Gavin Lucas is a writer at CoinGeek specializing in blockchain, digital assets, payments, fintech and emerging technologies. His work examines both the technologies themselves and their wider economic and commercial implications, with particular interests in Bitcoin, stablecoins, digital payments, blockchain scalability, regulation, Web3 and the growing intersection between digital currencies and established industries.

During his time at CoinGeek, Gavin has written extensively about the development of blockchain technology and digital currency markets, covering everything from technical infrastructure and regulation to payments, financial institutions and real-world adoption. His reporting and analysis have followed the evolution of the sector as blockchain moved from an experimental technology into an increasingly important part of global finance and digital infrastructure.

Payments and digital money, including CBDCs, are recurring themes in his work. His CoinGeek writing has explored the evolution of stablecoins, their regulatory environment, the challenges created by fragmented blockchain infrastructure and their potential role in an internet-native economy. His work on the subject includes “Stablecoins hot now: Here’s all the news you need to know,” “The stablecoin Tower of Babel—why fragmentation is fatal,” and “Unraveling how stablecoins power the next Internet economy.” Across the series, he has examined stablecoins from financial, regulatory, technical and payments perspectives.

Gavin has also appeared on the CoinGeek live stream with Kurt Wuckert Jr., discussing blockchain, Bitcoin and developments across the digital currency industry. These conversations can be viewed on CoinGeek’s YouTube channel here and here.

Gavin spent around a decade living in Southeast Asia, including Indonesia and the Philippines, and visits the region regularly. That experience gave him first-hand exposure to markets where remittances, mobile payments, financial inclusion and cross-border money movement are everyday economic realities. It has informed his interest in how blockchain, stablecoins, micropayments and other digital payment technologies can reduce friction and reshape financial infrastructure in emerging and international markets.

Outside journalism, Gavin has more than a decade of experience in digital publishing, search engine optimization and content strategy. He founded Cobra Media in 2017, working across digital publishing, SEO and content in sectors including blockchain, iGaming and emerging technology. This combination of reporting and hands-on publishing experience has given him a practical perspective on how technologies such as blockchain, digital currencies, micropayments, and cryptographic verification can solve some of the big challenges facing digital entrepreneurs and publishers as AI reshapes the economy.

His experience in iGaming and online publishing also gives him insight into industries where digital currencies, frictionless payments, regulation and consumer technology frequently intersect. He has followed the adoption of new payment technologies across international online markets and writes about the broader implications of blockchain-based financial infrastructure as it moves into mainstream commercial use.

Based in the United Kingdom, Gavin writes for an international audience and has worked across digital media for more than a decade. He can also be found on LinkedIn and X, where he discusses digital publishing, blockchain, digital currency, technology and related industry developments.

Latest Articles by Gavin Lucas

The government is finally cracking down on ‘crypto’: Joshua Henslee summarizes the market
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12 August, 2022

The government is finally cracking down on ‘crypto’: Joshua Henslee summarizes the market

BSV thought leader Joshua Henslee paints a picture of utter carnage in the digital currency industry with the recent crackdowns...
CoinFLEX files for restructuring after Roger Ver allegedly fails to pay margin call
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12 August, 2022

CoinFLEX files for restructuring after Roger Ver allegedly fails to pay margin call

In a blogpost, CoinFLEX detailed how it has filed for restructuring in Seychelles, which will enable it to issue rvUSD...
Portuguese banks ban digital currency exchanges—regulatory compliance is crucial
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11 August, 2022

Portuguese banks ban digital currency exchanges—regulatory compliance is crucial

As the larger picture becomes clearer, we'll double down and repeat it: in the coming years, regulators will squeeze those...
Kurt Wuckert Jr. converts Messy Times host Christopher Messina into a big blocker
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11 August, 2022

Kurt Wuckert Jr. converts Messy Times host Christopher Messina into a big blocker

CoinGeek’s Kurt Wuckert Jr. recently joined Christopher Messina on the Messy Times podcast to discuss Bitcoin’s history, why big blocks...
More Than Money talks to Tal Elyashiv from SPiCE VC about investing in blockchain companies
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10 August, 2022

More Than Money talks to Tal Elyashiv from SPiCE VC about investing in blockchain companies

In this episode of More Than Money, Tal Elyashiv shares his experience launching the SPiCE VC, which companies to invest...
Solana’s DeFi ecosystem was totally fake—This is why identity matters
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10 August, 2022

Solana’s DeFi ecosystem was totally fake—This is why identity matters

Coindesk recently published a report on how two brothers used multiple pseudonymous accounts to fake a DeFi ecosystem on Solana—showing...