Episode 8: Use Case

In a space that moves at the speed of Twitter and trades on memes, launching a print magazine about crypto feels almost radical. But for veteran journalists Zack Seward and Joon Ian Wong, that’s exactly the point. Their new project, Use Case, is a quarterly publication designed to document the parts of crypto that actually matter — the systems that work, the ideas that endure, and the people building things with real-world impact. 

“Crypto to me is wonderfully ambivalent,” Zack says. “There’s a lot of contradiction. That’s where the most interesting stories live.”

Born from a conversation on a boat in Bangkok, Use Case aims to be what the industry lacks: a thoughtful, credible artifact that treats crypto not as hype or headline fodder, but as a serious cultural and technological shift. 

With contributors ranging from essayists to illustrators, the first issue blends deep reporting with original art and longform storytelling.