Emily Parker

Emily Parker was CoinDesk's executive director of global content. Previously, Emily was a member of the Policy Planning staff at the U.S. State Department, where she advised on Internet freedom and digital diplomacy. Emily was a writer/editor at The Wall Street Journal and an editor at The New York Times. She is the co-founder of LongHash, a blockchain startup that focuses on Asian markets.

She is the author of "Now I Know Who My Comrades Are: Voices From the Internet Underground" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux). The book tells the stories of Internet activists in China, Cuba and Russia. Mario Vargas Llosa, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, called it "a rigorously researched and reported account that reads like a thriller." She was chief strategy officer at Silicon Valley social media startup Parlio, which was acquired by Quora.

She has done public speaking all over the world, and is currently represented by the Leigh Bureau. She has been interviewed on CNN, MSNBC, NPR, BBC and many other television and radio shows. Her book has been assigned at Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Tufts, UCSD and other schools.

Emily speaks Chinese, Japanese, French and Spanish. She graduated with Honors from Brown University and has a Masters from Harvard in East Asian Studies. She holds Bitcoin, Ether and smaller amounts of other cryptocurrencies.

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Bitcoin Buckles Below $26.5K; Caitlin Long Shares Update on Crypto-Friendly Bank Custodia

Bitcoin (BTC) is falling 7% over the past 24 hours, plunging to levels not seen since June as the digital-asset market witnessed one of the worst sell-offs this year. Hashnote CEO Leo Mizuhara discusses some of the key drivers. Custodia Bank founder and CEO Caitlin Long discusses the crypto-friendly bank accepting dollar deposits for customers in some U.S. states. And, ZetaChain head of product Brandon Truong weighs in on navigating crypto winter.

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Bitcoin Sinks to Lowest Level Since June 21; SHIB Falls on Apparent Shibarium Bridge Issues

Bitcoin (BTC) woke up from its deep slumber early Thursday but not in ways the bulls would have liked to see. Shiba inu (SHIB) tokens are slumping as users report bridging issues after the much-hyped Shibarium network went live. SHIB metaverse advisor Marcie Jastrow shares her reaction. Bit Digital CEO Sam Tabar discusses the mining company's Q2 earnings results. And, Valkyrie files for an Ethereum-focused ETF.

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Coinbase Can Now List Crypto Futures in the U.S.; Bitcoin Flat as Argentinian Peso Plunges

Coinbase is now the first crypto-first platform to offer regulated and leveraged crypto futures alongside alongside traditional spot trading. VanEck head of digital assets research Matthew Sigel shares his crypto markets outlook. Ripio CEO Sebastian Serrano discusses the future of digital assets in Argentina, after a surprise primary election win. And, Sei Labs co-founder Jay Jog discusses layer 1 blockchain Sei's mainnet going live after a successful testnet phase. 

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Prime Trust Files for Bankruptcy; Europe's First Spot Bitcoin ETF

Crypto custodian Prime Trust filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday. London-based Jacobi Asset Management has listed Europe's first spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Euronext Amsterdam. Jacobi Asset Management CEO Martin Bednall joins the conversation. The Chamber of Digital Commerce VP of Policy Cody Carbone discusses the state of crypto regulation in the U.S. And, Tactive Wealth Advisor Eddy Gifford shares his crypto markets analysis.

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FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Sent to Jail Ahead of Trial; MakerDAO Founder on AI and Governance

A judge revoked FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s bond Friday, sending him to jail ahead of his trial in October. Hermine Wong, former Coinbase Head of Policy and current principal at herminewong.xyz shares her reaction. MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen discusses his proposal to enhance DAO governance and improve voter participation. And, Ethena head of research and data Conor Ryder shares his outlook on the crypto markets, as bitcoin (BTC) remains steady below $30,000.

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Greed and Fear Index Signals Bull Revival in Bitcoin; Could FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Go to Jail?

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is slated to attend a court hearing today. Matrixport's Bitcoin Greed and Fear Index, which has a solid track record of marking trend reversals, is signaling a bull revival in bitcoin. Innovating Capital general partner Anthony Georgiades shares his crypto markets outlook. Bakkt CEO Gavin Michael discusses the crypto trading firm's latest quarterly results. Smart Token Labs chief strategy officer Mathew Sweezey also joins the conversation.

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SEC Gears Up to Appeal XRP Ruling in Case Against Ripple; Coinbase Launches Its Own Blockchain

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Counsel Michael Selig discusses the SEC saying it will file an "interlocutory appeal" of a judge's ruling on Ripple's programmatic sales of XRP. Base, the new Ethereum layer 2 blockchain built on OP Stack by Coinbase, went live on Wednesday. Coinbase's head of protocols Jesse Pollak joins the conversation. Path Trading Partners co-founder Bob Iaccino shares his crypto markets analysis. And, a closer look at the future of Web3 gaming.

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PayPal's Stablecoin Grabs Attention From Lawmakers; Music Icon Enters the Metaverse

PayPal's move to issue a stablecoin is putting crypto legislation back in focus in Washington, D.C. Timothy Massad, former CFTC chairman and current director of the Digital Assets Policy Project at the Harvard Kennedy School, joins the conversation. tastycrypto head Ryan Grace shares his crypto markets outlook. And, The Sandbox co-founder and COO Sebastien Borget discusses the virtual world's latest collaboration.

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PayPal's New Stablecoin Pitch; What Will It Take to Get Bitcoin to $30K?

Global payments giant PayPal is launching PayPal USD, a U.S. dollar stablecoin fully backed by U.S. dollar deposits, short-term U.S. Treasuries and similar cash equivalents. Paxos head of strategy Walter Hessert joins the conversation. Arca head of research Katie Talati shares her crypto markets analysis. And, Alchemy product manager Will Hennessy explains why Web3 developer activity is still on the rise in the second quarter.

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Curve Recovers 73% of Hacked Funds; Bitcoin Flirts With $30K

Bitcoin remains stagnant at $29K, teasing $30K. What will it take to push it past $30K? The Crypto Trader author Glen Goodman weighs in. Sandra Leow from Nansen discusses the latest developments with Curve Finance as white hat hackers and attackers return over 73% of all funds stolen from the exploit. And, Moses Singer partner Howard Fischer reacts to the latest legal update between Coinbase and the SEC.

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