Jessica Miller

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.