Emily Parker

Executive Director of Global Content

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.

Latest from Emily Parker

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Sending Decentralized Data Storage to Space, Buying Land in the Metaverse

Marta Belcher of Filecoin Foundation explains how her organization is teaming up with Lockheed Martin to explore sending blockchain data to space. Plus, crypto markets insights from Josh Olszewicz of Valkyrie and a discussion with Sam Hamilton of Decentraland Foundation about virtual land.

May 24, 2022

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TerraUSD Collapse Raises Tether Questions, Fmr BitMEX CEO Sentenced to 2 Years Probation

Investors are feeling the aftershocks of the TerraUSD (UST) and LUNA crashes as Tether’s market cap drops by $10 billion. Alexandre Lores of Quantum Economics joins “First Mover” to discuss concerns over stablecoins and the crypto companies supporting them. Plus, crypto markets analysis from Arpan Gautam of Dexterity Capital and details on the sentencing of former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes from CoinDesk’s Cheyenne Ligon.

May 23, 2022

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Tron’s Justin Sun Talks USDD in Wake of LUNA & UST Meltdown, Bitcoin Data Shows Bearish Sentiment Among Investors

In the wake of Terra LUNA and UST’s collapse, controversial crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun joins “First Mover” to share his take on algorithmic stablecoins and thoughts on Tron’s stablecoin USDD. Plus, insights on the state of China’s crypto market from Lily Zhang of Huobi, and Felix Honigwachs of Xchange Monster has an update from “Crypto Valley” in Switzerland as the World Economic Forum kicks off in Davos.

May 20, 2022

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MakerDAO Founder on DAI vs UST, 21Shares Enters US Market

MakerDAO Founder Rune Christensen joins “First Mover” to share his take on the fallout of TerraUSD (UST) and how DAI is different from other stablecoins. 21Shares Co-founder Ophelia Snyder explains how her firm’s two crypto index funds could provide benefits for U.S. customers in a volatile market. Plus, crypto markets insights from Dan Gunsberg of Hxro.

May 19, 2022

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Stablecoins in Focus: USDC vs USDT, Major Cryptos Slide Following Latest Powell Remarks

Bitcoin, major cryptos slide as markets digest hawkish remarks by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Meanwhile, traders are showing a stronger preference for the USDC stablecoin over Tether. Travis Kling of Ikigai Asset Management joins “First Mover” to share his markets analysis, stablecoins and more. Plus, CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De explains the role of crypto in Tuesday’s primary elections.

May 18, 2022

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Paul Brody on Enterprise Interest in Crypto, Blockchain Use Cases, UST Depegging, BTC and ETH Hover Above Support Levels

Ernst & Young Principal and Global Innovation Leader Paul Brody joins “First Mover” to discuss the state of crypto in the wake of the UST and luna crashes. Also, can blockchain help to address the global supply chain crisis? Plus, crypto markets analysis from Andre Portilho of BTG Pactual and the latest on crypto regulation from Ron Hammond of the Blockchain Association.

May 17, 2022

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OKX Exec on UST and Luna Crash, Bitcoin Outlook After 7 Straight Weeks of Losses

As investors still digest the disastrous fall of Terra luna (LUNA) and stablecoin UST, OKX Director of Financial Markets Lennix Lai joins “First Mover” to explain how it handled the crash and share his thoughts on what may happen in the industry and markets next. Plus, crypto markets analysis from Charles Allen of BTCS Inc. and further examination into the crypto crash from Chen Arad of Solidus Labs.

May 16, 2022

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Crypto Panic Eases, Bitcoin, Many Cryptos Seeing Green, Lessons Learned From UST Shock

“First Mover” dives further into the UST stablecoin debacle and its punishing impact on crypto markets. BTC, other crypto prices climbing but what is the outlook now? And what are the lessons learned? Joining host Christine Lee are Michael Coscetta of Paxos, which has a different kind of stablecoin than UST, and Benoit Bosc of GSR gives his markets analysis.

May 13, 2022

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UST Meltdown Continues as Crypto Markets, Communities Suffer. Here’s Where Things Stand

Another 24 hours of painful losses in the crypto markets. “First Mover” discusses new details in the TerraUSD (UST) drama and markets analysis from Kevin Zhou of Galois Capital, Michael Gronager of Chainalysis and Martin Leinweber of MV Index Solutions.

May 12, 2022

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UST Turmoil Continues, Ripple Effects on Bitcoin, Crypto Confidence, Inflation News and More

The crypto market sell-off continues as the algorithmic stablecoin UST fails to recover its peg to the U.S. dollar. “First Mover” has markets analysis and the latest developments in the UST crisis. Guests include David Lawant of Bitwise Asset Management, ADM Investor Services international chief economist Marc Ostwald and Deribit Chief Commercial Officer Luuk Strijers

May 11, 2022

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