Articles by
Ben Caselin
Ben Caselin is Chief Marketing Officer at VALR, established in South Africa in 2018, the largest crypto exchange by trade volume on the African continent, and now serving corporate, professional and retail traders worldwide. Drawing on years of experience in the digital asset space, mostly in Hong Kong and Dubai, and with a background in cultural anthropology and global migration studies, Caselin is frequently cited and published in top-tier media and an avid speaker at global conferences.
September 2023
Are Bitcoin and STOs birds of a feather? Think again
Bitcoin’s birth marked a radical departure from the strictures of centralized finance. Is the advent of asset tokenization undermining the original crypto’s founding ideals?
June 2023
How Dubai and Hong Kong are shifting crypto’s power dynamics: Opinion
As the US grapples with crypto regulation, Hong Kong and Dubai are emerging as leaders in the global digital economy, writes Ben Caselin of MaskEX.
April 2023
The true cost of zero-fee crypto trading is anything but zero
Nothing in life is free. Be wary of crypto exchanges that offer ‘free trading,’ and ask hard questions about how they make money, writes Ben Caselin of MaskEX.
June 2022
The metaverse isn’t a fad but part of the future economy
An open and interoperable metaverse economy will drive consumer activity — and it’s on a similar track for growth as e-commerce, writes Ben Caselin of AAX.
October 2021
13 years after Bitcoin’s whitepaper, what would Satoshi say?
Bitcoin is growing up in ways not imagined in Satoshi Nakamoto’s 2008 writings that gave birth to it. How will Bitcoin’s future unfold?
September 2021
The curious timing behind China’s thunder and lightning at crypto
China assaulted crypto with a new ferocity just as Bitcoin options expired and Evergrande escaped death. Coincidence? Ben Caselin of AAX lays out the clues.
January 2021
New 2021 bitcoin price report forecasts risks and opportunities
What is bitcoin’s true value, and what are its longer-term price projections? New AAX analysis ‘Bitcoin in 2021’ offers investors a look beyond the horizon.