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

Stablecoins

Arthur Hayes believes big banks will make stablecoin issuers like Tether obsolete

Arthur Hayes predicted that once banks recognize the profit potential in stablecoins, they will quickly move to dominate the market and push out incumbents like Tether.

3 years ago

Crypto

Bitwise reveals $200M seed fund for spot Bitcoin ETF in updated S-1 filing

Bitwise's seed fund is 20x larger than the $10 million seed investment recently announced by BlackRock for its own spot Bitcoin ETF.

3 years ago

Legal

Judge rejects CZ’s latest request to travel to the UAE

U.S. courts have rejected CZ's latest motion seeking permission to travel to the UAE before his sentencing next year.

3 years ago

Community

PancakeSwap community passes proposal to reduce token supply by 300M

The proposal, which closed on Dec. 29, garnered an overwhelming 97.88% approval rate from the voting community.

3 years ago

Adoption

Bitfinex predicts crypto market cap will double to over $3T as it continues global expansion efforts

Bitfinex forecasts crypto market doubling driven by global adoption and optimistic Bitcoin cycle indicators.

3 years ago

Exchanges

Indian watchdog issues issues compliance notices to 9 crypto exchanges, seeks to block URLs

The entities include major players like Binance, Kucoin, Gate.io, Bittrex, Bitstamp, MEXC Global, and Bitfinex and Huobi.

3 years ago

Regulation

Republican lawmakers call for the removal of SEC’s Gary Gensler over bias and damage to the digital asset industry

Republican legislators push for SEC overhaul and Gary Gensler's dismissal amid criticisms of an overzealous regulatory approach.

3 years ago

Stablecoins

China initiates crackdown on use of stablecoins in illegal forex trading

China ups enforcement on stablecoin misuse for illicit forex conversion, with recent prosecutions underlining zero tolerance for violations.

3 years ago

Technology

Vitalik Buterin outlines new Ethereum PoS strategy for post-Shanghai era

Buterin outlined a long-term vision for Ethereum's proof-of-stake system that would dramatically reduce the required number of validator signatures.

3 years ago

Regulation

South Korean public officials will disclose crypto holdings in new registry

The Public Ethics Management Information System will centralize asset disclosures of public officials in South Korea, including crypto.

3 years ago

DeFi

KyberSwap cuts staff by 50% after $54M exploit

KyberSwap has responded to a major security breach with deep cuts, halting KyberAI development and liquidity initiatives.

3 years ago

Hacks

Cryptocurrency market sees over 50% decline in hacks over 2023

The value of stolen crypto plunges amidst heightened industry security and law enforcement efforts.

3 years ago