James Okafor
Editor-in-Chief
Lagos / London· 11 yrs experience· 1 articles
James leads TheWeal's editorial direction and is responsible for sourcing standards, predictions methodology oversight, and ethics policy. He has 11 years of financial journalism experience across Africa, the UK, and the US.…
Beats
- Editorial standards
- Predictions methodology
- African market coverage
- Regulatory frameworks
Priya Rao
Markets Editor
Singapore· 6 yrs experience· 4 articles
Priya covers macro flows, Bitcoin ETF activity, and the bridge between traditional finance and crypto. She leads TheWeal's coverage of institutional adoption, custody, and post-FTX exchange transparency. Before TheWeal she spent four…
Beats
- Bitcoin ETFs
- Institutional adoption
- Custody & proof-of-reserves
- Exchange transparency
Marcus Tan
Senior Reporter, DeFi
Hong Kong· 6 yrs experience· 3 articles
Marcus covers decentralised finance — protocol design, liquidity dynamics, oracle attacks, and the cross-border policy environment around DeFi in Asia. Before TheWeal he was a reporter at a Hong Kong fintech outlet…
Beats
- DeFi protocols
- Lending & AMM mechanics
- Oracle infrastructure
- Asian regulatory landscape
Lena Kovacs
Senior Reporter, Protocols
Berlin· 5 yrs experience· 4 articles
Lena covers Layer-1 and Layer-2 protocols, validator economics, restaking, and on-chain governance. A former Ethereum core contributor, she reads EIPs in her free time and is one of TheWeal's strongest technical writers.…
Beats
- Layer-1 + Layer-2 protocols
- Ethereum core development
- Staking + restaking economics
- On-chain governance
Sofia Romero
Staff Writer, Adoption
Buenos Aires· 4 yrs experience· 3 articles
Sofia covers stablecoin adoption, payments, and on-the-ground crypto use across Latin America. Her reporting is rooted in field interviews — she has spent time with merchants accepting USDC in Argentina, peer-to-peer traders…
Beats
- Stablecoin adoption
- Payments & remittances
- LATAM regulation
- Field reporting
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