Michael del Castillo is Associate Editor at Forbes, where he covers bitcoin, ether, and other blockchain applications. His writing has been published in the New Yorker, Coindesk, Silicon Valley Business Journal, New York Business Journal, and elsewhere. He studied at Mercer University and Oxford University before moving to New York City. He then co-founded Literary Manhattan to promote the area's literary heritage. He earned his M.S. from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and is a founding board member of Pen Parentis, which showcases parents who write.