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Will Gottsegen

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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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 B...
Rohan Grey, Willamette University College of Law
By Will Gottsegen
Oct 19, 2021 at 5:01 p.m. UTC
Oct 19, 2021
Gary GenslerStablecoinsRegulationOpinionPolicy WeekCrypto 2022
(Screenshot of the OpenSea marketplace)
Technology
Decentralization
The NFT Market Is Already Centralized
Decentralized computing doesn’t always lead to a decentralized market structure.
(Screenshot of the OpenSea marketplace)
By Will Gottsegen
Oct 18, 2021 at 7:28 p.m. UTC
Oct 18, 2021
DecentralizationNFTsThe NodeNewslettersOpinionOpenSea
OpenSea NFT marketplace
Finance
Opensea
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
By Will Gottsegen
Oct 13, 2021 at 8:58 p.m. UTC
Oct 13, 2021
OpenSeaScamsNFTs
Yup’s founders, Nir Kabessa (left) and Vernon Johnson. (Yup)
Finance
Social media
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)
By Will Gottsegen
Oct 12, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 12, 2021
Social MediaWeb 3.0
(Allison Michael Orenstein/Getty Images)
Technology
Opinion
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)
By Will Gottsegen
Oct 11, 2021 at 7:54 p.m. UTC
Oct 11, 2021
OpinionNFTs
Credit: Eric Hu Studio
Technology
Nfts
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
By Will Gottsegen
Oct 7, 2021 at 11:02 p.m. UTC
Oct 7, 2021
NFTsInterview
Lil Pump is seen on June 15, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (JOCE/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
Finance
Republic
Securities Meet NFTs With Investment Platform Republic’s New Music Vertical
Lil Pump is involved.
Lil Pump is seen on June 15, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (JOCE/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
By Will Gottsegen
Oct 6, 2021 at 12:32 p.m. UTC
Oct 6, 2021
RepublicMusicNFTs
Gary Vaynerchuk (Getty Images)
Finance
Nfts
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 (Getty Images)
By Will Gottsegen
Oct 4, 2021 at 7:10 p.m. UTC
Oct 4, 2021
NFTsChristie'sArtAuctions
Bella Poarch (Getty Images)
Finance
Nfts
Who Really Wants Corporate NFTs?
The reaction to TikTok’s new crypto collectibles suggests NFTs still have a publicity problem.
Bella Poarch (Getty Images)
By Will Gottsegen
Oct 4, 2021 at 6:12 p.m. UTC
Oct 4, 2021
NFTsThe NodeOpinionTikTok
Lil Nas X, Sept. 14, 2021. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
Finance
Tiktok
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)
By Will Gottsegen
Oct 1, 2021 at 7:20 p.m. UTC
Oct 1, 2021
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