Christine Lee

Goldman Sachs is reportedly closer to offering bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to wealth management clients, and more emerging markets are closer to releasing CBDCs. “First Mover” guests today include two crypto leaders involved in historic digital currency projects: Denelle Dixon of the Stellar Development Foundation and Brian Popelka of Bitt. Plus, Michael Shaulov of Fireblocks on signing up big banks for its crypto custody services.

Mar 31, 2021

The big PayPal story and bitcoin markets analysis with Alexander Blum of Two Prime. Plus, what is Jordan Belfort saying about bitcoin? He has a price prediction. The “Wolf of Wall Street” himself joins “All About Bitcoin” for a crypto conversation.

Mar 30, 2021

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire joins “First Mover” to discuss today’s top stories, including Visa’s decision to use USDC, the stablecoin developed by Circle, to settle payments. Also, reaction to Tether’s accounting report. Plus, Travala CEO Juan Otero on using crypto to pay for travel, and why Mark Cuban invested in Esprezzo.

Mar 30, 2021

Avanti Bank CEO Caitlin Long joins “All About Bitcoin” to discuss the digital bank’s new round of $37M in funding, preparations for launch and Long’s views on the overall state of banking. Also, checking the bitcoin market, Canadian ETFs and more with analyst Lex Moskovski.

Mar 29, 2021

“First Mover” dives into the significance of Visa’s decision to support USD Coin (USDC), impact on stablecoins, bitcoin’s price and the crypto market at large. Also, a crypto firm wins naming rights to a major U.S. sports venue for the first time. FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried on what he hopes to gain from that $135M investment in Miami. Plus, Messari’s Mira Christanto with a look at Asia’s outsize role in the crypto markets, and Turing award-winner Silvio Micali with news from the crypto venture he launched, Algorand.

Mar 29, 2021

Today’s “Week-in-Review” panel covers the week’s ups and downs in the bitcoin market, the latest regulatory news and a timeline of ETF applications. As you might expect, that chart is filling up. Also, an app that gives video calling a bitcoin boost.

Mar 26, 2021

Investors eager to see if a record $6B bitcoin options expiry sends BTC in a new direction. Does April look bullish? Shaun Fernando, of derivatives exchange Deribit, joins “First Mover” to discuss. Also, publicly-traded bitcoin miner BTCS announces its Ethereum 2.0 staking operation is producing revenues from all 200 of its nodes. We hear from BTCS CEO Charles Allen. Plus, artist Christopher Florentino on his creation “The Elephant in the Room” and his upcoming NFT sale for charity.

Mar 26, 2021

Blockchain.com CEO Peter Smith joins “All About Bitcoin” for a wide-ranging discussion, from bitcoin’s price movements, institutional investment and what he plans to do with a whopping $300M injection of new funds. Plus, Chart of the Day and more analysis from Jack Finio of SFOX.

Mar 25, 2021

Covering today’s top news in crypto markets: A record $6B of bitcoin options contracts set to expire tomorrow and how that’s affecting BTC’s price. Edward Woodford of Zero Hash joins our markets discussion. Plus, Jackson Hewitt’s Mark Steber with crypto tax do’s and don’ts. And more celebrities get on board with Lolli, the bitcoin rewards shopping app. We hear from CEO Alex Adelman.

Mar 25, 2021

Joining “All About Bitcoin” to discuss crypto news and markets analysis, Abra’s CEO Bill Barhydt. Abra just jumped into the crypto borrowing and lending space. How do they differ from other such platforms? Plus, Deutsche Bank’s bitcoin survey, and CoinDesk’s Galen Moore with interesting data comparing bitcoin to penny stocks.

Mar 24, 2021