John Biggs

Special Projects Editor

John Biggs is an entrepreneur, consultant, writer, and maker. He spent fifteen years as an editor for Gizmodo, CrunchGear, and TechCrunch and has a deep background in hardware startups, 3D printing, and blockchain. His work has appeared in Men’s Health, Wired, and the New York Times. He runs the Technotopia podcast about a better future.

He has written five books including the best book on blogging, Bloggers Boot Camp, and a book about the most expensive timepiece ever made, Marie Antoinette’s Watch. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Latest from John Biggs

Markets

WATCH: Investor Nisa Amoils Expects Libra to Reduce Regulatory Risk

Nisa Amoils believes that Facebook's Libra is a platform play.

Jul 18, 2019

Markets

WATCH: Former ConsenSys Fintech Lead Says Facebook Will Rule Crypto Payments

Juan Llanos sees Facebook's rise in the payments space as nearly inevitable. So how can startups compete? He has some ideas.

Jul 18, 2019

juan llanos
Juan Llanos, former fintech and regtech lead at ConsenSys and a legal advisor to the Bitcoin Foundation.

Markets

Huobi Revamps HUSD Stablecoin to Help Power 'Fiat On-Ramp'

Huobi is overhauling its HUSD stablecoin in a new partnership with Paxos and Stable Universal.

Jul 17, 2019

Markets

WATCH: Breaking Down the Libra Hearings

CoinDesk LIVE presents opinions and commentary on Libra's hard road ahead. Join six experts and our own editors for a detailed discussion of the future of Mark Zuckerberg's cryptocurrency.

Jul 16, 2019