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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.

Lisbon , Portugal - 2 November 2021; Zach Perret, Plaid, on CIS Stage during day one of Web Summit 2021 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo By Cody Glenn/Sportsfile for Web Summit via Getty Images)
CompaniesFinancial services giant Plaid makes first foray into crypto
By Leo SchwartzOctober 20, 2022
SHANGHAI, CHINA - February 01: A teller counts Chinese Yuan banknotes at a bank on February 1, 2008 in Shanghai, China. The Chinese Yuan is known locally as the RMB, or renminbi, which means 'the money of the people'. (Photo by Lucas Schifres/Getty Images)
The CoinsEmerging markets want government-issued digital currencies. Here’s what it means for the future of crypto
By Leo SchwartzOctober 19, 2022
A customer pays by card at a vegetables stall in the street market in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on August 25, 2022. - About 53% of Brazilians say the economic situation -high inflation, unemployment and food insecurity- will determine their vote in the upcoming October 2 election. (Photo by Miguel SCHINCARIOL / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL SCHINCARIOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Companies‘I finally found my tribe’: Inside Latin America’s booming crypto testing ground
By Leo SchwartzOctober 18, 2022
‘An ugly baby’: Rep. Patrick McHenry confident stablecoin legislation will get passed
Regulators‘An ugly baby’: Rep. Patrick McHenry confident stablecoin legislation will get passed
By Leo SchwartzOctober 12, 2022
From NFT war bonds to money laundering, the war in Ukraine has shaped crypto adoption in Eastern Europe 
The CoinsFrom NFT war bonds to money laundering, the war in Ukraine has shaped crypto adoption in Eastern Europe 
By Leo SchwartzOctober 12, 2022
Rostin Behnam, chairman of U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Regulators‘Don’t expect a free pass’: CFTC chair Rostin Behnam defends agency’s crypto oversight
By Leo SchwartzOctober 11, 2022
Alex Mashinsky, chief executive officer of Celsius Network, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. The conference brings together leaders in business, government, technology, philanthropy, academia, and the media to discuss actionable and collaborative solutions to some of the most important questions of our time. Photographer: Dania Maxwell/Bloomberg via Getty Images
CompaniesDid Celsius ‘dox’ its customer base? How an attempt to dodge regulators ended with thousands of pages of user data published online
By Leo SchwartzOctober 7, 2022
Bitcoin volatility
CompaniesCrypto VC funding down 50% from last quarter as volatility persists 
By Leo SchwartzOctober 5, 2022
Anchorage co-founders Diogo Mónica and Nathan McCauley
Companies$3 billion crypto bank Anchorage Digital pushes into Asia
By Leo SchwartzOctober 4, 2022
Ed Robinson, Stash president and co-founder (L); Brandon Krieg, Stash CEO and co-founder (R).
Companies‘Crypto trading is absolutely crucifying everyday Americans’: Banking app Stash puts emphasis on long-term crypto investing
By Leo SchwartzOctober 4, 2022
Bank vault
CompaniesTassat wants to prove that blockchain technology should be boring. Its new product just recorded $800 million of transactions in a weekend
By Leo SchwartzOctober 3, 2022
Cybercriminals have turned to a new crypto scam to funnel stolen funds.
The CoinsWith prices cratering, many crypto holders stopped looking at their accounts. Scammers did not 
By Leo SchwartzSeptember 30, 2022
Workers at Chipotle
CompaniesHow a 99.95%-free lunch at Chipotle became a 100%-free lunch when I tried to pay with Ethereum
By Leo SchwartzSeptember 28, 2022
Bitcoin is outperforming major currencies.
The CoinsThe world’s economy is so bad this week that Bitcoin is outperforming major currencies
By Leo Schwartz and Nicolas RappSeptember 27, 2022
Helium co-founder and CEO Amir Haleem.
CompaniesEmbattled Helium is attempting a second act as a crypto-powered mobile network 
By Leo SchwartzSeptember 27, 2022
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