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Leo Schwartz is a former senior writer at Fortune, where he covered fintech, crypto, venture capital, and financial regulation; contributed to Term Sheet; and co-hosted the Fortune Crypto Playbook vodcast with Fortune Finance and Crypto Editor Jeff John Roberts. Leo previously worked at Rest of World, covering tech from Mexico City. His work has also appeared in the Washington Post, PBS NewsHour, and The Nation. He graduated with a dual master's in journalism and Latin American studies from New York University and a bachelor's from Columbia University.

Inside the Gen Z Shark Tank where influencers are becoming venture investors
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Inside the Gen Z Shark Tank where influencers are becoming venture investors
By Leo SchwartzMarch 16, 2026
Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi on why the crypto exchange’s new Fed master account access and NASDAQ partnership isn’t designed to ‘disrupt the banking system’
Crypto
Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi on why the crypto exchange’s new Fed master account access and NASDAQ partnership isn’t designed to ‘disrupt the banking system’
By Leo SchwartzMarch 13, 2026
Inside the Binance accounts internal investigators say helped transfer more than $1 billion to Iran-linked entities: A 79-year-old VIP Chinese trader and a suspected Iranian gold smuggler
Crypto
Inside the Binance accounts internal investigators say helped transfer more than $1 billion to Iran-linked entities: A 79-year-old VIP Chinese trader and a suspected Iranian gold smuggler
By Leo Schwartz and Ben WeissMarch 12, 2026
Robinhood wants everyone to be able to invest in hot startups like Databricks and Ramp, but how much risk will investors take on?
Newsletters
Robinhood wants everyone to be able to invest in hot startups like Databricks and Ramp, but how much risk will investors take on?
By Leo SchwartzMarch 9, 2026
Exclusive: Venture giant a16z crypto targeting around $2 billion for its fifth fund amid blockchain market downturn, sources say
Crypto
Exclusive: Venture giant a16z crypto targeting around $2 billion for its fifth fund amid blockchain market downturn, sources say
By Ben Weiss and Leo SchwartzMarch 4, 2026
Why Sequoia’s Alfred Lin isn’t worried about the SaaS-pocalypse
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Why Sequoia’s Alfred Lin isn’t worried about the SaaS-pocalypse
By Leo SchwartzMarch 2, 2026
Exclusive: AI financial platform Rowspace raises $50 million led by Sequoia to help investment firms take on messy data
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Exclusive: AI financial platform Rowspace raises $50 million led by Sequoia to help investment firms take on messy data
By Leo SchwartzFebruary 25, 2026
Photo of Sam Bankman-Fried
Crypto
Sam Bankman-Fried is waging a social media campaign for a pardon—but President Trump will not give him one, says the White House
By Leo SchwartzFebruary 24, 2026
The 29-year old investor who went from selling fake IDs to backing Poppi raises a $75 million fund to invest in brands with a ‘cultural edge’
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The 29-year old investor who went from selling fake IDs to backing Poppi raises a $75 million fund to invest in brands with a ‘cultural edge’
By Leo SchwartzFebruary 23, 2026
Why influential Wintermute founder Evgeny Gaevoy thinks crypto has strayed from its cypherpunk roots
Crypto
Why influential Wintermute founder Evgeny Gaevoy thinks crypto has strayed from its cypherpunk roots
By Leo SchwartzFebruary 20, 2026
Sports-focused prediction market Novig raises $75 million to challenge Kalshi and Polymarket
Banking
Sports-focused prediction market Novig raises $75 million to challenge Kalshi and Polymarket
By Leo SchwartzFebruary 18, 2026
Inside Dragonfly Capital’s $650 million fourth fund and its early bets on Polymarket and Rain
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Inside Dragonfly Capital’s $650 million fourth fund and its early bets on Polymarket and Rain
By Leo SchwartzFebruary 18, 2026
Exclusive: Crypto venture firm Dragonfly closes $650 million fourth fund—even as blockchain VCs face ‘mass extinction’
Crypto
Exclusive: Crypto venture firm Dragonfly closes $650 million fourth fund—even as blockchain VCs face ‘mass extinction’
By Leo SchwartzFebruary 17, 2026
Exclusive: Binance fires top investigators who claim to have uncovered evidence of Iranian sanctions violations
Crypto
Exclusive: Binance fires top investigators who claim to have uncovered evidence of Iranian sanctions violations
By Leo Schwartz and Ben WeissFebruary 13, 2026
Citadel Securities and Cathie Wood back Zero, a new blockchain designed for traditional finance
Crypto
Citadel Securities and Cathie Wood back Zero, a new blockchain designed for traditional finance
By Leo SchwartzFebruary 10, 2026
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