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Business Editor
Covers: markets, trade, economic trends
Business Editor at People Reportage covering markets, trade, economic trends. UC Berkeley journalism graduate. Grew up between Mumbai and San Francisco. Writes with empathy and precision about people and economics.
UC Berkeley journalism graduate. Grew up between Mumbai and San Francisco. Writes with empathy and precision about people and economics.

Jerusalem authorities charged ultra-Orthodox resident Eliyahu Ben-David with crypto-funded espionage for Iran on April 11, 2026. Shin Bet traced Bitcoin payments that funded his betrayal.

North Korean operatives pulled off the Drift theft, draining $280 million USD from the protocol with fake firms. Victims like Alex Rivera confront massive losses amid DeFi's human vulnerabilities.

Ten investors lost $14.65 million in crypto losses on April 11, 2026, amid extreme fear. Their stories reveal the human toll behind market volatility.

Haverhill machinist Mark Reynolds lost $20,000 USD to a crypto ATM scam on April 10, 2026. His desperate bid to fund his daughter's college dreams ended in heartbreak amid Bitcoin's fearful markets.

Cryptocurrency losses totaling $2.3 billion hammered ten investors on April 10, 2026. Their raw stories—from trading desks to shattered retirements—expose crypto's human cost.

Linda Hargrove lost her entire $180,000 401(k) to a cryptocurrency scam after scammers posed as advisors. Her ordeal reveals the human devastation of fintech fraud amid crypto market fears.