A small sample of the articles I’m proud of or that have had a particular impact:
- How Controversial Crypto Tax Found Its Way Into US Infrastructure Bill (CoinDesk)
- I was among the first crypto reporters to cover the Senate’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework’s crypto provision and how it appeared in the bill.
- Mystery Man (Part of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2019 series) (CoinDesk)
- This was my 2019 wrap-up of a story which began in January, when I was the first to report that a major Canadian cryptocurrency exchange had no access to its customers’ funds: QuadrigaCX Owes Customers $190 Million, Court Filing Shows (CoinDesk)
- Stonewalled by FINRA, Up to 40 Crypto Securities Wait in Limbo for Launch (CoinDesk)
- The SEC and FINRA later confirmed this reporting: SEC, FINRA Issue Explanation of Crypto Custodian Approval Delay (CoinDesk)
- Regulators Ready to Approve Ethereum Futures, CFTC Insider Says (CoinDesk)
- CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert, who took office in the summer of 2019, later confirmed this reporting: CFTC Chairman Confirms Ether Cryptocurrency Is a Commodity (CoinDesk)
- Mapping the Future of the SEC (There’s a Nonzero Chance Hester Peirce Takes Over) (CoinDesk)
- How the US Government Shutdown Is Halting Crypto Progress on Wall Street (CoinDesk)
- When Bakkt? Bitcoin Futures Market’s Approval Appears Stuck in Limbo (CoinDesk)
- Vodafone Is the Latest Big Company to Quit Facebook-Founded Libra Association (CoinDesk)
- Libra’s Long Road From a Facebook Lab to the Global Stage: A Timeline (CoinDesk)
- Rutgers Business School turns students away from career fair for wearing light grey, blue suits (The Daily Targum)
- Grease truck forced off campus after Rutgers fails to renew license (The Daily Targum)
Citations
- The New York Times: DealBook Newsletter: The Newest Corporate Perk (quoted) (Original)
- The New York Times: DealBook Newsletter: What’s Next for Crypto Regulation (quoted)
- Axios: El Salvador moves into bitcoin (quoted)
- Business Insider: Lawmakers have introduced a bill that would allow the US Treasury to create a digital dollar (Original)
- Daily Mail: Bitcoin jumps after apparent Yellen statement quells U.S. clampdown fears (Original)
- El Economista: Bitcoin salta más de 9% animado por esperado decreto de Biden sobre un dólar digital (Original)
- Reuters (via Euronews): Bitcoin jumps in value after leaked US Treasury statement calms fears of a crypto clampdown (Original)
- The Economic Times: Bitcoin jumps after apparent Janet Yellen statement quells US clampdown fear (Original)
- The Washington Post: After founder’s sudden death, cryptocurrency exchange can’t access $190 million in holdings (Original)
- Bloomberg (Opinion): Money Stuff: Crypto Regulators Aren’t Very Sympathetic (Original)
- Wall Street Journal: Crypto Is Shedding Its Tether (Original)
- The Washington Post: Cybersecurity legislation is waiting in the wings (Original)
- Business Insider: A bill proposed by a Republican lawmaker would give crypto developers legal protection to raise money through token sales (Original)
- ZDNet: $145 million funds frozen after death of cryptocurrency exchange admin (Original)
- NPR: Cryptocurrency Exchange Says It Can’t Access $190 Million After CEO Unexpectedly Died (Original)
- The New York Times: Are We Past the Peak of Unemployment? (Original)
- Morning Brew: Emerging Tech Brew ☕ Not sporty (Original)
- Fred Wilson: Rosetta (Original)
- Politico: New acting comptroller pledges to tackle thorny fintech issues (Original)
- Fox Business: Vodafone withdraws from Facebook’s Libra: Report (Original)
- MIT Technology Review: Vodafone is the eighth company to quit Facebook’s digital currency project (Original)
- Bloomberg (Opinion): Money Stuff: Keep the Clowns Out of Email (Original)
- Mashable: He died with $190M of customers’ crypto. Now they want to dig him up. (Original) (See also)
- United Nations Security Council: Report of the Panel of Experts established pursuant to resolution 1874 (2009) (Original)
- NJ Advance Media: Rutgers fashion police boot students from job fair for wrong color suit (Original)
- NJ Advance Media: Rutgers’ iconic grease truck gets the boot from campus (Original)
- The Philadelphia Inquirer: Rutgers fashion police boot students from job fair over color of their suits (Original)
- NJ Advance Media: Should Rutgers students have a say in tuition and fees? (Original)
On camera
- Global News: ‘Insanity.’ How one crypto expert calls Quadriga’s search for missing millions
- Yahoo Finance: Cryptos are 95% fraud, hype and noise: Federal Reserve’s Neel Kashkari
- Cheddar: Getting the Facts Straight About Crypto-Related Taxes in Infrastructure Bill
- CoinDesk: Inside the Kik Controversy
Podcast and radio appearances
- BBC Newsday: New Zealand’s radical new smoking law (Interviewed starting at 14:30)
- Unconfirmed With Laura Shin: How SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s Views on Crypto Have Changed Since His MIT Days
- NPR’s All Things Considered: Cryptocurrency Has Raised Environmental Concerns — Local Governments Are Stepping In
- CBC News: A death in Cryptoland
- Montana Public Radio: Missoula County Cryptocurrency Mining Regulations Could Become National Model
- Connecticut Public Radio: Crypto Technology Is Everywhere. What Does That Mean For The World?
- This Week in Tech: Apple CSAM, Crypto Tax, Bypassing Facial Recognition, Samsung Unpacked
Panel appearances
- Chamber of Digital Commerce: Digital Economy Taxation & Accounting: Where’s The Guidance? (2021); Moderator
- CoinDesk: Mr. Crypto Goes to Washington… Then Back to Crypto: A One-on-One with Brian Brooks (Consensus 2021); Moderator
- CoinDesk: Whack-a-Mole: Crypto Tax Treatment Around the Globe (Consensus 2021); Moderator
- CoinDesk: School of Hard Knocks: 1:1 with Brad Garlinghouse (Consensus 2021); Moderator
- CoinDesk: Follow the (Magic Internet) Money: What the Media Gets – and Doesn’t Get – About Covering Crypto (Consensus 2021); Panelist
- CoinDesk: Follow the (Magic Internet) Money: How to Cover Bitcoin (2021); Presenter and Panelist
- CoinDesk: Is Crypto Ready for the Travel Rule? (Consensus: Distributed 2020); Moderator
- CoinDesk: QuadrigaCX: Yell Into the Void and Get Some Questions Answered (Consensus: Distributed 2020); Moderator
- CoinDesk: Ask Them Anything: Chris Giancarlo and the Digital Dollar Project (Consensus: Distributed 2020); Moderator
- Voice of Blockchain: The Story of the Petro in Venezuela (2019): Moderator
- CoinDesk: Nova Scotia Nightmare: How to Avoid the Next QuadrigaCX (Consensus 2019); Moderator
- Penn Blockchain Conference: Blockchain and Payments Tech (2019); Moderator
Awards:
- Association of Cryptocurrency Journalists and Researchers: Reporter of the Year for 2021