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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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Ads of the ‘Crypto-Bowl’
FTX, Crypto.com and Binance are among the major advertising players at this year’s Super Bowl.
SoFi Stadium (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
By Will Gottsegen
Feb 8, 2022 at 2:36 p.m. UTC
Feb 8, 2022
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(Yuga Labs, modified by CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Nfts
Of Course It’s OK to Out the BAYC Founders
In "doxing" two of the NFT project's creators, BuzzFeed News was simply doing its job.
(Yuga Labs, modified by CoinDesk)
By Will Gottsegen
Feb 7, 2022 at 6:19 p.m. UTC
Feb 7, 2022
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Nfts
Coachella Music Festival to Launch Solana NFTs in Deal With FTX
The storied California music festival is making the jump into NFTs.
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By Will Gottsegen
Feb 1, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 1, 2022
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Consensus Magazine
Nfts
NFTs, Celebrities and Perverse Deal-Making
As crypto company MoonPay continues its marketing push, it's unclear whether celebrity enthusiasm for NFTs is real.
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By Will Gottsegen
Jan 31, 2022 at 7:43 p.m. UTC
Jan 31, 2022
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Consensus Magazine
Nfts
OpenSea’s Week From Hell
The dominant NFT marketplace remains stubbornly hands-off in its approach to controversy.
(OpenSea/BeFunky, modified by CoinDesk)
By Will Gottsegen
Jan 28, 2022 at 8:03 p.m. UTC
Jan 28, 2022
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Consensus Magazine
Nfts
JPEGs On Sale, Baby
The crypto market is tanking. Floor prices for premium NFTs have stayed relatively consistent.
(Larva Labs, modified by CoinDesk)
By Will Gottsegen
Jan 24, 2022 at 7:19 p.m. UTC
Jan 24, 2022
NFTsThe NodeOpinionNewsletters
(Irene Zhao/IreneDAO, modified by CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Dao
Simpin' Ain't Easy: The Business Sense Behind IreneDAO
Crypto seems poised to magnify existing financial relationships between influencers and their obsessive fans.
(Irene Zhao/IreneDAO, modified by CoinDesk)
By Will Gottsegen
Jan 20, 2022 at 9:06 p.m. UTC
Jan 20, 2022
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Finance
Twitter
Twitter Launches NFT Profile Picture Verification
“Right-clickers” begone!
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By Will Gottsegen
Jan 20, 2022 at 6:20 p.m. UTC
Jan 20, 2022
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Damien Hirst with some of the works in his "The Currency" collection. (Damien Hirst)
Finance
Nfts
Damien Hirst Launches Chainlink Price Index for NFT Project
Hirst’s NFT collection, “The Currency,” gets its own dedicated price index.
Damien Hirst with some of the works in his "The Currency" collection. (Damien Hirst)
By Will Gottsegen
Jan 18, 2022 at 8:08 p.m. UTC
Jan 18, 2022
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Cooper Turley (Leon Bennett/Getty Images)
Finance
Dao
Crypto Influencer Cooper Turley Removed From FWB Over 2013 Bigoted Tweets
Turley, once an adviser to the influential crypto social club Friends With Benefits, is taking a step back.
Cooper Turley (Leon Bennett/Getty Images)
By Will Gottsegen
Jan 15, 2022 at 5:10 p.m. UTC
Jan 15, 2022
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