Christine Lee

There's been another massive exploit in crypto, this time tied to market manipulation on Mango, a Solana-based decentralized exchange. "First Mover" discusses the state of the crypto industry and markets with Tribe Capital co-founder and CEO Arjun Sethi. CoinDesk's Cheyenne Ligon with an update in Grayscale's lawsuit against the SEC over the agency's rejection of Grayscale’s Bitcoin ETF application. Plus, DIMO aims to help drivers gain and monetize their car data. DIMO co-founder Andy Chatham joins the conversation.

12 oct. 2022

Google will start accepting crypto payments for cloud services early next year. Announced Tuesday at Google’s Cloud Next conference, the tech giant said it will receive crypto payment via an integration with crypto exchange Coinbase. Plus, Luxor & Hashrate Index Head of Derivatives Matt Williams gives his outlook for bitcoin (BTC) ahead of a key inflation report this week.

11 oct. 2022

Tron founder Justin Sun joins "First Mover" to discuss what could be one of the largest takeovers in crypto history – About Capital's acquisition of crypto exchange Huobi Global. Benoit Bosc of GSR Markets provides crypto markets analysis as investors await the September CPI report. Plus, a deep dive into U.S. crypto legislation.

11 oct. 2022

Crypto markets were lower Monday, trading in sync with traditional markets as investors awaited a key U.S. inflation report due later this week. Bitwise Asset Management President Teddy Fusaro shares his insights. Plus, Ziya Sadr, an Iranian Bitcoin advocate, was arrested by Iranian security forces last month, according to multiple CoinDesk sources. Human Rights Foundation Chief Strategy Officer Alex Gladstein joins the conversation.

10 oct. 2022

Crypto markets start the week down as market observers await new economic reports this week: September’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), corporate earnings and the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook. Opimas CEO and founder Octavio Marenzi joins the markets discussion. Binance Chief Communications Officer Patrick Hillmann joins “First Mover” with the latest following last week’s $100M exploit. And, a preview of CoinDesk’s I.D.E.A.S. 2022 conference on the future of crypto and Web3 investments.

10 oct. 2022

U.S. employers added 263,000 jobs in September, slightly more than expected but still reflecting a weakening labor market. Plus, Bitcoin miners are about to face another tough challenge as the difficulty of mining a bitcoin (BTC) block is set to see another large increase early next week. CoinDesk’s Brad Keoun and Christie Harkin join “All About Bitcoin” to discuss.

7 oct. 2022

BNB Chain has now resumed operations after fixing a problem that let someone create $570 million of the token, though they were only able to abscond with a smaller amount. U.S. employers added 263,000 jobs in September, slightly more than expected but still reflecting a weakening labor market. Bannockburn Global Forex Managing Director Marc Chandler weighs in. Ark Invest Director of Research Frank Downing and Valkyrie CIO Steven McClurg join “First Mover” to discuss the future of crypto-focused separate managed accounts (SMAs).

7 oct. 2022

A South Korean judge on Thursday canceled the arrest warrant for a Terraform Labs executive, according to Yonhap News, complicating authorities’ crackdown on the company that spawned the failed Terra stablecoin ecosystem. Plus, Kraken Head of OTC Options Trading Juthica Chou discusses the crypto markets. And 507 Capital Managing Partner Thomas Braziel weighs in on the latest Celsius developments.

6 oct. 2022

6 oct. 2022

CORRECTION: Since publication, the reporting and headline has been corrected to $17 million based on documentation provided by CTO Nuke Goldstein’s lawyers, who showed that most of his apparent withdrawals were sent to other accounts at Celsius. The original headline indicated a figure of $42 million. Plus, Ari Redbord of TRM Labs discusses the European Union’s Russian crypto ban. And Star Atlas CEO Michael Wagner weighs in on the future of NFT games.

6 oct. 2022