Luke Haward
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Portfolio — Selected Work · 2026

Luke Haward

Content, marketing & communications lead — AI, blockchain & emerging tech.
Marked on every sample:  Pre-AI baseline written before AI tools existed — AI-assisted · human-owned AI in the workflow; my research, structure and final word. Every sample links to a live or archived source.
Section 01
Earned media & third-party coverage
Coverage on outlets I don't control. Every placement links to the article.
Editorial exclusive
CoinDesk
Editorial coverage of the New Qredo launch · the launch comms and product story were mine

TEA Turbo — “Turning Prompts to DeFi Transactions”

Syndicated launch release, Griffin AI · Sep 2025 · Wrote

“GriffinAI Launches in Switzerland, Setting New Standards…”

Syndicated market-entry release, Griffin AI · 2024 · Wrote

“Qredo Unveils Its New Self-Custody Wallet Platform”

Launch press release, Qredo · May 2023 · Wrote
Section 02
AI & technical explainers
Griffin AI, 2024–25. Protocols, testing, model evaluation — written for engineers. All live on blog.griffinai.io.
Flagship document

GriffinAI White Paper — On-Chain Network for AI Agents

Whitepaper · 2024
Drafted, edited & published · AI-assisted, human-owned
The GAIN token and network architecture, written for engineers and investors alike.
Short on time? Start with the token-economy section.
Section 03
Launches & go-to-market
Griffin AI, 2024–25 — 50+ launch and announcement pieces. Three samples; the rest are on the blog.

GriffinAI Launches in Switzerland

Market-entry announcement · 2024
Wrote · AI-assisted, human-owned
Outcome: picked up by Yahoo Finance and cryptonews.com — see Earned media.

Griffin AI's Agent Builder Is Live!

Product launch · Apr 2025
Wrote · AI-assisted, human-owned

Presenting TEA: An AI Agent Transforming DeFi

Product launch · Jan 2025
Wrote · AI-assisted, human-owned · TEA Turbo coverage in Earned media
Section 04
Editorial leadership — Qredo
Content lead through the New Qredo rebrand, 2022–23 — site rewrite, blog, product comms. Organic traffic +100% during my time there. All of it predates AI writing tools.
Pre-AI baseline

Qredo.com — full site content rewrite

A full rewrite of all text content for Qredo.com, working with the webmaster and design team — including the site copy shown here.
Landing pages · content audit · Wrote · site since redesigned
Pre-AI baseline

Qredo's commitment to open source

“There are many benefits which come from building open source, decentralized solutions, both for Qredo as a company and for our investors and users. … At Qredo, we are committed to a pathway of creating an open, decentralized infrastructure to serve and secure the wider world of blockchain…”
Blog · long-form commentary · Wrote
Pre-AI baseline

How can getting crosschain be made secure?

“Chainalysis refers to cross-chain bridges as an ‘unresolved technical challenge’. … Crosschain bridges often store temptingly large quantities of digital assets in their smart contracts, thus attracting hacking attempts.”
Blog · long-form commentary · Wrote
Pre-AI baseline

New Qredo — rebrand & product v2

“The enhanced governance and permission features include a second layer of governance and control, disaster recovery, and the ability to separate Workspaces, Accounts, Vaults, and Wallets.”
Rebrand & launch comms · Wrote · CoinDesk exclusive in Earned media
Pre-AI baseline

QSign Paymaster, with Circle's CCTP

“Built in conjunction with Etherspot's Account Abstraction SDK, QSign Paymaster makes use of Circle's Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP). … Users will finally be able to pay gas fees for multiple chains using only USDC, fulfilling a widely held dream of Web3 CFOs…”
Partnership announcement · Wrote
Section 05
Smart Valor — editorial & executive comms
Swiss digital-asset exchange, 2024–25: editorial and executive comms.

Davos 2025 — Most Influential Awards

Event content & comms · Jan 2025
Wrote · AI-assisted, human-owned
Also from this period: a CEO keynote speech (Seoul, 2024) — credit on request.
Section 05 · continued
Learning & assessment content
Admissions-test reasoning papers and published puzzle design.
Pre-AI baseline

Medify — critical-reasoning papers

Critical-reasoning papers for UCAT preparation.
Wrote & edited · samples on request
Pre-AI baseline

Gradmed — critical-reasoning papers

“Which of the following is most clearly implied in the passage above? … Which of the following statements, if true, would provide the most significant rationale for the contrast outlined in the passage?”
Wrote & edited
Pre-AI baseline

Brain Games — Publications International

Author of numerous unique puzzle designs printed in the Brain Games book series.
More available: assessment samples and further Smart Valor work on request.
Section 06
Heritage — the pre-AI baseline
Bylines from before AI. Writing about crypto since 2017; print and web before that.
Pre-AI baseline

CDC Gaming Reports — daily news journalism & commentary, 2017

“With bitcoin spiking at the end of November at above $10,000 per coin, the first time it has reached that level, the cryptocurrency world has never looked so bubbly. … The truth is that nobody yet knows how bitcoin is going to play out, and there's even greater uncertainty surrounding the numerous initial coin offers (ICOs) and cryptocurrencies now entering the scene.”
Daily news & commentary · Wrote · 2017 · archive on request
Pre-AI baseline

The Tottenham Report — columnist

“Entering a space where you could view 100 times more stock than is possible to have on hand — and try it on without moving — might be a major boost to clothes retailers…”
Column · Wrote · archive on request
Pre-AI baseline

Sheesha Finance — newsletters

“The crypto landscape lies buried under a crystal layer of cold. The natives are still around though, moving purposefully, and dressed for the weather. … But has the bottom come in, and are there signs of new growth hidden under the snow?”
Investor newsletters · Wrote · archive on request
Pre-AI baseline

Freelance writing & editing — print and online

“Alongside these effects, exercise has recently been discovered to have a raft of other benefits for the human brain. … Brain volume is actually directly improved by exercising, and some preliminary research also suggests that it alters the very neuronal structure of our brains…”
Columnist & contributor · fitness, health, gaming and poker titles · Wrote & edited · archive on request
In closing
“I believe that emergent technology, particularly blockchain and machine learning, can give us unique advantage in solving the persistent and urgent challenges humanity faces. … Disruption is needed, but it has to be disruption with heart. I'm here to be part of that.”
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Set in Newsreader & Archivo. Samples marked pre-AI baseline predate generative tools; AI-assisted work is disclosed per piece. Links verified July 2026.