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’s 15th Bear Market Since Its Creation in 2009, Arca Study Finds Most Investors Believe Traditional Securities Will Be Digitized in 5-10 Years

“First Mover” hosts speak to Arca Co-founder and CEO Rayne Steinberg as the firm releases a study revealing the top trends for digital assets. Taipei-based XREX wants to bridge the world using stablecoins. Co-founder Wayne Huang shares the state of crypto in Taiwan. TRLabs co-founder Xin Li-Cohen shares details for the $4.2 million fundraising round from leading art and tech investors and his views on the NFT market.

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Bitcoin Worth $670M Leaving Centralized Exchanges, Ex-Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein Says ‘Crypto Is Happening’

“All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee is joined by CoinDesk Managing Editor for Markets Brad Keoun and Tech Managing Editor Christie Harkin for a look at this week’s top stories and next week’s main events.

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Bitcoin Worth $670M Leaving Centralized Exchanges After Hawkish Fed Comments, Fireblocks Raises $550M at $8B Valuation, FTX US Raising $400M

“First Mover” hosts speak to crypto custody firm Fireblocks CEO Michael Shaulov and FTX.US President Brett Harrison as both companies have attained $8 billion valuations after their respective funding rounds recently. Plus, CoinDesk concludes its Privacy Week with crypto OG and Electronic Coin Company CEO Zooko Wilcox sharing his insights into the state of privacy in crypto as the industry continues to expand.

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Crypto Futures Traders Lost $204M to Liquidation, Where’s the Floor for Bitcoin Price?

“All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee is joined by TheoTrade Co-founder Don Kaufman to analyze the bitcoin price and the latest news moving the markets. Plus, insights on the crypto provisions in the $1 trillion infrastructure bill from Cryptocurrency & Civil Liberties Attorney Marta Belcher.

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Rio de Janeiro Planning to Allocate 1% of Treasury Reserves to Crypto, Voice from China: Digital Yuan to Face International Audience at Beijing Winter Olympic Games Next Week

“First Mover” hosts speak to Rio de Janeiro Municipal Secretary for Economic Development Chicão Bulhões as the city reportedly plans to allocate 1% of treasury reserves to crypto. From Brazil to China, the hosts will talk to Michael Sung from China’s Fudan University. He shares details of China’s digital yuan rollout and the possible international reactions during the Beijing Winter Olympics next week. Toroso Investments Chief Investment Officer Michael Venuto provides insights into the crypto markets a day after the Fed points to the March rate hike. Plus, latest regulatory news from CoinDesk Managing Editor for Global Policy & Regulation Nikhilesh De.

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell Holds Presser, Points to Interest Rate Hike in March

Gerber Kawasaki CEO Ross Gerber and Youbi Capital CEO Chen Li join Christine Lee in this episode of “All About Bitcoin” to unpack the latest headlines from the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference and how macro factors are impacting the crypto markets.

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Crypto Markets Recovering From Steep Sell-Off Ahead of Federal Reserve Meeting, Animoca Brands’ Latest Funding Round

Dexterity Capital Managing Partner Michael Safai joins “First Mover” hosts for an in-depth analysis of the crypto markets as investors anticipate the FOMC meeting at 2 p.m. today. Animoca Brands Co-founder Yat Siu shares details of the latest funding round. Plus, insights on criminal activities using fiat VS. using crypto from Gartner Research Distinguished VP Analyst Avivah Litan.

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Bitcoin Selling Pressure Not Over Yet, What Are the Key Indicators for Price? Bitcoin Mixers Explained

“All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee is joined by Providence Financial and Insurance Services Founder Anthony Saccaro for bitcoin price analysis. Plus, CoinDesk Research Analyst George Kaloudis shares insights into the pros and cons of bitcoin mixers.

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Bitcoin Bouncing Back After Falling Below $33K, Where Is It Headed Next? Privacy Coin Monero in Focus

“First Mover” hosts are joined by Peter Brandt, founder of Factor Trading, to analyze and predict the crypto market amid increased market volatility. Metaversal CEO Yossi Hasson and CoinFund Chief Investment Officer Alex Felix share details behind the latest $50 million series A funding round for Metaversal and its expansion plan, as well as the outlook for the market amid the crypto crash. Plus, it’s CoinDesk Privacy Week. Grid News Tech Reporter Benjamin Powers has a full report on privacy coin Monero.

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Bitcoin Sell-Off: Buy the Dip or Run for the Hills?

“All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee speaks GSR Markets Co-founder and President Rich Rosenblum and Craig Erlam, an OANDA senior market analyst, for their readings on the bitcoin markets. Is bitcoin’s price bottoming out? What are the institutions’ next moves?

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