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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Crypto Industry Reaction to Musk Twitter Buy, Gemini Exec on Australia’s First Bitcoin ETF Plan

Gemini will provide custody and clearing for Australia’s first bitcoin ETF fund. Gemini Global Head of Business Development Dave Abner joins “First Mover” to explain the details of this collaboration and the prospect of a spot bitcoin ETF in the U.S. Plus, reaction to Elon Musk’s Twitter deal from PWC Exec. and CryptoCapsules Host Henri Arslanian. Ming Wu of Strips Finance joins with news of interest rates trading.

Apr 26, 2022

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Ukraine Government and Everstake Seek Crypto Funds to Save Heritage Sites, Bitcoin Falls to 6-Week Low

Everstake CEO & Founder Sergey Vasylchuk joins “First Mover” to discuss an urgent initiative with the Ukrainian government to help save the country’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Plus, Coinchange CEO Maxim Galash talks markets as bitcoin trades below $39,000 amid risk-off sentiment, and CoinDesk Contributor Dan Jeffries explores the past and future of payments.

Apr 25, 2022

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Kevin O’Leary on Earth Day, Crypto ESG Concerns, Musk, Twitter, and Dorsey’s Block, Huobi Exec on Crypto in China

As the world observes Earth Day, concern around crypto mining and its energy consumption is top of mind. O’Shares Investments Chairman and ‘Shark Tank’ Co-Host Kevin O’Leary joins “First Mover” to weigh in on the ESG debate, the Musk/Twitter drama and more. Plus, crypto markets analysis and the state of crypto in China from the Beijing-based Lily Zhang of Huobi and the details of a new $1.8 million crypto scam from CoinDesk’s Cheyenne Ligon.

Apr 22, 2022

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Warner Bros Betting on NFTs With Bat Cowl Launch, Bitcoin Price Eyes 200-Day Average

Warner Bros. and DC are betting on Batman NFTs to deliver a $60 million profit. Warner Bros Head of NFT Commercial Development Josh Hackbarth and Daz 3D Chief Strategy Officer Preston Woo join “First Mover” to discuss details. Plus, crypto markets analysis from Marc Lopresti of The Strategic Funds and an update on the state of crypto in Asia from Alessio Quaglini, Hex Trust CEO and co-founder.

Apr 21, 2022

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What’s Driving UST and LUNA’s Rise? Bitcoin Volatility Hits 17-Month Low

Terra’s LUNA has outperformed the wider crypto market with an over 20% bump over the past two days, pushing prices to over $96. Law Professor Ryan Clements of the University of Calgary joins “First Mover” to share his thoughts about LUNA coin’s rise. Plus, crypto markets analysis from Marcus Sotiriou of GlobalBlock Market and insights on crypto attacks and exploits from Steven Walbroehl of Halborn.

Apr 20, 2022

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Binance Exec on $150M Funding Round to Reimburse Victims of Ronin Exploit, Terra LUNA Becomes Third Largest Stablecoin

Tigran Gambaryan of Binance joins “First Mover” to explain why the exchange decided to raise $150 million to reimburse victims of the largest DeFi hack in history and what he thinks about North Korea’s alleged involvement. Plus, crypto markets analysis from Matthew Sigel of VanEck and EU crypto regulation insights from Joshua Ellul of the Centre for Distributed Ledger Technology.

Apr 19, 2022

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FBI Links North Korea to Axie Infinity Hack, Bitcoin Slips Below $40K and More

The FBI claims North Korea is behind the more than $600 million theft of cryptocurrency from the Axie Infinity-linked Ronin bridge. CoinDesk’s Danny Nelson joins “First Mover” to discuss what he discovered from wallets that are still laundering the stolen funds. Plus, crypto markets insights from Austin Reid of FalconX and the prospect of spot crypto ETFs in the U.S. from Jake Rapaport of Nasdaq.

Apr 18, 2022

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Elon Musk Offers to Buy Twitter, Bitcoin Holding Support At $40K, ETH Merge to Be Delayed and More

Bitcoin is trading steadily around $40,000. Meanwhile, Elon Musk is bidding to take over Twitter for $54.20 per share. Noah Perlman of Gemini joins “First Mover” to share his crypto markets analysis as well as details on the launch of a Gemini crypto rewards credit card. NEAR token has doubled its price in the past four weeks; NEAR Protocol Co-founder Illia Polosukhin shares details of the protocol’s rise. Plus, conversations with Fireblocks Head of Corporate Strategy Adam Levine and Galaxy Digital’s Christine Kim.

Apr 14, 2022

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Bitcoin Holding Below $40K Amid Record-High Inflation, Paul Brody on the Future of Banks

Mike Schwitalla of Crypto Finance AG weighs in on the headwinds driving the crypto markets. Ernst & Young’s Paul Brody says history can show us how DeFi is likely to transform the banking industry. Plus, Ethan Lou “Once a Bitcoin Miner” author discusses the ramifications of the case of former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith who was sentenced to over 5 years in prison for giving a talk at a North Korea crypto conference.

Apr 13, 2022

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Inflation Hits New 40-Year High, Chris Giancarlo on the Prospect of a Digital Dollar and More

U.S. consumer prices rose 8.5% in March, hitting a new four-decade high. However, bitcoin price dipped briefly below $40,000 before bouncing back above that level. Benoit Bosc of GSR shares his analysis on the crypto markets. Waves Founder and Lead Developer Sasha Ivanov explains why he believes WAVES price volatility was manipulated. Plus, insights on the prospect of a digital dollar from Chris Giancarlo, the former CFTC chair and current senior counsel at Willkie Farr & Gallagher.

Apr 12, 2022

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