Our Team

Former Bloomberg journalist with 12 years covering financial markets, emerging technologies, and crypto assets. Led the Reuters digital assets desk from 2020–2023, overseeing a team of 15 reporters across three continents. Recipient of the 2023 Society of Business Editors Award for excellence in financial journalism. Sarah holds a Master's in Journalism from Columbia University and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences including Consensus, Token2049, and the World Economic Forum.

Veteran newsroom leader with 15 years at Reuters and CoinDesk. At Reuters, managed the Americas financial news desk covering equities, commodities, and digital assets. At CoinDesk, served as Deputy Editor overseeing daily news operations and a team of 30 journalists. David specializes in building editorial workflows that balance speed with accuracy. He holds an MBA from Wharton and a BA in English Literature from Howard University.

PhD in Economics from MIT with a dissertation on monetary policy in decentralized systems. Former quantitative researcher at Bridgewater Associates where he developed models for crypto-macro correlation analysis. Marcus leads our research team, producing weekly deep-dive reports, tokenomics analyses, and the popular "On-Chain Pulse" newsletter segment. He is a CFA charterholder and serves on the advisory board of the MIT Digital Currency Initiative.

Full-stack engineer with 10 years building scalable media platforms. Previously led engineering at The Information, where she architected their paywall, CMS, and reader analytics systems. At STNews, Rachel oversees site performance (sub-2s load times globally), SEO infrastructure, real-time market widgets, and data pipeline architecture. She holds a CS degree from Stanford and is an active open-source contributor.

Award-winning investigative journalist covering regulatory enforcement, exchange fraud, and institutional misconduct. Broke the 2024 TerraForm insider trading story cited by the SEC. Previously covered white-collar crime for the Financial Times. JD from NYU Law School. Her "Inside the Enforcement" column tracks SEC, DOJ, and CFTC crypto cases in real time.

Former Ethereum core contributor (2018–2022) and smart contract auditor at Trail of Bits. James brings deep protocol-level expertise to our blockchain technology coverage, including Ethereum upgrades, Layer 2 scaling, ZK-proofs, and cross-chain interoperability. He writes our monthly "Protocol Deep Dive" series and reviews technical whitepapers. Holds a MS in Computer Science from KAIST.

CFA charterholder with 8 years of experience in quantitative analysis, previously at Goldman Sachs Digital Assets and Grayscale Investments. Elena produces our daily market reports, the weekly "On-Chain Pulse" deep dive, and quarterly institutional outlook pieces. She specializes in on-chain flow analysis, derivatives positioning, and macro-crypto correlations using data from Glassnode, CryptoQuant, and custom Dune dashboards.

Covers decentralized finance protocols, yield optimization strategies, NFT market trends, and the creator economy. Former product manager at Uniswap Labs (2021–2023) where he worked on V3 concentrated liquidity features. Tom writes from firsthand experience with DeFi protocols and maintains active positions (all disclosed) to stay close to the ecosystem.

Covers SEC enforcement, congressional hearings, international regulatory frameworks, and the evolving legal landscape around digital assets. JD from Columbia Law School with a focus on securities regulation. Previously a policy analyst at the Blockchain Association in Washington, D.C. Priya maintains relationships with key regulators, congressional staffers, and compliance officers across major exchanges.

Based in São Paulo, covers cryptocurrency adoption across Latin America — from Argentina's stablecoin economy to El Salvador's Bitcoin experiment to Brazil's DREX CBDC. Former Folha de S.Paulo business reporter. Carlos provides crucial coverage of the world's fastest-growing crypto adoption region and its unique use cases around remittances, inflation hedging, and financial inclusion.

Based in London, covers EU MiCA regulation, UK FCA policy, European exchange licensing, and institutional adoption across the continent. Former FT Alphaville contributor. Sophie's reporting has been cited by the European Parliament and the Bank of England in their digital asset consultations. BA in PPE from Oxford University.

Based in Singapore, covers the Asia-Pacific crypto landscape including Japan's regulatory framework, South Korea's exchange market, Hong Kong's Web3 hub ambitions, and India's evolving crypto tax regime. Former South China Morning Post technology reporter. Fluent in Mandarin, Japanese, and English. Provides critical coverage of the region that accounts for 40%+ of global crypto trading volume.

Drives audience strategy, search engine optimization, newsletter growth, and social media distribution across all platforms. Previously scaled a fintech newsletter from 0 to 200K subscribers in 18 months at The Block. Under Alex's leadership, STNews has grown from 0 to 85K newsletter subscribers and 350K social followers. Expert in Google News optimization and Discover feed strategies.

Manages advertising partnerships, the sponsored content program, event sponsorships, and strategic alliances with exchanges, protocols, and industry organizations. Previously Director of Business Development at Decrypt Media. Nadia maintains strict separation between revenue operations and editorial decisions. She leads advertiser vetting and ensures all sponsored content meets our disclosure standards.

Leads our video analysis series, podcast production, and multimedia storytelling. Former CNN International producer with 7 years of broadcast journalism experience. Michael oversees our YouTube channel (45K subscribers), the weekly "STNews Market Wrap" video series, and occasional documentary-style investigative features. He also manages our live stream coverage during major market events.

Heads our three-person dedicated fact-checking team. PhD in Data Science from ETH Zurich with expertise in on-chain analytics and statistical verification. Previously a research fellow at Chainalysis. Amara's team independently verifies every claim, data point, quote, and statistic before publication using on-chain explorers, official filings, and direct source confirmation.