Assad Jafri

Editor & Reporter CryptoSlate

AJ, a passionate journalist since Yemen's 2011 Arab Spring, has honed his skills worldwide for over a decade. Specializing in financial journalism, he now focuses on crypto reporting.

Author Stats

Total Articles 1,581

Total Reports 5

Since Feb 2022

Last Active Oct 10, 2025

Primary Beat Bitcoin

Assad Jafri Recent Articles

Exchanges

Binance urges Dutch customers to move assets to Coinmerce before July 17 departure from the Netherlands

The exchange is exiting the nation over regulatory difficulties and has urged users to move their assets before the deadline.

3 years ago

Adoption

Israeli crypto bill aims to clarify regulations and attract foreign investors with new tax incentives

The bill includes language that would reduce the current 50% tax on crypto bonuses given to employees to 25%.

3 years ago

Regulation

Valkyrie’s spot-Bitcoin ETF application has been refiled with Coinbase named as surveillance partner

With Valkyrie's resubmission, all of the recent applications sent back by the SEC have been amended and refiled.

3 years ago

ETF

Nasdaq refiles BlackRock’s spot-Bitcoin ETF application, names Coinbase as surveillance-sharing partner

The move mirrors the other applications filed by Cboe Global Markets on behalf of global asset manager Fidelity and ARK Investments, which also chose to list Coinbase as their SSA partner.

3 years ago

Regulation

Mastercard chief digital officer believes tokenization needs TradFi rules to go mainstream

Jorn Lambert says blockchain technology presents significant benefits and can easily improve cross-border payments, trade, finance, insurance, and capital markets, but insisted that legacy systems will still have a role to play.

3 years ago

DeFi

Crypto OG Erik Voorhees believes DeFi has already solved the regulatory clarity problem for altcoins

The crypto industry is concerned that all cryptocurrencies besides the four listed on the newly launched EDX exchange — BTC, ETH LTC, and BCH — could potentially be barred from trading in the U.S.

3 years ago

Partnerships

Ripple bulls lose all momentum amid reports of Citigroup reconsidering Metaco deal

The token has somewhat recovered since the June 30 crash to $0.47, as of press time, but is struggling to push further as bears are now firmly in control.

3 years ago

Regulation

South Korea passes new crypto legislation focusing on investor protections

The legislation combines 19 different crypto-related bills that aim to establish a regulatory framework for the industry and define digital assets that are securities.

3 years ago

Regulation

Recent spot Bitcoin ETF applications fall short of SEC’s expectations on a technicality, but are not out of the running yet

The SEC's "rejection" of several spot Bitcoin ETFs, first reported by the Wall Street Journal on June 30, has more to do with clarity of language than rejecting the applications on principle.

3 years ago

Regulation

Blockchain Association calls for Gensler’s recusal from crypto enforcement decisions

Blockchain Association senior counsel Marisa Coppel contends that SEC Chair Gary Gensler has already compromised his impartiality on crypto enforcement.

3 years ago

Trading

Fidelity reapplies for spot Bitcoin ETF despite 2022 rejection

Fidelity first filed its application in 2021, but it was rejected by the SEC in January 2022 — along with other spot Bitcoin ETFs.

3 years ago

Macro

Central bankers warn of further rate hikes at ECB Forum

The central bankers were vocal about the need for further rate hikes to bring inflation down to the 2% target, despite the risk of economic downturn.

3 years ago