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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PayPal's New Stablecoin Pitch; What Will It Take to Get Bitcoin to $30K?

Global payments giant PayPal is launching PayPal USD, a U.S. dollar stablecoin fully backed by U.S. dollar deposits, short-term U.S. Treasuries and similar cash equivalents. Paxos head of strategy Walter Hessert joins the conversation. Arca head of research Katie Talati shares her crypto markets analysis. And, Alchemy product manager Will Hennessy explains why Web3 developer activity is still on the rise in the second quarter.

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Curve Recovers 73% of Hacked Funds; Bitcoin Flirts With $30K

Bitcoin remains stagnant at $29K, teasing $30K. What will it take to push it past $30K? The Crypto Trader author Glen Goodman weighs in. Sandra Leow from Nansen discusses the latest developments with Curve Finance as white hat hackers and attackers return over 73% of all funds stolen from the exploit. And, Moses Singer partner Howard Fischer reacts to the latest legal update between Coinbase and the SEC.

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Coinbase Beats Analyst Estimates for Q2; Bitcoin Trades Sideways After July Jobs Report

Coinbase beat analyst estimates for the second quarter, reporting revenues of $708 million and adjusted earnings of a loss of $0.42. Oppenheimer senior analyst Owen Lau joins the conversation. CoinShares CEO Jean-Marie Mognetti discusses the European digital asset manager's latest earnings results. And, Volatility Shares co-founder and CIO Stuart Barton weighs in on the ether futures ETF race kicking off in the U.S.

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Binance Could Reportedly Face Department of Justice Fraud Charges; The Bank of Japan's Digital Yen Approach

Semafor reports that Binance may face Department of Justice fraud charges, though prosecutors are weighing alternatives given the risk of an FTX-style bank run. Josh Sterling, Jones Day partner and former CFTC division director weighs in. Kaiko research analyst Riyad Carey and Sovryn core contributor Edan Yago discuss the future of DeFi in the wake of the Curve Finance exploit. And, CoinDesk's Emily Parker shares insights on Japan's plans for a CBDC.

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China Is Reportedly Binance's Largest Market; MicroStrategy Reports Q2 Earnings

The Wall Street Journal reports that China is Binance’s largest market, amounting to 20% of worldwide volume. ProChain Capital president David Tawil shares his crypto markets analysis and thoughts on MicroStrategy's latest earnings results. CertiK CEO Ronghui Gu weighs in on the Curve Finance exploit. And, Kraken CMO Mayur Gupta discusses the crypto exchange's ongoing partnership with the Williams Racing team.

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Bitcoin Starts August Below $29K; What's Next for DeFi After the Curve Exploit?

The exploit at DeFi giant Curve Finance has driven down the price of its CRV token, putting a $168 million stash of founder Michael Egorov's money at risk of being liquidated. BlockSec co-founder Yajin "Andy" Zhou joins the conversation. Todd Groth, CFA, CoinDesk Indices head of research, discusses how the crypto markets performed in July. And, Koray Caliskan, author of "Data Money" shares his thoughts on the future of crypto regulation.

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Curve Finance Drained of $50M in Latest DeFi Exploit; Bitcoin Flirts With $29.5K

More than $100 million worth of crypto could be at risk due to a bug impacting Curve, a stablecoin exchange at the center of Ethereum’s DeFi ecosystem. Ava Labs president John Wu weighs in on what this means for the state of the crypto industry, along with his thoughts on asset tokenization. eToro US investment analyst Callie Cox shares her outlook on bitcoin ahead of the July jobs report. And, DappRadar's Pedro Herrera discusses the future of decentralized social dapps.

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Worldcoin Tokenomics in Focus; Palau Begins Stablecoin Trial on XRP Ledger

Ripple VP of central bank engagements and CBDCs James Wallis explains why the country of Palau will be leveraging Ripple's CBDC platform. Bitwise Asset Management president Teddy Fusaro shares his crypto markets analysis as the highly anticipated project co-founded by OpenAI's Sam Altman launched its WLD token earlier this week. And, Eco App CEO Andy Bromberg discusses crypto wallet Beam going live.

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Prosecutors Want Sam Bankman-Fried Sent to Jail Before His Trial; Mark Zuckerberg's Metaverse Vision

The Justice Department wants Sam Bankman-Fried to go to jail ahead of his criminal trial. ZFZ Law co-founder Michael Zweiback shares his legal analysis. Morgan Creek Capital CEO Mark Yusko weighs in on the latest rate hike from the Fed. Journey's chief metaverse officer Cathy Hackl discusses Meta's latest earnings results. And, CoinFund CEO Jake Brukhman explains why he thinks Worldcoin could help onboard billions of users into the crypto economy.

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Sen. Lummis on Regulating the Crypto Industry; Bitcoin Trades Sideways Ahead of Fed Decision

Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand recently unveiled a new version of their bipartisan crypto bill, which could define more of the conversation around digital asset legislation. Sen. Lummis joins "First Mover" to discuss. Maple head of growth and capital markets Quinn Thompson shares his outlook on the crypto markets ahead of a key Fed decision on interest rates. And, mining analyst Anthony Power explains how miners are preparing for the next bitcoin halving.

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