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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Bitcoin Sinks Below $30K, Tether Co-founder on Stablecoins as Yellen Urges Regulators to ‘Act Quickly’

“First Mover” is joined by Tether co-founder and WAX co-founder William Quigley to look at the risks and opportunities in stablecoins. This comes as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urges top U.S. regulators to “act quickly” on stablecoin regulations. Bitcoin is sinking below $30K for the first time in four weeks. Mukaya (Tai) Panich, CIO of SCB 10X, shares her take on the sudden drop and state of crypto in Thailand. A new crypto social network is here—MINDS.com CEO Bill Ottman on the future of decentralized social media.

Jul 20, 2021

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Grayscale CEO on New DeFi Fund, EQIFI Founder and CEO on Risks and Opportunities in DeFi Lending and Borrowing

Michael Sonnenshein, CEO of Grayscale Investments, joins “First Mover” to discuss the launch of a new DeFi (decentralized finance) fund providing investors with exposure to a portfolio of DeFi protocols. The portfolio is designed to track the new CoinDesk DeFi Index. Other guests include Brad Yasar of EQIFI, giving his perspective on stablecoins, and Matthew Le Merle of Fifth Era shares his blockchain industry predictions.

Jul 17, 2021

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US Crypto Regulations in Focus, When Will American Investors See the First Bitcoin ETF?, GBTC Unlocking on Deck

Former Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Timothy Massad joins “First Mover” to shed light on where U.S. regulators stand on crypto regulations and when American investors can see the first bitcoin ETF in the country, and eToro’s global macro strategist Ben Laidler on bitcoin price outlook.

Jul 16, 2021

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Crypto OG ShapeShift Is ‘Decentralizing’ Itself into Inexistence, Crypto Community Reacts to Powell’s Congressional Hearing

Crypto OG ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees joins “First Mover” as the company shuts down and plans to airdrop 340 million FOX tokens across DeFi. Coindesk’s Nikhilesh De reacts to Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s comments on crypto regulations from the House Financial Services Committee hearing.

Jul 15, 2021

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Paraguay’s Proposed Bitcoin Law Will Require Crypto Registration, US Regulatory Concerns, Nifty’s Launching ‘Space Jam’ NFTs

A new bitcoin law is expected to be introduced into Paraguay’s legislature, and it will require cryptos to be registered with the country’s Undersecretariat of State Taxation. U.S. crypto regulations in focus. How soon can American investors see the first bitcoin ETF? Caitlin Long of Avanti Bank, Jan van Eck of VanEck, and Nifty’s Olta Andoni join today’s “First Mover.”

Jul 14, 2021

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SEC v. Ripple: Lawsuit Gets Intense, Jim Rogers on Crypto Investment Outlook

“First Mover” is joined by Ripple’s general manager and head of RippleNet Asheesh Birla to discuss the company’s ongoing lawsuit with SEC as XRP finished the second quarter as the best performing asset among CoinDesk’s top 20 list. Legendary investor Jim Rogers also joins the show to discuss his position on crypto and general market trend. Plus, Mukaya Tai Panich from SCB 10X explains Thailand’s crypto regulations.

Jul 12, 2021

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Binance.US CEO Brian Brooks Weighs in on Recent Global Regulatory Warnings, Sen. Pat Toomey on US Crypto Regulations Outlook

Binance.US CEO Brian Brooks joins “First Mover” since the firm hired former California regulator Manuel Alvarez as its new Chief Administrative Officer. This comes as global regulators are zooming into Binance. Senator Pat Toomey has more on congressional regulatory outlook on crypto in the U.S., and Haohan Xu of Apifiny on crypto markets outlook.

Jul 12, 2021

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Jeremy Allaire on Circle Going Public, Providing Transparency and More

“First Mover” discusses a major milestone in the history of cryptocurrencies with the stablecoin leader in the spotlight, Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire. Also joining the show, crypto markets commentator and popular YouTuber Nicholas Merten and Bill Barhydt of Abra.

Jul 9, 2021

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Circle Going Public, China’s Stablecoin Concerns, Crypto Markets and More

“First Mover” dives into today’s top crypto markets and industry news, including USDC backer Circle announcing its plans to go public in a SPAC deal that values the firm at $4.5 billion. Also, China takes aim at stablecoins in its latest anti-crypto rhetoric. Guests include Michele Schneider of MarketGauge, George Kaloudis of CoinDesk Research with the just-released Crypto Q2 report, and Hong Kong-based singer-songwriter Hanjin Tan on the importance of NFTs in Asia.

Jul 8, 2021

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Fed Minutes, Binance Saga, BitMEX CEO on Its Future, Crypto Regulation and Markets

“First Mover” with today’s top stories, including Federal Reserve meeting minutes due today. Will they impact crypto markets? Also, Binance and Binance.US hire more former regulators as they face increasing regulatory pressures around the world and the future of BitMEX as its former top executives face trial. The company’s current CEO, Alex Hoeptner, joins the show to discuss his new business strategy. Edward Moya of OANDA joins our markets discussion and “Dogecoin Millionaire” Gary Lachance on the launch of a new game.

Jul 7, 2021

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