Our Team

Alex Johnson

Senior Crypto Analyst

Alex Johnson is a Senior Crypto Analyst at CryptoGrows with nearly a decade of experience tracking digital asset markets. He began his career at Fidelity Investments as a quantitative researcher before pivoting full-time into cryptocurrency analysis in 2017, drawn by the intersection of algorithmic trading and decentralized finance. Alex holds a Master of Science in Financial Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, which he leverages to apply institutional-grade rigor to crypto market research. His early work focused on Bitcoin's order book dynamics and liquidity distribution across exchanges — research that was later cited in reports by Bloomberg Intelligence and The Block. Over the years Alex has covered every major market cycle: the 2018 bear market, the DeFi summer of 2020, the 2021 bull run, the FTX collapse, and the institutional re-entry wave that followed. He specializes in on-chain analytics — interpreting UTXO age bands, exchange reserves, miner behavior, and funding rates to spot structural market shifts before they appear in price. Beyond technical analysis, Alex writes in-depth beginner guides designed to make complex concepts accessible to retail investors. He firmly believes that financial education is the most powerful tool for navigating crypto volatility. When he is not analyzing charts, he advises several early-stage blockchain startups on tokenomics design and go-to-market strategy. His work at CryptoGrows consistently ranks among the publication's most-read pieces.

Jessica Miller

DeFi & Smart Contracts Correspondent

Jessica Miller is CryptoGrows' lead DeFi and Smart Contracts Correspondent, bringing a rare dual perspective as both a working journalist and a former Solidity developer. She graduated from MIT with a degree in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, then joined ConsenSys as a smart contract engineer, where she contributed to early Ethereum tooling and helped audit protocol upgrades for major DeFi projects. After three years building on-chain, Jessica transitioned to crypto media in 2020, first at The Defiant and later at Bankless, before joining CryptoGrows. Her engineering background gives her an edge that few journalists can match: she can read protocol code, reproduce exploits in a test environment, and translate highly technical mechanics — from AMM invariant math to cross-chain bridge architecture — into clear, accurate reporting. Jessica's coverage spans the entire DeFi stack: decentralized exchanges, lending and borrowing markets, stablecoin mechanisms, liquid staking derivatives, and the rapidly evolving Layer 2 ecosystem. She was among the first reporters to cover the implications of EIP-4844 (Proto-Danksharding) on rollup economics and published one of the most-shared post-mortems on a $60 million bridge exploit in 2023. She holds a Certificate in Blockchain Security from the Ethereum Foundation's developer program and regularly participates in public audit contests on Code4rena and Sherlock. Her newsletter, "Under the Hood," reaches 18,000 DeFi-focused subscribers weekly.

Mike Roberts

Policy & Regulatory Affairs Reporter

Mike Roberts is CryptoGrows' senior reporter covering the global regulatory landscape for digital assets. A former fintech policy attorney, Mike holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and spent four years as an associate at a Washington D.C. firm advising payment processors and money-services businesses on FinCEN compliance and Bank Secrecy Act obligations. He entered crypto journalism in 2019, writing first for CoinDesk's policy desk and later contributing to Politico's financial regulation coverage before joining CryptoGrows. His legal training allows him to parse enforcement actions, Congressional testimony, and agency rulemaking with a precision rare in the crypto press. He has covered landmark cases including the SEC's actions against major exchanges, the DOJ's Tornado Cash prosecution, and the full legislative journey of the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation. Mike tracks developments across every major jurisdiction — the United States, European Union, United Kingdom, Singapore, UAE, and Japan — and maintains a broad network of regulatory attorneys, lobbyists, and former agency officials as sources. He is a frequent speaker at Consensus, Token2049, and DC Fintech Week. Beyond breaking news, Mike writes educational explainers that help crypto businesses and retail investors understand how evolving rules affect their activities. He is particularly focused on stablecoin legislation, spot ETF regulation, and the emerging frameworks for decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). His long-form investigations have contributed to policy debates at both the U.S. Senate Banking Committee and the European Parliament.