Will Gottsegen

Will Gottsegen was CoinDesk's media and culture reporter. He graduated from Pomona College with a degree in English and has held staff positions at Spin, Billboard, and Decrypt.

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Opinion

The Bigger Problem With Axie Infinity

The $620 million Ronin exploit isn't the half of it; play-to-earn ain't free.

Medieval illustration of men harvesting wheat with reaping-hooks, on a calendar page for August. Queen Mary's Psalter (Ms. Royal 2. B. VII/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Latashá: ‘It’s Just Beautiful to See People’s Minds Change’

The rapper, a speaker at CoinDesk’s festival in June, talks about music NFTs, building the Zora community and why gas fees are still worth it.

(Latasha, modified by Kevin Ross/CoinDesk)

Finance

Jeff Koons’ First NFT Project Is a Riff on Crypto’s ‘Moon’ Meme

He’s one of the most high-profile visual artists to venture into the world of digital collectibles.

Jeff Koons poses in front of one of his pieces on display in Florence, Italy, in 2021. (Laura Lezza/Getty Images)

Opinion

The Clumsy Theatrics of Metaverse Fashion Week

Fashion brands flocked to the ambitious, if flawed, crypto convention.

A screenshot from Metaverse Fashion Week. (Will Gottsegen/CoinDesk)

Layer 2

Don’t Blame NFT Artists for Mining’s Environmental Cost, Says Researcher Kyle McDonald

Responsibility for Ethereum’s climate impact lies with institutions, not individuals, argues the emissions dashboard creator.

(Kyle McDonald)

Layer 2

What Is ApeCoin and Who Is Behind It?

A carefully coordinated marketing campaign takes great pains to distance the new token from Yuga Labs, but the firm that created the Bored Ape NFTs appears to be deeply involved.

(The British Library, modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

Token Linked to Bored Ape Yacht Club Launches

The NFT staple is getting its own token and DAO just days after BAYC parent company Yuga Labs acquired the IP for CryptoPunks.

(Bored Ape Yacht Club, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

LimeWire and the Zombie Brands Pivot to Crypto

LimeWire joins MoviePass and RadioShack in the blockchain resurrections club.

(Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images)

Opinion

The First NFT Monopoly

With Bored Apes and CryptoPunks under the same corporate roof, the NFT market barrels toward further centralization.

Andreessen Horowitz co-founder Marc Andreessen (Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch)

Finance

BAYC Backer Yuga Labs Buys CryptoPunks and Meebits

Yuga Labs, the company behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club, has acquired the CryptoPunks and Meebits NFT collections.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 12: CryptoPunk digital art non-fungible token (NFT) displayed on a digital billboard in Times Square on May 12, 2021 in New York City. The image is part of SaveArtSpace's "Pixelated" public art exhibition which will be displaying 193 of Larva Labs' CryptoPunks on phone booths, bus shelters, and billboards around New York City during the month of May. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced pandemic restrictions to be lifted on May 19.  (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

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