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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.

Tiger Global–backed Braintrust bet big on blockchain. Now it’s launching an AI-powered hiring platform
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Tiger Global–backed Braintrust bet big on blockchain. Now it’s launching an AI-powered hiring platform
By Leo SchwartzApril 29, 2024
Movement Labs raises $38 million to build layer 2 blockchain on Ethereum with Facebook tech
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Movement Labs raises $38 million to build layer 2 blockchain on Ethereum with Facebook tech
By Leo SchwartzApril 25, 2024
Former SEC crypto lawyer bumps into the revolving door
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Former SEC crypto lawyer bumps into the revolving door
By Leo SchwartzApril 24, 2024
Crypto app Strike launches Bitcoin services across Europe
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Crypto app Strike launches Bitcoin services across Europe
By Leo SchwartzApril 24, 2024
Former SEC crypto leader spars with blockchain lawyers over her agency’s controversial approach: ‘It’s not going to back off’
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Former SEC crypto leader spars with blockchain lawyers over her agency’s controversial approach: ‘It’s not going to back off’
By Leo SchwartzApril 17, 2024
VCs are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into Bittensor, a little-known AI crypto project
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VCs are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into Bittensor, a little-known AI crypto project
By Leo SchwartzApril 15, 2024
VanEck CEO says brokerage platforms aren’t yet recommending Bitcoin ETFs: ‘There’s a long way to go’
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VanEck CEO says brokerage platforms aren’t yet recommending Bitcoin ETFs: ‘There’s a long way to go’
By Leo SchwartzApril 11, 2024
Richard Teng faces a gauntlet of challenges as the new CEO of Binance. He won’t talk about all of them
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Richard Teng faces a gauntlet of challenges as the new CEO of Binance. He won’t talk about all of them
By Leo SchwartzApril 10, 2024
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Anthony Pompliano and ex-TechCrunch reporter launch Token Relations to improve crypto projects’ communications
By Leo SchwartzApril 9, 2024
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Paradigm leads $225 million round for Monad Labs, which is building a layer 1 blockchain to take on Ethereum and Solana
By Leo SchwartzApril 9, 2024
The plight of a detained U.S. Binance staffer has deteriorated as Nigeria turns him into a political pawn
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The plight of a detained U.S. Binance staffer has deteriorated as Nigeria turns him into a political pawn
By Leo SchwartzApril 4, 2024
Reports emerge about crypto’s role in the global arms trade as Treasury’s Wally Adeyemo is poised to address illicit finance
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Reports emerge about crypto’s role in the global arms trade as Treasury’s Wally Adeyemo is poised to address illicit finance
By Leo SchwartzApril 3, 2024
Institutional money is flowing back into crypto. Here’s how one new hedge fund is approaching the markets
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Institutional money is flowing back into crypto. Here’s how one new hedge fund is approaching the markets
By Leo SchwartzApril 2, 2024
Coinbase’s path to legal victory against the SEC looks murky after latest setback
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Coinbase’s path to legal victory against the SEC looks murky after latest setback
By Leo SchwartzApril 1, 2024
Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison as FTX saga draws to a close
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Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison as FTX saga draws to a close
By Leo SchwartzMarch 28, 2024
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