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Mike Orcutt

Mike is a Senior Editor at The Block. Previously he was a senior reporter at MIT Technology Review, where he covered a range of topics from solar cells to smart contracts.

FTX generated more than a billion dollars in revenue last year: CNBC

August 20, 2022, 3:09PM EDT

Exchanges

Terra, Luna and UST: How we got here

May 11, 2022, 4:44PM EDT

The Block

In 2021, 'L1' blockchains took the spotlight — thanks to DeFi

December 28, 2021, 10:20AM EST

DeFi

Mexican authorities warn financial institutions against using crypto-assets

June 28, 2021, 4:43PM EDT

Payments and Banking

Tesla stops taking bitcoin for car purchases, citing 'great cost to the environment'

May 12, 2021, 6:32PM EDT

Bitcoin

Dfinity is finally launching its 'Internet Computer'

May 7, 2021, 10:00AM EDT

Technology

Boston Fed, MIT to release digital dollar prototypes as soon as July

March 22, 2021, 4:02PM EDT

Central Banks

MIT researchers reiterate why blockchains won't help elections anytime soon

November 16, 2020, 3:15PM EST

Layer 1s

Joe Biden transition team adds former CFTC chair and crypto-focused academic Gary Gensler

November 10, 2020, 5:41PM EST

Regulation

Lightning Labs launches liquidity marketplace on the Lightning network

November 2, 2020, 11:01AM EST