A portfolio of my original reporting

I cover fintech, capital markets and the ever-evolving world of crypto & blockchain. I have learned as a student journalist at Emerson College and New York University. Find my byline in Forbes, amNewYork, The Gotham Gazette, Washington Square News, Prague Daily Monitor, and Straus News.

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SINGAPORE'S CENTRAL BANK IS BUILDING A BITCOIN INSPIRED CURRENCY USING JPMORGAN TECHNOLOGY

FEDERAL RESERVE GOVERNOR EXPLAINS WHY PRIVATE SECTOR CAN BUILD A BETTER BLOCKCHAIN DOLLAR

As an editorial intern for Forbes' Money & Digital Assets team I published 40 articles, generating over 380,000 page views. 

I both pitched and reported this story while I was at Forbes. The article features original interviews with high level executives at the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Bank for International Settlements. 

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller negated the need for the U.S. Central Bank, the Federal Reserve, to issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in a speech on Thursday, adding a dissenting voice among the recent swell of excitement around CBDCs. 

VISA'S 54 BITCOIN-LINKED CARDS PAVE THE WAY FOR YOUNGER GENERATIONS TO SPEND GROWING CRYPTO WEALTH

WHY THE COVID VACCINE IS CAUSING HIGH ANXIETY IN YOUNG WOMEN

MARSHAL KONEV STATUE POISED TO RETREAT?

Visa is taking robust steps to connect digital currencies to its global electronic payments network in order to prepare for a financial future where digital assets comprise a meaningful amount of a saver’s wealth. 

For this story I followed up with experts on concerns I was hearing in my personal circles and seeing discussed online about the Covid-19 vaccine and menstrual cycles.

While studying in Prague I covered controversy surrounding a Soviet-era statue which revealed underlying cultural tension between communist nostalgia and the European Union.

ROMA FAMILIES SEE FEW EFFECTS FROM LATEST INCLUSIVE EDUCATION REFORM

TISCH PARENT SUES FOR TUITION

AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION HOSTS BLOCKCHAIN INNOVATION CHALLENGE

In this story, I investigated the progress made integrating Roma students into Czech primary schools four years after new legislation targeted towards inclusive education was passed. In the process, I tracked down a Roma family willing to speak with me, heard from activists and secured an interview with one of the ministers of the Education, Youth and Sports department.

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For this story I tracked down the lawsuit filed by an NYU parent looking to sue the university for tuition after the switch to remote instruction during COVID-19.

I wrote about efforts to incorporate blockchain into management of educational data by the American Council on Education. The Blockchain Innovation Challenge was supported by funding from the U.S. Department of Education.