots will take our jobs — But that’s okay

Dominik Schiener

2020-11-14T17:30:00+00:00

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