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

Wallets

Akoin integrates Fireblocks to enhance crypto wallet’s security, custody capabilities

Akoin has partnered with Fireblocks to leverage its technology and enhance Akon wallet's security and custody capabilities in preparation for wider Pan-African adoption.

4 years ago

NFTs

Nelson Mandela’s iconic arrest warrant auctioned off as an NFT

The NFT created from the revolutionary South African leader Nelson Mandela's original 1962 arrest warrant was auctioned for roughly $130,000.

4 years ago

Crime

North Korea using hackers to raise revenue via crypto heists

Mandiant, a cybersecurity company which was recently acquired by Google, released a report detailing some of North Korea's cyber operations and how the country is using hackers to raise money via theft of crypto assets.

4 years ago

Regulation

Spot Bitcoin ETFs could become reality by mid-2023

Bloomberg analysts believe that the SEC's move to bring crypto exchanges under its regulatory remit will open the door for spot Bitcoin ETFs, or exchange-traded funds, by the summer of 2023.

4 years ago

Adoption

Argentines prefer “play-to-earn” crypto games over normal jobs amid record inflation

Argentina has become the top country for “play-to-earn” crypto games in Latin America, which now makes up 25% of the users on such gaming platforms.

4 years ago

Adoption

Canadian authorities struggling to seize Freedom Convoy crypto donations

Canadian authorities have only managed to freeze 30% of the roughly $1 million in crypto donations made to the Freedom Convoy as of March 18th.

4 years ago

Adoption

Ukraine officially deems crypto legal asset class amid war

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a new law — "On Virtual Assets" — that legalizes cryptocurrencies and gives them the status of an official, regulated, asset class.

4 years ago

Metaverse

HSBC plunges into the metaverse via Sandbox partnership

HSBC has become the first traditional global financial institution to purchase virtual land in the metaverse.

4 years ago

NFTs

Limewire to launch its new NFT marketplace on Algorand Blockchain

Limewire is resurrecting itself as an NFT marketplace which will initially focus on music before expanding into other entertainment mediums.

4 years ago

Exchanges

Crypto.com begins exchange launch in US with institutional investor waitlist

Crypto.com operates in roughly 90 countries across the globe and is now launching its exchange services in the US.

4 years ago

Regulation

EU votes against a de-facto ban on Bitcoin’s POW consensus method in MiCA draft

EU parliamentarians have voted against a defacto ban on proof of work based cryptocurrencies which was included in the MiCA, or Markets in Crypto-assets Regulation, report.

4 years ago

Derivatives

Goldman Sachs looking to expand its crypto-related services

The Wall Street giant already offers its wealthiest clients the option to invest in select cryptocurrencies and is now looking to offer over the counter bilateral crypto options.

4 years ago