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Lucas Matney

Lucas Matney

Lucas Matney (luma) is the Content Chief at Bankless and leads editorial operations and strategy. Prior to joining Bankless in 2022, he was a Senior Editor at TechCrunch in San Francisco where he led the publication’s crypto and fintech teams. He is a graduate of Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism.

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Written by Lucas Matney • 3 weeks ago • 5 min read Are Lawmakers Moving to Human-Gate the Web? Legislators are ready to age-gate the internet’s most popular services from kids. AI agents may ge... Opinion 2 0 Are Lawmakers Moving to Human-Gate the Web? Written by Lucas Matney • 1 month ago • 3 min read Does Crypto Still Like the Crypto President? Opinion: World Liberty drama galore has the crypto community grappling with Trump fatigue.... Opinion 3 0 Does Crypto Still Like the Crypto President? Written by Lucas Matney • 2 months ago • 4 min read Jay Clayton’s Crypto War The Trump-appointed attorney (and Gary Gensler predecessor) won't stop prosecuting crypto privacy de... Opinion 8 0 Jay Clayton’s Crypto War Written by Lucas Matney • 5 months ago • 3 min read The Best of Bankless 2025 Breaking down our five favorite podcasts and five favorite newsletters of 2025.... Analysis 4 0 The Best of Bankless 2025 Written by Lucas Matney • 8 months ago • 1 min read Tether Debuts GENIUS-Compliant USAT Stablecoin Its U.S. business will be led by former White House crypto advisor Bo Hines.... News 2 0 Tether Debuts GENIUS-Compliant USAT Stablecoin Written by Lucas Matney • 9 months ago • 1 min read EU Considering Public Blockchain for Digital Euro: FT EU officials are reportedly considering placement of their CBDC on a public blockchain "such as Ethe... News 0 0 EU Considering Public Blockchain for Digital Euro: FT Written by Lucas Matney • 10 months ago • 1 min read Ethereum Foundation Pledges $500K for Roman Storm Appeal The organization is vowing to match donations to Tornado Cash co-founder’s legal defense.... News 3 0 Ethereum Foundation Pledges $500K for Roman Storm Appeal Written by Lucas Matney • 10 months ago • 1 min read Tornado Cash Dev Roman Storm Trial Begins Crypto's biggest privacy battle heats up as Storm faces accusations in a Manhattan courtroom.... News 1 0 Tornado Cash Dev Roman Storm Trial Begins


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