Emily Parker

Deribit, the largest cryptocurrency options exchange in the world, has paused withdrawals after losing $28 million in a hot wallet hack. Deribit Chief Commercial Officer Luuk Strijers joins "First Mover" to discuss what happened and how clients are affected. Plus, how will the crypto markets react as investors await a key interest rate decision from the U.S. Federal Reserve? WazirX co-founder Nischal Shetty joins to discuss.

2 nov 2022

Binance Chief Strategy Officer Patrick Hillmann joins "First Mover" to discuss the crypto exchange's involvement in Twitter under the direction of Elon Musk. Plus, dogecoin (DOGE) was the top performer in October among the 150 digital assets in the CoinDesk Market Index (CMI). Digital asset analysts attributed the big jump in DOGE to Musk’s $44 billion takeover of Twitter – ostensibly tied to speculation that the deal might somehow, eventually, bring value or utility to the Dogecoin blockchain and its eponymous cryptocurrency.

1 nov 2022

Bitcoin holds above $20,500 as the crypto community observes the fourteenth birthday of the cryptocurrency's white paper. But it's dogecoin that's jumping with excitement as it reached a market cap of over $10 billion over the past week. John Peurifoy of Floating Point Group joins "First Mover" to discuss the crypto markets. Plus, the debate between Sam Bankman-Fried and Erik Voorhees over crypto regulation.

31 oct 2022

Billionaire Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter has begun. According to multiple published reports, he's fired CEO Parag Agrawal and two other Twitter executives. Is Musk's buyout, and Binance's participation, good for crypto? Nikhilesh De has the latest. Plus, a closer look at Dogecoin jumping in response to the news.

28 oct 2022

While the metaverse has not yet helped Facebook parent Meta, which missed Q3 revenue estimates for its Facebook Reality Labs (FRL) division, Deepak Chopra sees great potential for wellbeing in the virtual world. The popular meditation and self-care author joins "First Mover," along with Seva.Love Co-Founder and CEO Poonacha Machaiah, to discuss their platform in the metaverse. Also, crypto market reaction to the new U.S. GDP report, showing the economy rose in the third quarter, faster than expected. Plus, Trading Week continues with ‘Crypto Is Macro Now’ Analyst Noelle Acheson.

27 oct 2022

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En Turquía, las Cripto representan la libertad frente a la inflación, la moneda nacional y las limitaciones de la vida corporativa, dicen los defensores.

25 oct 2022

Millicent Labs co-founder Kene Ezeji-Okoye weighs in on Rishi Sunak becoming Britain's third prime minister in less than two months. What could it mean for the future of U.K. crypto regulation? Plus, TradeStation Crypto's Anthony Rousseau dives into the latest market action and Matrixport discusses the future of Ethereum after the merge.

25 oct 2022

It's the start of Trading Week at CoinDesk, and "First Mover" kicks off special markets coverage with one of the most followed technical traders in the crypto space, Peter Brandt, founder of Factor Trading. Plus, Galaxy Digital's Salmaan Qadir discusses a new report on the state of the NFT marketplace, where creators have earned $1.8 billion in royalties to date.

24 oct 2022

Terra's Do Kwon, a fugitive wanted by South Korean authorities, reportedly left Singapore for Dubai on his way to an unknown destination. Merkle Science co-founder and CEO Mriganka Pattnaik joins "First Mover" to discuss the case and recent crypto hacks. Why are bitcoin and ether prices dropping? ARK36 chairman and founder Mikkel Morch provides crypto markets analysis. Plus, the U.K. government is extending a financial bill to regulate crypto. Regulatory Reporter Jack Schickler has details.

21 oct 2022

How will crypto markets react to the news that U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss has abruptly resigned? Regulatory Reporter Amitoj Singh joins "First Mover" with the latest details. Plus, Bruno Ramos de Sousa of crypto asset manager Hashdex also joins the conversation. And, former FBI special agent and co-founder of NAXO, Chris Tarbell, discusses the latest with Mango and other recent DeFi exploits.

20 oct 2022