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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Bitcoin, Ether Analysis, Japanese Industry Leader on ‘Stupid’ Regulator Warnings Against Binance, State of Crypto in Japan

“First Mover” dives into crypto markets and business news, including Ethereum’s upcoming upgrade. Is it bullish or bearish for ETH? Joining the show to discuss the crypto markets is Darius Sit of QCP Capital. Also, Oki Matsumoto, CEO of Japanese financial conglomerate Monex Group, discusses crypto markets in Japan and the recent regulatory warnings against Binance he suggests were unnecessary.

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Bitcoin Slide, NYDIG and NCR to Make It Possible for Millions of US Bank Customers to Own Bitcoin

“All About Bitcoin” reviews the latest bitcoin market moves and zooms out to look at Q2 price performance, as well as BTC bull and bear runs over the years. Guests include CoinDesk Director of Data and Indexes Galen Moore and Matthew Schultz of CleanSpark, an energy software and bitcoin mining firm.

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Jeremy Allaire on Broad USDC Expansion, the Digital Dollar, El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law and More

The stablecoin $USDC dominates crypto headlines as the cryptocurrency developed by fintech company Circle gains wider global adoption. Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire joins “First Mover” to discuss the latest news involving $USDC, stablecoins in general, Coinbase, the digital dollar, bitcoin adoption and other related topics. Also, Chris Tyrer of Fidelity Digital Assets has updates Fidelity’s crypto business and weighs in on the markets. Plus, Janine Yorio of Republic Realm helps to demystify the metaverse and NFTs.

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Bitcoin Breaks $36K, Chainalysis on Its Second $100M Raise and Booming Crypto Data Sector

“All About Bitcoin” dives into bitcoin markets and business news, including a look at data with Chainalysis. Pratima Arora of Chainalysis shares insights on cybercrime as well as market moves. She also discusses how the data analytics firm plans to spend its latest $100 funding round. Also, Zack Voell of Compass Mining discusses the significance of bitcoin’s hashrate dropping to a one-year low.

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Bitcoin Breaks $35K, ARK Invest Joins Race to Get Bitcoin ETF Approved, Global Exchanges Under Regulatory Pressure

“First Mover” has the day’s first look at crypto markets and business news, including regulatory concerns for global exchanges following a cluster of enforcement actions against Binance. Guests include Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek, Delta Exchange CEO Pankaj Balani, and Edge & Node Co-founder Tegan Kline.

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Bitcoin Bounce, PwC’s Henri Arslanian on Regulators Reining in Binance

“First Mover” dives into today’s top stories, including the pushback by regulators against Binance in Canada, Japan and now also the U.K. Henri Arslanian of PwC discusses what this means for Binance, its users, and the crypto exchange sector. Grant Whitlock of Global Block shares his crypto markets analysis, and Charles d’Haussy of ConsenSys explains a new digital health passport his group helped to launch in Hong Kong.

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Bitcoin Price Resumes Slide, El Salvador Bitcoin Rollout Plan Announced

“All About Bitcoin’s” Week in Review panel discusses the week’s markets and business news, including El Salvador’s plan to make bitcoin usable as legal tender starting September 7. E-wallets with free crypto will be provided but there’s a catch that raises privacy questions. Also, a markets check and the latest news from the mining sector.

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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez on Bitcoin’s Challenge to the US Dollar and Its Overall Crypto Plan, El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law

El Salvador grabs the headlines again as details of its bitcoin currency rollout are announced, with an e-wallet airdrop included. Joining “First Mover” to discuss El Salvador, crypto markets, and other news are Francis Suarez, the mayor of Miami, Frances Coppola, author of “The Case for People’s QE,” and Gavin Michael, the CEO of Bakkt.

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Bitcoin’s Outlook as Grayscale Trust Shares Become Unlocked, Venture Giant Andreessen Horowitz Raises Over $2B for Third Crypto Fund

“All About Bitcoin” dives into today’s top stories. Will Grayscale’s unlockings pose a downside risk to bitcoin’s price? CoinDesk’s Director of Data and Indexes Galen Moore joins the show to discuss. Also, Chief Insights Columnist David Morris reflects on the life and death of John McAfee, a controversial yet pivotal figure in the history of computing and crypto.

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