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.

Will Gottsegen

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Policy

Gensler for a Day: How Rohan Grey Would Regulate Stablecoins

Stablecoins make use of the same shadow banking carveout that imperiled the financial system in 2008. That can’t continue, says the co-author of the Stablecoin Tethering and Bank Licensing Enforcement (STABLE) Act.

Rohan Grey, Willamette University College of Law

Tech

The NFT Market Is Already Centralized

Decentralized computing doesn’t always lead to a decentralized market structure.

(Screenshot of the OpenSea marketplace)

Finance

OpenSea Says It Patched an NFT Phishing Vulnerability

The NFT marketplace said it fixed the loophole as soon as it was notified by a security firm and no accounts were compromised.

OpenSea NFT marketplace

Finance

Dapper Labs Backs $3.5M Raise for Crypto Social Media Startup Yup

Yup, which works a little like Pinterest, is the brainchild of two recent Columbia graduates.

Yup’s founders, Nir Kabessa (left) and Vernon Johnson. (Yup)

Tech

The Financialization of NFTs Raises Regulatory Issues

A “fantasy startup investing” platform lasted just one day in open beta, but in the process, it proved that the financialization of NFTs may be problematic.

(Allison Michael Orenstein/Getty Images)

Tech

Designer Eric Hu on Generative Butterflies and the Politics of NFTs

Hu’s new NFT collection, Monarchs, pulled in around $2.5 million in a pre-sale Wednesday afternoon.

Credit: Eric Hu Studio

Finance

Gary Vaynerchuk Doodle Outsells Warhol, Pollock, Neel and More at Christie’s Auction

One of the doodle templates for Vaynerchuk’s NFT collection sold for $412,500. Warhol drew a measly $26,250.

Gary Vaynerchuk

Finance

Who Really Wants Corporate NFTs?

The reaction to TikTok’s new crypto collectibles suggests NFTs still have a publicity problem.

Bella Poarch (Getty Images)

Finance

Lil Nas X, Grimes Featured in TikTok NFT Collection

The first “TikTok Top Moment” is set for auction next week.

Lil Nas X, Sept. 14, 2021. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

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