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.

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Total Articles 1,581

Total Reports 5

Since Feb 2022

Last Active Oct 10, 2025

Primary Beat Bitcoin

Assad Jafri Recent Articles

Adoption

McKinsey believes mainstream adoption of tokenization ‘still far’ despite major advancements

McKinsey said mainstream adoption of tokenization remains elusive due to a "cold start" problem and and other regulatory, technological, and operational hurdles.

2 years ago

Politics

Winklevoss twins slam Biden for ‘anti-crypto’ policies, endorse Trump as ‘pro-crypto choice’

The Winklevoss twins have each donated $1 million in Bitcoin to Trump's Presidential campaign.

2 years ago

Regulation

CFTC reportedly probing Jump Crypto’s trading, investment activities

The federal agency is reportedly examining the firm's trading and investment activities in the crypto sector, though this scrutiny does not imply any misconduct.

2 years ago

Adoption

Circle CEO describes unprecedented optimism about the future of crypto

Allaire believes crypto will play a significant role in society and the economy.

2 years ago

Featured

CertiK reveals it found Kraken vulnerability and will return funds, denies extortion allegations

The security firm also alleged that Kraken threatened its employees on June 18 and demanded repayment of a "mismatched" amount in an unreasonable amount of time

2 years ago

ETF

Hedge funds betting on SEC greenlighting spot Ethereum ETFs – VanEck

Sigel said hedge funds are strategically positioning themselves as they actively anticipate the ETFs will be approved.

2 years ago

ETF

Hashdex, Nasdaq file application for a dual Bitcoin, Ethereum ETF

This is the first proposal for an ETF that aims to give investors combined exposure to both of the largest cryptocurrencies.

2 years ago

Featured

X CEO says payment functionality coming soon as platform moves closer to becoming the ‘everything app’

The payments feature will initially focus on fiat currencies but is being developed with the potential to support crypto payments in the future.

2 years ago

Bankruptcy

FTX debtors seeking SBF’s seized assets, customers file counterclaim

The assets include airplanes, funds held at various banks, shares of Robinhood stock once owned by SBF, and even political contributions linked to FTX executives.

2 years ago

CBDCs

BIS reveals almost every major central bank is interested in wholesale CBDCs

The watchdog's survey highlights the accelerating interest and efforts among central banks in developing CBDCs, with a clear trend towards wholesale applications.

2 years ago

Crypto

Bernstein raises long-term Bitcoin price projection to $1 million by 2033, initiates MicroStrategy coverage

Bernstein analysts also revised their predictions for the current cycle and now project the flagship crypto to hit $200,000 by the end of 2025, up from its earlier estimate of $150,000.

2 years ago

Regulation

EBA publishes new guidelines for ‘token issuers’ as part of upcoming MiCA regulation

The guidelines are designed to ensure robust recovery plans are in place to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements if issuers fail to meet asset reserve standards.

2 years ago

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Assad Jafri Recent Articles

McKinsey believes mainstream adoption of tokenization ‘still far’ despite major advancements

Winklevoss twins slam Biden for ‘anti-crypto’ policies, endorse Trump as ‘pro-crypto choice’

CFTC reportedly probing Jump Crypto’s trading, investment activities

Circle CEO describes unprecedented optimism about the future of crypto

CertiK reveals it found Kraken vulnerability and will return funds, denies extortion allegations

Hedge funds betting on SEC greenlighting spot Ethereum ETFs – VanEck

Hashdex, Nasdaq file application for a dual Bitcoin, Ethereum ETF

X CEO says payment functionality coming soon as platform moves closer to becoming the ‘everything app’

FTX debtors seeking SBF’s seized assets, customers file counterclaim

BIS reveals almost every major central bank is interested in wholesale CBDCs

Bernstein raises long-term Bitcoin price projection to $1 million by 2033, initiates MicroStrategy coverage

EBA publishes new guidelines for ‘token issuers’ as part of upcoming MiCA regulation