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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 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.

Sam Bankman-Fried’s special treatment at a notorious Brooklyn jail: Lawyers say it’s complicated
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s special treatment at a notorious Brooklyn jail: Lawyers say it’s complicated
By Leo SchwartzSeptember 18, 2023
The Senate is getting sick of crypto
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The Senate is getting sick of crypto
By Leo SchwartzSeptember 13, 2023
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Companies
Layer N’s $5 million round includes support from Peter Thiel-backed Founders Fund
By Leo SchwartzSeptember 13, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers want to screen potential jurors for bias against crypto and effective altruism
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers want to screen potential jurors for bias against crypto and effective altruism
By Leo SchwartzSeptember 12, 2023
Asia is a crypto bright spot amid global slump, report finds
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Asia is a crypto bright spot amid global slump, report finds
By Leo SchwartzSeptember 12, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried demands pre-trial release from detention center, citing faulty internet
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Sam Bankman-Fried demands pre-trial release from detention center, citing faulty internet
By Leo SchwartzSeptember 9, 2023
Sen. Hagerty says ‘terrible environment’ is forcing crypto companies ‘to look overseas’ and calls for more oversight hearings with SEC’s Gensler
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Sen. Hagerty says ‘terrible environment’ is forcing crypto companies ‘to look overseas’ and calls for more oversight hearings with SEC’s Gensler
By Leo SchwartzSeptember 7, 2023
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Inside Circle’s tumultuous attempt to build the future of money
By Leo SchwartzSeptember 6, 2023
Circle wanted to create a financial revolution. Instead, it’s losing the stablecoin wars to Tether
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Circle wanted to create a financial revolution. Instead, it’s losing the stablecoin wars to Tether
By Leo SchwartzSeptember 6, 2023
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried.
Companies
Exasperated judge wants any postponement request from Sam Bankman-Fried’s legal team by the end of this week
By Leo SchwartzAugust 30, 2023
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Newsletters
Crypto keeps picking the worst champions. Should the industry defend the Tornado Cash founders?
By Leo SchwartzAugust 30, 2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.
Companies
Sam Bankman-Fried wants to pay expert witnesses up to $1,200 an hour. Prosecutors are trying to block them
By Leo SchwartzAugust 29, 2023
Gary Gensler
Regulators
In a first, the SEC says NFTs sold by an L.A.-based entertainment firm are securities. Here’s how that could ripple throughout the industry
By Leo SchwartzAugust 28, 2023
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Newsletters
Beware of pig butchering. Romance and investment crypto scams are on the rise, says Binance
By Leo SchwartzAugust 23, 2023
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Companies
USDC to be available on 15 blockchains after adding 6—including Base, Optimism, and Polygon PoS—over next 2 months
By Leo SchwartzAugust 23, 2023
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