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

Bitcoin News Roundup for May 5, 2020

BTC is showing some impressive transaction numbers as the market heats up before the halving. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast.

May 5, 2020

Markets

Bitcoin News Roundup for May 4, 2020

May the BTC be with you. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast.

May 4, 2020

Tech

Blockfolio Quietly Patches Years-Old Security Hole That Exposed Source Code

The security vulnerability, which appeared in older versions of its application, could have allowed a bad actor to steal closed source code and possibly inject their own code into Blockfolio’s Github repository and, from there, into the app itself.

May 1, 2020

Markets

Bitcoin News Roundup for May 1, 2020

Bitcoin beats the markets while wallet demand rises. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast.

May 1, 2020

Markets

Bitcoin News Roundup for April 30, 2020

Here comes the BTC price bump while Telegram pulls back on its token sale. This is CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast.

Apr 30, 2020

Markets

Bitcoin News Roundup for April 29, 2020

BTC prices rise as experts agree that the halving isn't that big a deal. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast.

Apr 29, 2020

Markets

Bitcoin News Roundup for April 28, 2020

Bitcoin could hit $8K soon while Indonesia has created a thornless durian. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast.

Apr 28, 2020

Markets

Bitcoin News Roundup for April 27, 2020

The halving is driving up BTC price whole regulators around the world are looking more closely at crypto. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast.

Apr 27, 2020

Markets

Bitcoin News Roundup for April 24, 2020

BTC could hit $9K this year and Purse might have a second life. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast.

Apr 24, 2020

Markets

Bitcoin News Roundup for April 23, 2020

Bitcoin is going around and around while Italy uses the blockchain to prevent fake news. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast.

Apr 23, 2020

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