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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

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

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

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