What’s It Take To Be a Crypto Journalist? with Coindesk's Eli Tan and Casey Craig | Layer Zero

<p>On this episode of Layer Zero, David is joined by Eli Tan, NFT reporter, and Casey Craig, Global Head of Comms of Coindesk for an in-person Bankless Studio interview.</p> <p>Crypto is evolving at mind-boggling rates and traditional media is having a tough time keeping up. Enter Coindesk. Reporters such as Eli and the rest of the Coindesk team are as much on the frontier as those building in crypto.</p> <p>Hear how Eli and Casey fell down the crypto rabbit hole, how they got their roles at Coindesk, what challenges they face as a crypto journalism organization, and how media is keeping up with crypto.</p> <p>------<br /> 📣 Galxe | Explore Crypto’s #1 Credential Network<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Galxe">https://bankless.cc/Galxe</a>  </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: <a href= "https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/">https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/</a> <br /> 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: <a href= "http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">http://podcast.banklesshq.com/</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>❎ ACROSS | BRIDGE TO LAYER 2<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Across">https://bankless.cc/Across</a> </p> <p>🦁 BRAVE | THE BROWSER NATIVE WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Brave">https://bankless.cc/Brave</a> </p> <p>💠 NEXO | CRYPTO FINANCIAL HUB<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Nexo">https://bankless.cc/Nexo</a> </p> <p>🔐 LEDGER | NANO HARDWARE WALLETS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Ledger">https://bankless.cc/Ledger</a> </p> <p>⚡️FUEL | THE MODULAR EXECUTION LAYER<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/fuel">https://bankless.cc/fuel</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Topics Covered</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 5:26 Eli’s Background<br /> 7:57 Casey’s Role at Coindesk<br /> 9:13 How Eli Got Into Crypto<br /> 14:42 Challenges of Being a Crypto Journalist<br /> 16:55 Deciding What to Cover<br /> 17:51 The Crypto Journalism Balance<br /> 19:42 Coindesk’s Niche<br /> 20: