Articles written by Mike Ermolaev - Benzinga

How 20 Outlets Came To Control 81% Of Asia's Crypto Media Attention

How 20 Outlets Came To Control 81% Of Asia's Crypto Media Attention

How Big Is Asia's Crypto Audience In 2025? Loyalty Beats Virality In A 100-Million-Visit Market

How Big Is Asia's Crypto Audience In 2025? Loyalty Beats Virality In A 100-Million-Visit Market

LATAM's Mid-Tier Carries 74% of Crypto Attention, And Outperforms At Holding It

LATAM's Mid-Tier Carries 74% of Crypto Attention, And Outperforms At Holding It

Crypto-Native Traffic In LATAM Plunged 54% QoQ While Mainstream Added 20M Visits

Crypto-Native Traffic In LATAM Plunged 54% QoQ While Mainstream Added 20M Visits

Russia And Poland Dominate 82% Of Eastern Europe's Crypto News Traffic In Q2

Russia And Poland Dominate 82% Of Eastern Europe's Crypto News Traffic In Q2

Crypto Media Falters In Western Europe, While Legacy News Outlets Stay Resilient Amid MiCA, Search Shift

Crypto Media Falters In Western Europe, While Legacy News Outlets Stay Resilient Amid MiCA, Search Shift

As MiCA enforcement took hold and search algorithms evolved, 82% of crypto-native outlets saw their visibility shrink in Q1 of 2025.

Crypto Media Traffic Collapsed In LATAM Despite Rising Adoption, Q1 Analysis Finds

Crypto Media Traffic Collapsed In LATAM Despite Rising Adoption, Q1 Analysis Finds

The Next Human Evolution Starts At The Surface Of The Eye: A Conversation With XPANCEO's Founders On Human-Integrated Interfaces

The Next Human Evolution Starts At The Surface Of The Eye: A Conversation With XPANCEO's Founders On Human-Integrated Interfaces

Crypto In 2025 And Beyond: The Author's One-on-one With Chainalysis CEO Jonathan Levin

Crypto In 2025 And Beyond: The Author's One-on-one With Chainalysis CEO Jonathan Levin

"How Crypto Will Evolve In 2025 And Beyond"": Insights From the author's one-on-one with Chainalysis CEO Jonathan Levin

Did Trump's Meme Coin Put The Future Of Crypto At Risk?

Did Trump's Meme Coin Put The Future Of Crypto At Risk?

Trump Meme Coin launch raises concerns For Crypto's future - see why

Can Bitcoin as Legal Tender Reshape a Nation's Economy? Lessons from El Salvador

Can Bitcoin as Legal Tender Reshape a Nation's Economy? Lessons from El Salvador

From $100K to $250K? Analyzing Bitcoin's Bull Market Signals

From $100K to $250K? Analyzing Bitcoin's Bull Market Signals

How Blockchain Is Transforming The Gaming Industry: A Conversation with Sky Mavis Co-Founder and Growth Lead Jeff Zirlin

How Blockchain Is Transforming The Gaming Industry: A Conversation with Sky Mavis Co-Founder and Growth Lead Jeff Zirlin

Web3 gaming is a promising driver in crypto mainstream adoption. But what is the state of the industry at the moment?

Navigating the Regulatory Maze with Ripple's President Monica Long

Navigating the Regulatory Maze with Ripple's President Monica Long

Within the rapidly evolving cryptocurrency space, Ripple is a unique representation of creativity and resilience. In an exclusive interview for my recurrent series "Crypto Opinion with Mike Ermolaev," I had a conversation with the President of Ripple, Monica Long. We discussed the company's ongoing legal battles, regulatory strategies, and technological advancements.

The Intersection of Blockchain and Cloud Technologies: An Interview with the founder of Google's web3 Team, Allen Day

The Intersection of Blockchain and Cloud Technologies: An Interview with the founder of Google's web3 Team, Allen Day

For the latest edition of my “Crypto Opinion with Mike Ermolaev” series, I was able to chat with Allen Day, who, in his time with Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), was able to build the company’s web3 development team from the ground up.

Exclusive Interview With Visa Fraud Chief: Fraudsters Are Actively Trying To Grab The Pot Of Money That Exists In Crypto

Exclusive Interview With Visa Fraud Chief: Fraudsters Are Actively Trying To Grab The Pot Of Money That Exists In Crypto

The latest edition of my interview series Crypto Opinion with Mike Ermolaev focused on the topic of security, featuring Michael Jabbara, the VP and Global Head of Fraud Services at Visa (NYSE:

A VC Told Me: We Don't Invest In Female Entrepreneurs. Exclusive Interview With Gracy Chen From Bitget

A VC Told Me: We Don't Invest In Female Entrepreneurs. Exclusive Interview With Gracy Chen From Bitget

For my signature series 'Crypto Opinion with Mike Ermolaev' I had a very insightful discussion with Gracy Chen, managing director at Bitget, where she oversees the marketing and PR side of the leading crypto exchange as well as

Crypto Should Get Back to Its Roots to Break Free from Traditional Finance. An Interview with CTO of Tether Paolo Ardoino

Crypto Should Get Back to Its Roots to Break Free from Traditional Finance. An Interview with CTO of Tether Paolo Ardoino

As part of “Crypto Opinion with Mike Ermolaev”, an ongoing series that interviews prominent figures in the crypto scene, Mike sat down with CTO of Tether Paolo Ardoino to discuss the world’s largest stablecoin's resilience throughout 2022, Tether's charity work, and its plans for the year ahead.

It's Only Bitcoin That Can End Corrupt Financial Systems – Exclusive Interview with Prince Philip of Serbia

It's Only Bitcoin That Can End Corrupt Financial Systems – Exclusive Interview with Prince Philip of Serbia

Exclusively speaking to Mike Ermolaev, a crypto journalist who interviews celebrities and notable crypto figures, Prince Philip Karageorgevitch, Hereditary Prince of Serbia and Yugoslavia, explains why Bitcoin is set to be the world's currency in the future and how it is superior to fiat and other cryptocurrencies.

What Is FTX Really All About? Democrats' Money Laundry or Crypto's Killer Disguised As a Victim?

What Is FTX Really All About? Democrats' Money Laundry or Crypto's Killer Disguised As a Victim?

This article was co-authored by Mike Ermolaev and Alina Chepurchenko. FTX, one of the world’s biggest crypto exchanges, has gone down in flames in front of the entire world.