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.
By Leo SchwartzNovember 20, 2023
CompaniesCrypto app Strike announces partnership with Checkout.com to enable Bitcoin purchases in more than 65 countries
By Leo SchwartzNovember 16, 2023
CompaniesBlockchain not crypto: Proton Mail CEO calls new address verification feature ‘blockchain in a very pure form’
By Leo SchwartzNovember 16, 2023
CompaniesBridged USDC launches on Sei as Circle announces strategic investment in the layer-1 blockchain
By Leo SchwartzNovember 15, 2023
CompaniesFTX claims Bybit, one of world’s largest crypto exchanges, used VIP status to pull hundreds of millions of dollars during collapse
By Leo SchwartzNovember 11, 2023
By Leo SchwartzNovember 8, 2023
RegulatorsFed’s Michael Barr calls for strong stablecoin regulation and says ‘we haven’t made a decision’ when it comes to CBDCs
By Leo SchwartzNovember 7, 2023
RegulatorsFTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty of all charges in ‘one of the biggest financial frauds in American history’
By Leo SchwartzNovember 2, 2023
RegulatorsThe story behind the story: Why the real star of Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial is the one-man news operation Inner City Press
By Leo SchwartzNovember 2, 2023
By Leo SchwartzNovember 1, 2023
RegulatorsBankman-Fried’s lieutenants say he directed them to commit crimes. He portrayed himself as a hands-off CEO wary of being ‘distracting’
By Leo SchwartzOctober 31, 2023
RegulatorsSam Bankman-Fried’s infamous media tour backfires as prosecutors wield his own words against him
By Leo SchwartzOctober 30, 2023
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