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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.

Judge rejects Coinbase’s ‘major questions doctrine’ argument in landmark SEC case
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Judge rejects Coinbase’s ‘major questions doctrine’ argument in landmark SEC case
By Leo SchwartzMarch 27, 2024
Tether and Tron continue to dominate criminal financing as overall illicit funding decreases, report finds
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Tether and Tron continue to dominate criminal financing as overall illicit funding decreases, report finds
By Leo SchwartzMarch 27, 2024
DOJ accuses crypto exchange KuCoin of money laundering violations and receiving billions in suspicious funds
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DOJ accuses crypto exchange KuCoin of money laundering violations and receiving billions in suspicious funds
By Leo SchwartzMarch 26, 2024
How 80-year-old Fidelity became a crypto pioneer—and what’s next after its successful Bitcoin ETF
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How 80-year-old Fidelity became a crypto pioneer—and what’s next after its successful Bitcoin ETF
By Leo SchwartzMarch 25, 2024
SEC probing crypto companies in Ethereum investigation as hopes for ETF dim
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SEC probing crypto companies in Ethereum investigation as hopes for ETF dim
By Jeff John Roberts and Leo SchwartzMarch 20, 2024
Move over, TikTok: Does Chinese ownership of Bitcoin mining present a security threat to the U.S.?
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Move over, TikTok: Does Chinese ownership of Bitcoin mining present a security threat to the U.S.?
By Leo SchwartzMarch 20, 2024
Judge slams SEC for ‘gross abuse of power’ in crypto case, imposes sanctions
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Judge slams SEC for ‘gross abuse of power’ in crypto case, imposes sanctions
By Leo SchwartzMarch 18, 2024
Mastercard-owned CipherTrace tells clients it is shutting down key products
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Mastercard-owned CipherTrace tells clients it is shutting down key products
By Leo Schwartz and María Soledad Davila CaleroMarch 13, 2024
Crypto tracing is revolutionizing crime-fighting, but critics call it a ‘junk science.’ Inside the raging debate over blockchain analytics
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Crypto tracing is revolutionizing crime-fighting, but critics call it a ‘junk science.’ Inside the raging debate over blockchain analytics
By Leo SchwartzMarch 13, 2024
Monad Labs in talks to raise more than $200 million round led by Paradigm, valuing the Jump Crypto–linked startup at $3 billion
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Monad Labs in talks to raise more than $200 million round led by Paradigm, valuing the Jump Crypto–linked startup at $3 billion
By Ben Weiss and Leo SchwartzMarch 11, 2024
Photo illustration of Chris Dixon and Perry Chen with the New York skyline and blockchain cubes with the Kickstarter logo.
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The untold story of Kickstarter’s crypto Hail Mary—and the secret $100 million a16z-led investment to save its fading brand
By Leo Schwartz and Jessica MathewsMarch 11, 2024
Wyoming wants to become the Delaware of DAOs with new crypto law for decentralized autonomous organizations
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Wyoming wants to become the Delaware of DAOs with new crypto law for decentralized autonomous organizations
By Leo SchwartzMarch 8, 2024
The Middle East is pitching itself as the future of crypto. Will companies follow?
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The Middle East is pitching itself as the future of crypto. Will companies follow?
By Leo SchwartzMarch 6, 2024
Digital Currency Group files motion to dismiss New York attorney general’s lawsuit: ‘A thin web of baseless innuendo’
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Digital Currency Group files motion to dismiss New York attorney general’s lawsuit: ‘A thin web of baseless innuendo’
By Leo SchwartzMarch 6, 2024
Binance US laid off 2/3 of staff in wake of SEC lawsuit, revenue plunged 75% after ‘near-mortal blow’
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Binance US laid off 2/3 of staff in wake of SEC lawsuit, revenue plunged 75% after ‘near-mortal blow’
By Leo SchwartzMarch 5, 2024
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