Christine Lee

Christine Lee is a senior anchor at CoinDesk. Previously, Christine worked at Thomson Reuters, Bloomberg and Pro Publica, where her contributions were awarded the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. Follow her on X @christinenews

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FTX.US Going on Charm Offensive to Court Partners. Defi Projects in Focus as SEC Chair Gary Gensler Says They Aren’t Immune to Regulations

“First Mover” discusses FTX’s partnership spree with FTX.US President Brett Harrison. This comes as Kevin O’Leary becomes the latest celebrity to join FTX as a shareholder and ambassador.

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Bitcoin to Become Legal Tender in El Salvador in 3 Weeks; Are Salvadorans Ready to Fully Embrace It?

“All About Bitcoin” talks to Pete Kroll, director of the Curacao-based BTC Curacao and crypto OG, as El Salvador starts to accept bitcoin as a legal tender in three weeks.

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Poly Network Hacker Refusing to Return Remaining Stolen Funds, Japan’s Liquid Exchange Suffers Attack and Loses $90M Worth of Crypto

“First Mover” looks into the DeFi hack and the latest attack on the Japanese exchange Liquid. Joseph McGill of TRM Labs’ Global Investigations Team shares insight into crypto hacks. Plus, markets analysis from Messari Founder and CEO Ryan Selkis.

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Global Crypto Adoption Shifting to Emerging Markets, Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Sees Explosive Growth

“All About Bitcoin” discusses bitcoin’s lightning network growth with CoinDesk Director of Data and Indexes Galen Moore as the network has surpassed 25,000 active nodes for the first time. Plus, what’s driving the shift in global crypto adoption to emerging markets? As for bitcoin’s price movement, Alexandre Lores, an analyst at Quantum Economics, shares his insights.

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TaxBit Reaches Unicorn Status After Raising $130M, Bitcoin Testing Lower Level Supports

“First Mover” talks to TaxBit CEO Austin Woodward as the company newly rises to unicorn status, valuing at $1.3 billion. Plus, bitcoin price analysis and outlook from Michele Schneider, managing director of MarketGauge Group and a regulatory update from CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De.

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Crypto, Blockchain and the Afghanistan Crisis

“All About Bitcoin” talks to blockchain thought leader Future Perfect VC Founder Jalak Jobanputra as she shares insights into blockchain women empowerment while the crypto community monitors the situation in Afghanistan. Plus, Eddie Ghabour from Key Advisors Group shares his analysis on bitcoin price movements.

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Crypto Exchange Bitpanda’s Valuation Triples to $4.1B, Solana Price Hits New All-Time High, Leading Altcoin Price Surge

“First Mover” digs into Austrian crypto unicorn Bitpanda’s latest funding round as the company has now tripled its valuation in five months to $4.1 billion. Bitpanda CEO and co-founder Eric Demuth shares the company’s growth plan and the state of crypto in Europe. Plus, crypto markets analysis by Martin Gaspar from CrossTower as Solana leading the charge in altcoin price surge.

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The Family That Bet Everything on Bitcoin When It Was $900

“All About Bitcoin” speaks with The Bitcoin Family: their life before and after bitcoin, their investment, and where they see the digital asset go in the short and long term.

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Crypto Total Market Cap Tops $2T Again, Impact of $1T Infrastructure Bill on Crypto Miners, State of Crypto in India

“First Mover” digs into the impact on crypto miners with Marathon Digital Holdings CEO Fred Thiel. What’s moving the market as the crypto total market cap passes $2 trillion again? Alexander Blum, a managing partner at Two Prime, shares his insights, along with the company’s new report on institutional crypto and DeFi. Plus, Neeraj Khandelwal, the co-founder of CoinDCX, updates the company’s latest status as India’s first crypto unicorn.

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Crypto Community Continues to React to $1T Infrastructure Bill, Will Bitcoin Become Digital Gold 50 Years After the End of the Bretton Woods System?

“All About Bitcoin” reviews this week’s top stories: bitcoin leading the charge as cryptocurrencies trading higher. This comes as Senate passes the $1 trillion infrastructure bill that could regulate crypto similarly to stocks. Looking ahead: August 15th marks the 50th anniversary of the end of the Bretton Woods system. The greenback’s share of world reserves is dropping steadily. CoinDesk’s Tech Managing Editor Christie Harkin and Markets Managing Editor Brad Keoun join the discussion.

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