Emily Parker

The price of ether (ETH) rose through the $2,800 mark for the first time since May 2022 as traders bet on the possibility of a spot ETH exchange-traded fund (ETF) approval in the U.S. Plus, Yuriy Yurchenko, Chief Product Officer at Neon EVM, joins deBridge CEO Alex Smirnov to discuss their partnership in the cross-chain space.

Feb 15, 2024

Bitcoin starts the week on the rise, with BTC price closing in on the $50,000 level. This comes as CryptoQuant predicts that the largest crypto by market cap could touch $112,000 this year if the current trend of inflows related to spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continues. Plus, a conversation with ENS founder, Nick Johnson, on the domain name protocol's partnership with GoDaddy and his Web3 adoption outlook.

Feb 12, 2024

Bettors on decentralized prediction platform Polymarket are putting their money where their mouth is when it comes to this year’s Super Bowl. Polymarket head of global markets Harry Jones joins "First Mover" to discuss. Plus, bitcoin (BTC) is headed towards $48,000 in the short term after one analyst says the breakout is fueled by a strong track record of gains around the Chinese New Year celebration.

Feb 9, 2024

Bitcoin (BTC) rallied to a four-week high on Thursday, nearing $45,000. A new research report from JPMorgan claims there is evidence that Blackrock and Fidelity’s spot bitcoin ETFs already have an advantage over Grayscale. And, generative art platform, Art Blocks recently acquired Sansa, a well-known marketplace in digital and generative art. Art Blocks founder and CEO Erick Calderon joins "First Mover" to discuss.

Feb 8, 2024

Farcaster co-founder, Dan Romero, joins CoinDesk to unpack Web3 social protocol Farcaster. The protocol recently saw daily active users surge to all-time highs after the launch of Frames, which turns Farcaster-based posts into interactive mini-apps. Plus, it’s been a stellar week for Chainlink’s native token. LINK is the only member of the CoinDesk 20 to return positively week-on- week. Watch those stories and more, on today's "First Mover."

Feb 7, 2024

Solana, the low-latency blockchain that's seen an explosion in activity in recent months, experienced an approximately five-hour outage on Tuesday. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warns of the potential hazards the crypto industry poses. The Chamber of Digital Commerce Chief Policy Officer Cody Carbone weighs in on the state of U.S. crypto regulation. And, CoinDesk takes a closer look at Solana's mobile phone.

Feb 6, 2024

WisdomTree Head of Digital Assets Will Peck joins "First Mover" to discuss his crypto market outlook following WisdomTree’s Bitcoin Fund being one of the spot bitcoin ETFs approved by the SEC last month. The largest cryptocurrency by market cap topped $43,000 on Monday as buying on the dip remains the dominant tactic in the crypto market, one trader tells CoinDesk. And, El Salvador's bitcoin-friendly president Nayib Bukele is on his way to another five-year term.

Feb 6, 2024

Opinion

Despite government crackdowns and widespread reports that crypto is outlawed in China, crypto trade is still very much alive. How is that possible?

Feb 5, 2024

Eco, which is the builder behind Ethereum layer 2 wallet Beam, just acquired stablecoin shopping app Join. Andy Bromberg, Beam CEO and Eco Protocol contributor joins "First Mover" to discuss. The price of bitcoin (BTC) is ending the week higher after some new central bank decisions. And, Initial Contributor to Core DAO and CEO of Element, Rich Rines, weighs in on new Web3 funding initiatives in Africa.

Feb 2, 2024

Standard Chartered Bank predicts Ether (ETH) could rise nearly 70% from current levels and hit $4,000 by May as applications for spot-based ETFs will likely win regulatory approval in the U.S. Alchemy's protocol specialist Jason Windawi weighs in on the state of Web3 and expectations for 2024. And, the Jack Dorsey-led company Block confirms to CoinDesk it has started laying off employees this week.

Jan 31, 2024