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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After ‘Doxxing’ Fracas, Bored Apes Team Starts Asking for Customer ID
About a month after Buzzfeed News revealed the identities of its founders, Yuga Labs has started requesting customers’ personal information for an unspecified new project.
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DoinGud, a new NFT platform, will automate charitable donations at the point of sale. (Jo Szczepanska/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
ENS and the Limitations of DAO Governance
Brantly Millegan has mostly avoided consequences for his bigoted views. What does that say about decentralized voting systems?
DoinGud, a new NFT platform, will automate charitable donations at the point of sale. (Jo Szczepanska/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Snoop Dogg in 2011 (Tulane Public Relations)
Snoop Dogg's NFT Mixtape Invites Remixes. Does It Authorize Them?
Also, the songs themselves are about NFTs.
Snoop Dogg in 2011 (Tulane Public Relations)
A vigil to support Ukraine's war effort at Times Square in New York City, NY on Feb. 27, 2022. (Daniel Kuhn/CoinDesk)
Crypto Donations Are About More Than Censorship-Resistance
If you deal in crypto regularly, it makes sense to send charitable contributions in crypto, too.
A vigil to support Ukraine's war effort at Times Square in New York City, NY on Feb. 27, 2022. (Daniel Kuhn/CoinDesk)
Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 25, 2022 (Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images)
New DAO Raises $3M in ETH for Ukrainian Army
The Russian art collective Pussy Riot is helping to coordinate UkraineDAO.
Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 25, 2022 (Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images)
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Associated Press Cancels Sale of Migrant Video NFT After Backlash
The video, which depicted a raft crowded with migrants, was a “poor choice” for an NFT, an AP spokeswoman said.
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Why the CryptoPunk Flop Is a Turning Point for NFT Auctions
A pseudonymous collector withdrew 104 CryptoPunks from Sotheby's. What does that mean for the future of splashy NFT auctions?
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NFTs Are the Latest Crypto Tax Events Nobody Understands
Casual collectors may be in for a rude awakening this year. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Tax Week.
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(Wenceslaus Hollar, courtesy of the Met Museum)
OpenSea Investigating ‘Exploit Rumors’ as Users Complain of Missing NFTs
Emails purporting to be from the NFT marketplace about a planned smart contract migration may have been a phishing attack.
(Wenceslaus Hollar, courtesy of the Met Museum)
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Why You Should Curb Your Enthusiasm About the 'Crypto Bowl'
CoinDesk culture reporter Will Gottsegen ranks the Super Bowl crypto ads from worst to best.
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