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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Biden to Meet With Powell Amid Soaring Inflation, Cyprus Deputy Minister on Country’s Crypto Regulation Plans

President Joe Biden is slated to meet with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, as inflation hovers near its highest level in decades. Opimas CEO and Founder Octavio Marenzi shares his thoughts on the crypto markets and potential impact from this highly-anticipated White House meeting. Plus, Cyprus’ Deputy Minister to the President for Research Kyriacos Kokkinos discusses his country’s outlook on regulating digital assets.

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Bitcoin Heads for Record 9-Week Losing Streak, What’s Next?

BTC is set to deliver its ninth straight week of losses — the longest losing streak since 2011. “All About Bitcoin’s” panel discusses the week’s events moving bitcoin and the crypto markets, including the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Central African Republic teasing a crypto hub, and adjustments in bitcoin mining difficulty. Plus, how BTC moves with ETH and other cryptos amid macro headwinds.

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Crypto Markets Not Moving Much but Stepn Is; Co-Founder Explains the Play-to-Earn Game

Bitcoin still stuck in a range and ether remains down after the top cryptocurrencies both lost pivotal support levels. Why is sentiment still so weak for the broader crypto markets? Urs Bernegger of SEBA Bank joins “First Mover” to share his crypto markets outlook. Plus, StepN Co-Founder Yawn Rong explains the popular “move-to-earn” game.

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Role of Bitcoin in Global Humanitarian Effort

A group of high profile bitcoiners are in Oslo this week, educating the Norwegian parliament and top government officials about the global human rights and humanitarian impact of Bitcoin. Social activist Farida Bemba Nabourema is part of this group and joins “All About Bitcoin” to share her insights on the role of bitcoin in global humanitarian effort.

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Ether, DeFi Under Pressure, Fmr Binance Exec on Launching Crypto Fund Amid Market Downturn

JJ Kinahan of Tastytrade joins “First Mover” to provide his crypto markets analysis as investors brace for more pain amid Fed rate hike pressure. Former Binance executive and Co-founder of a new crypto fund “Old Fashion Research” Ling Zhang explains how the firm plans to spur crypto adoption in emerging markets. Plus, Chris Blec shares insights into the state of DeFi projects after LUNA, UST collapse.

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Fed Minutes Suggest More Half-Point Rate Hikes, OCC Acting Chief on Stablecoin Regulation and More

As regulators examine the implications of the collapse of Terra LUNA and UST, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu joins “All About Bitcoin” to share his regulatory insights and explain why he thinks the crypto industry has unhealthy “dependency on hype.” Plus, Josh Held of OpenNode shares insights into its partnership with Stripe to enable fiat-to-bitcoin conversions for merchants.

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Grayscale’s Sonnenshein on Crypto ETFs; Is JPMorgan Bullish on Bitcoin? The Sandbox on the Metaverse

As investors await bitcoin’s next price move, Grayscale Investments CEO Michael Sonnenshein joins “First Mover” to discuss crypto markets and the launch of his firm’s first European ETF. Alex McDougall of Stablecorp shares his analysis of the Terra LUNA and UST failures. Plus, we continue the conversation about the metaverse as The Sandbox CEO Mathieu Nouzareth shares his views on this emerging space.

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More Downside Ahead for Bitcoin, Central African Republic Teases Crypto Hub

“All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee discusses bitcoin price and bitcoin adoption around the world with Noelle Acheson of Genesis Global Trading and Jaime Baeza of ANB Investments.

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Sending Decentralized Data Storage to Space, Buying Land in the Metaverse

Marta Belcher of Filecoin Foundation explains how her organization is teaming up with Lockheed Martin to explore sending blockchain data to space. Plus, crypto markets insights from Josh Olszewicz of Valkyrie and a discussion with Sam Hamilton of Decentraland Foundation about virtual land.

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Did China’s Mining Ban Work? Where Is Bitcoin Price Headed Next as Hashprice Trending Down?

Miners in China are making a comeback according to Cambridge University’s data. Jason Deane of Quantum Economics joins “All About Bitcoin” to explain if Beijing’s ban on mining works and how miners remain active in the middle kingdom. Plus, bitcoin price analysis from Marcus Sotiriou of GlobalBlock.

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