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

Rounding up the important digital currency stories from the US this week
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31 January, 2023

Rounding up the important digital currency stories from the US this week

Regulating the sector remains on the cards for the United States, as seen in the recent developments in the space,...
UK is falling behind in digital currency race, former Chancellor says
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31 January, 2023

UK is falling behind in digital currency race, former Chancellor says

While Switzerland and the European Union are leading the race to become a digital assets hub, Philip Hammond believes the...
Unbounded Capital’s 2022 year in review and 2023 predictions
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30 January, 2023

Unbounded Capital’s 2022 year in review and 2023 predictions

Unbounded Capital projected that 2023 will be the year that a particular app—an existing one or one that hasn't been...
Daniel Krawisz of POW.CO featured on CoinGeek Weekly Livestream 2023 episode 3
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30 January, 2023

Daniel Krawisz of POW.CO featured on CoinGeek Weekly Livestream 2023 episode 3

This week on CoinGeek Weekly Livestream, Kurt Wuckert Jr. talked to Daniel Krawisz of POW.CO—a well-known figure in the BSV...
Ireland central bank governor calls digital currencies ‘gambling,’ likens them to Ponzi schemes
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30 January, 2023

Ireland central bank governor calls digital currencies ‘gambling,’ likens them to Ponzi schemes

Echoing BoE Governor Andrew Bailey, Irish central bank's Gabriel Makhlouf warns about the volatility of digital currencies and has called...
Digital Currency Group-owned exchange Luno axes 35% of staff
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27 January, 2023

Digital Currency Group-owned exchange Luno axes 35% of staff

It's estimated that the firm will cut 330 jobs, mostly in its marketing department, giving some insight into how industry...