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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.

Jeremy Allaire, chief executive officer of Circle
CompaniesCrypto dodges a bullet as USDC not named in SEC’s Coinbase lawsuit
By Leo SchwartzJune 6, 2023
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong
Regulators‘You simply can’t ignore the rules because you don’t like them’: SEC sues Coinbase over securities law a day after suing Binance
By Leo SchwartzJune 6, 2023
Cboe Digital approved for margined Bitcoin and Ether futures, ‘a win for the U.S. industry’
CompaniesCboe Digital approved for margined Bitcoin and Ether futures, ‘a win for the U.S. industry’
By Leo SchwartzJune 5, 2023
Solana, Polygon, Cardano, and BNB named as securities in SEC suit against Binance
RegulatorsSolana, Polygon, Cardano, and BNB named as securities in SEC suit against Binance
By Leo SchwartzJune 5, 2023
Changpeng Zhao, cofounder and CEO of Binance.
Regulators‘Extensive web of deception’: SEC accuses Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao of mishandling customer funds, evading U.S. law
By Leo SchwartzJune 5, 2023
Founder and CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao
CompaniesBinance seeking to ‘demonstrate that we are a new organization’ as regulatory headwinds swirl
By Leo SchwartzJune 5, 2023
Rep. Patrick McHenry
RegulatorsKey House committees team up on bill that would provide clarity to crypto markets
By Leo SchwartzJune 2, 2023
Federal Reserve orders defunct crypto bank Silvergate to carry out wind-down process
RegulatorsFederal Reserve orders defunct crypto bank Silvergate to carry out wind-down process
By Leo SchwartzJune 1, 2023
Kyle Samani, Fred Ehrsam and Chris-Dixon.
Companies‘Token projects have to eat that sh*t every day’: Crypto VCs face a harsh reality in the bear market
By Leo Schwartz and Anne SradersJune 1, 2023
Changpeng Zhao, chief executive officer of Binance
CompaniesBinance begins layoffs as top crypto exchange reevaluates ‘whether we have the right talent’
By Leo SchwartzMay 31, 2023
Bitcoin miners have averted a tax crisis for now, but the threat still looms for the ‘energy-hungry crypto kings’
NewslettersBitcoin miners have averted a tax crisis for now, but the threat still looms for the ‘energy-hungry crypto kings’
By Leo SchwartzMay 31, 2023
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
CompaniesAs crypto embraces A.I., a major exchange scraps ChatGPT integration because ‘it’s very dangerous’
By Leo SchwartzMay 30, 2023
OpenAI’s Sam Altman raises $115 million for Worldcoin, the eyeball-scanning crypto project to combat A.I. bots
CompaniesOpenAI’s Sam Altman raises $115 million for Worldcoin, the eyeball-scanning crypto project to combat A.I. bots
By Leo SchwartzMay 25, 2023
Why Gary Gensler can find a sympathetic crowd among Bitcoiners
NewslettersWhy Gary Gensler can find a sympathetic crowd among Bitcoiners
By Leo SchwartzMay 24, 2023
Veteran crypto traders raising 1,000 Bitcoin for BTC-denominated fund
CompaniesVeteran crypto traders raising 1,000 Bitcoin for BTC-denominated fund
By Leo SchwartzMay 22, 2023
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