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Polymarket predicts a Republican takeover in Tuesday's U.S. midterm elections. But how accurate are prediction markets? Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan explains why these markets are "a canonical source of truth."

Nov 7, 2022

Heisman Trophy winner and first-round NFL draft pick Tim Tebow shares his Web3 genesis story with "First Mover" and how he co-founded CAMPUS.io. "When there's progress, there should also be purpose with it," he said.

Nov 7, 2022

Heisman Trophy Winner and former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow is leading an NFT integration for Nissan and its longtime Nissan Heisman House ad campaign through CAMPUS, a college sports NFT platform he co-founded backed by the Solana blockchain. Tebow joins "First Mover" to discuss the project and the outlook for athletes entering the Web3 space.

Nov 7, 2022

How has the pandemic driven blockchain adoption? That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

Nov 7, 2022

Cryptocurrency predictions site Polymarket has started its 2022 Midterms Live Forecast and is predicting Republicans will comfortably control both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan discusses the accuracy of prediction markets. Plus, insights on former President Trump's possible presidential run in 2024.

Nov 7, 2022

Solana's native token SOL is paring gains after surging about 15% over the weekend, following a tweet from Google Cloud that tagged the blockchain’s co-founder suggesting an important disclosure was in the offing. "First Mover" hosts Christine Lee and Lawrence Lewitinn weigh in.

Nov 7, 2022

European Union lawmakers won’t vote on the Markets in Crypto Assets regulation bill (MiCA) until February, likely meaning further delays in the landmark licensing regime for crypto companies within the bloc. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses what this means for crypto adoption and regulation.

Nov 7, 2022

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $20,700 after major decoupling of BTC and ether (ETH) movements from S&P 500 over the past six months. Osprey Funds founder and CEO Greg King joins “First Mover” to discuss his bitcoin outlook and the decoupling between crypto and the equity markets.

Nov 7, 2022

CoinDesk Markets Managing Editor Brad Keoun and Research Analyst George Kaloudis discuss their outlook for bitcoin ahead of next week's U.S. CPI inflation report and midterm elections. 

Nov 4, 2022

The U.S. Federal Reserve approved a fourth straight interest rate hike this week, while the Department of Labor said employers added 261,000 jobs in October. CoinDesk Markets Managing Editor Brad Keoun discusses the implications for the crypto markets and global finance. Plus, CoinDesk Research Analyst George Kaloudis on bitcoin's hashrate and volatility.

Nov 4, 2022