The Team

André Beganski

Reporter

NYC

André Beganski became a Staff Reporter at Decrypt after serving as the publication's first intern in 2022. He graduated from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, where he studied Business and Economics Reporting while specializing in Data Journalism. He is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and has previously written for The New York Times and the New York Daily News. Disclosure: He owns more than $1,000 worth of BTC and ETH.

Stacy Elliott

Markets Editor

New Jersey

Stacy wrote for TheStreet Crypto after spending three years as a data analyst and product manager on the Goldman Sachs technology risk team. Prior to joining Goldman, Stacy led the data reporting team at Fortune. Before joining Fortune, she worked as a data reporter at Bankrate and the Star-Ledger. Disclosure: She owns less than 1 BTC and less than 2 ETH.

Loxley Fernandes

CEO

Loxley Fernandes is CEO at Dastan, the parent company of Myriad, Rug Radio and Decrypt. He served as CEO of Rug Radio before co-founding Dastan. Prior to Dastan he had spent over a decade as a serial entrepreneur, founder and operator with an emphasis on financial technologies that advanced the direct to consumer movement. Blockchain and Web3 represent a culmination of his passions and experience.

Ryan S. Gladwin

Ryan S. Gladwin is a staff writer based in the UK. He has previously been published in The Verge, Fortune, and CoinDesk. Disclosure: He holds BTC, ETH, and LINK.

Stephen Graves

Special Projects Editor

London

Stephen oversees sponsored content, Learn, and other special editorial and commercial projects at Decrypt. Previously he has contributed to titles including Stylus, Stuff, and LS:N Global. Disclosure: He owns 1 BTC and a significant amount of SCRT and SIENNA, and has recused himself from writing or editing stories about SCRT and SIENNA.

Alexander Gusev

Software Engineer

Lisbon, Portugal

Alex is a software engineer, indiepreneur and digital nomad. He has worked for various companies over the last decade.

Andrew Hayward

Managing Editor

Chicago

Andrew is Decrypt’s Culture Editor. He began writing for Decrypt in 2019 as part of a 15-year freelance career, which included bylines at Rolling Stone, Vice, Playboy, Polygon, and more. Andrew has also worked on a film and several books. Disclosure: He owns less than 1 BTC, less than 5 ETH, and some NFTs.

Ilan Hazan

Co-founder & COO

Paris

Ilan Hazan is the co-founder and COO of DASTAN, the parent company of Myriad, Rug Radio and Decrypt Media. With a background in engineering, he has been active in the web3 space since 2016. He previously co-founded Decrypt Media, a leading platform for emerging tech news and education.

Guillermo Jimenez

Editor-in-Chief

Austin

Guillermo is Managing Editor of Decrypt. He’s based in Austin, Texas, and has previously worked as a writer, editor, and podcast producer for various publications. Disclosure: No significant crypto holdings.

Jose Antonio Lanz

Writer & Translator

Venezuela

Jose is a journalist, lawyer, professor, and strategic planning specialist whose work has appeared in various cryptocurrency and blockchain publications. He is a native of Venezuela, and writes and translates for Decrypt US and for Decrypt Español. Disclosure: He owns less than 1 BTC.

Sander Lutz

Reporter

Los Angeles

Sander is a reporter at Decrypt. Prior to getting into crypto, he worked in the entertainment industry at Hollywood talent agencies like CAA, and in academia at UC Berkeley School of Law. He graduated from UC Berkeley and has a masters in history from Cambridge. Disclosure: No significant crypto holdings.

Liz Napolitano

Liz Napolitano is a data reporter covering the intersection of technology and politics, with a focus on crypto policy and regulation in the U.S. Before joining Decrypt, Liz reported on BigTech, AI and video games for CBS Moneywatch. She most recently reported for The Block, where she broke news on the emergence of crypto as an issue of increasing importance ahead of the 2024 U.S. elections. Disclosure: She holds BTC.

Jason Nelson

Reporter

Los Angeles

Jason is a reporter at Decrypt with a passion for Bitcoin, blockchain, DeFi, Web3, and DAO communities. Before joining Decrypt full-time, he hosted a YouTube channel and podcast called Crypto Insights Journal. Disclosure: No significant crypto holdings.

Josh Quittner

Co-founder & CEO

San Francisco

Josh is the CEO of Decrypt. He co-founded the site in 2018. He's been an editor and writer at Flipboard, Business 2.0, Fortune, TIME, Newsday, and the Albuquerque Journal, among others. Disclosure: He owns less than 1 BTC and less than 3 ETH.

James Rubin

U.S. Editor

Los Angeles, California

James Rubin is a U.S. editor for Decrypt. He has edited for CoinDesk, etf.com, Unchained, The Milken Institute and TheStreet, among other publications. Earlier in his career, he wrote for Forbes Insights and the Economist Intelligence Unit, including papers presented at World Economic Forums in Davos and Mumbai. He provided editorial guidance for a book on Bitcoin, and he is the co-author of the Urban Cyclists Survival Guide. His work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Hollywood Reporter, Bankrate and The Financial Brand. Disclosure: James holds BTC.

Mat Di Salvo

Reporter

Colombia

Mathew is a freelance journalist based in Latin America who writes for Decrypt with a particular focus on banking the unbanked, privacy coins and crime. Disclosure: No significant crypto holdings.

Sebastian Sinclair

Asia Editor

Sydney, Australia

Sebastian is a seasoned journalist who brings extensive expertise in reporting on the crypto markets. His background includes roles as a reporter and markets analyst at CoinDesk and later Blockworks, where he contributed to breaking news coverage across the Asia timezone. Seb has delved into various aspects of the industry, from analyzing bitcoin's market dynamics to examining policy discussions that influence its future. Disclosure: Sebastian has no significant crypto holdings.