Press & Recognition
Where Collective Shift and Ben Simpson have been covered, and where you can read or watch it for yourself. Every item on this page links to its source, and anything we cannot yet link is listed as such.
Coverage and Appearances
Third-party press, panels, interviews and talks. Partner, sponsored and contributed content is listed separately below.
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Talk September 2022
Why You Should Care About Cryptocurrency & Digital Assets
Ben Simpson at TEDxCecilStreet, arguing why the thousands of cryptocurrencies in existence deserve mainstream attention, pitched at people with no prior crypto knowledge.
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Feature June 2025
From private chefs to stepping back, founders fight off their burnout
A feature by Rich List editor Yolanda Redrup on how start-up founders handle burnout, built on a study of founder stress. It opens on Ben Simpson in his early twenties, locked down in Melbourne and working to keep Collective Shift alive.
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Speaking appearance September 2022
Learn. Lead. Change., Monash University
Monash's own news report on its inaugural thought leadership festival lists Ben Simpson among the guest speakers, on a bill with Chris Judd, Clementine Ford and Thomas Mayor. A speaking slot at a university event, not a teaching post, a research collaboration or an accreditation.
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Crypto News Australia
Interview September 2025
Tapping Into Crypto with Ben Simpson: Simple Strategies for Long-Term Wealth
Interview with Ben Simpson on Bitcoin's long-term outlook as an institutional asset class, and on building wealth without chasing the market.
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Economics Explored
Podcast August 2024
Navigating Volatile Crypto Markets & Avoiding Scams, EP249
Ben Simpson on Gene Tunny's economics podcast, covering market volatility, investment strategy, regulation and how retail investors get scammed.
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Stockhead
Panel October 2021
V-Con: Crypto, Life after going mainstream
Ben Simpson and Matt Willemsen on the Stockhead TV investor panel with Apollo Capital, eToro, CoinJar and Kraken Australia, hosted by business journalist Oriel Morrison.
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Stockhead
Article January 2023
'Onboarding the crypto curious': Collective Shift and Tennis Australia's AO ArtBall NFT project team up
Coverage of the partnership with Tennis Australia's AO ArtBall project, giving holders token-gated education on the digital assets they already owned.
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Stockhead
Article February 2023
Power of two: Aussie crypto platforms Collective Shift and Swyftx team up for market research venture
Coverage of the agreement to put independent Collective Shift research in front of Swyftx users, described at the time as the first deal of its kind in the Australian market.
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Stockhead
Article March 2023
Collective Shift and The Crypto Den team up for fundamental and technical crypto education offerings
Coverage of Collective Shift and Gold Coast technical analysis educator The Crypto Den combining fundamental and technical content across their memberships.
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Industry Recognition
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The Blockies, Digital Economy Council of Australia
Award 2025
Excellence in Blockchain Education, 2025
Collective Shift is listed as a 2025 business winner at the Australian blockchain industry awards. The category name here is the awarding body's own wording, taken from its winners page.
See the winners list
Partner and Contributed Content
Published by partners, or written by our team for someone else. Real and public, but not independent coverage, so it sits apart from the press above.
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Nova Entertainment
Co-hosted series August 2022
Decoding Crypto
A Nova Podcasts series taking crypto back to basics three mornings a week, co-hosted by Ben Simpson with financial journalist Edwina Stott. Commissioned by the broadcaster, and hosted rather than covered by us.
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Block Earner
Partner announcement August 2024
Block Earner Partners with Aussie Crypto Research Powerhouse Collective Shift
Block Earner, an Australian crypto-backed lending provider, announcing on its own newsroom that it would supply its investors with Collective Shift education and market insight.
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Canstar
Contributed byline 2022
Sarah Petty, author profile
Canstar hosts an author profile for Sarah Petty, an editor at Collective Shift, with two crypto wallet guides attributed to her. Our team writing for Canstar, not Canstar writing about us.
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Stockhead
Special report April 2022
Collective Shift: The Aussie platform helping members navigate the 100mph madness of crypto markets
A profile of the platform and its research, tutorials and model portfolios. Bylined 'Special Report', which on Stockhead denotes commercial content rather than independent editorial.
Read the report
Marks we have not sourced yet
Three marks appear beside our name elsewhere on this site without an item on this page behind them. They are listed here, rather than left out, so that following one of those logos tells you where things actually stand.
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No FOX article or segment naming Collective Shift or Ben Simpson has been found. We are confirming it with the outlet, and it will be linked here if it is.
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No CNBC article or segment naming Collective Shift or Ben Simpson has been found. We are confirming it with the outlet, and it will be linked here if it is.
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No Sky News article or segment naming Collective Shift or Ben Simpson has been found, on Sky News Australia or Sky News in the UK. We are confirming it with the outlet, and it will be linked here if it is.
Media enquiries
Ben Simpson speaks and presents on crypto, digital assets and how everyday investors behave in volatile markets. Topics, past appearances and enquiry details are on his speaking page.
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