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July 3, 2026
David Okafor
DeFi & Web3 Lead

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David Okafor leads DeFi and Web3 coverage at STNews with 7 years of experience in decentralized finance research. Previously a research analyst at a16z crypto, David has published in-depth protocols analyses on Uniswap, Aave, and Lido. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Stanford and is a certified Ethereum developer. David's work focuses on yield mechanisms, governance tokens, and Layer-2 scaling solutions.

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1
Experience
7 years
Joined
May 2026
Languages
English · Yoruba · French
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Verified May 2026 · via Government ID + LinkedIn match + previous-employer reference check · by STNews Editorial Board
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Education
B.S. Computer Science, Stanford

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Disclosure

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I do not invest in early-stage tokens. Long-term holdings disclosed at the bottom of each article.

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