Emily Parker

“First Mover” dives into today’s top stories, including the ransomeware attack against an IT company that has rippled through to hundreds of U.S. businesses and companies around the world. Plus, China’s crackdown against the crypto industry continues, temporarily affecting bitcoin’s price. Joining the show to discuss markets and other news are Esteban Castaño of TRM Labs, a blockchain intelligence firm; Nischal Shetty of WazirX, India’s largest crypto exchange; and Cross Tower analyst Martin Gasper.

Jul 6, 2021

“First Mover” dives into today’s top markets and business news, including the just-released jobs report and the increasingly contentious crypto conversations in Congress. Guests include U.S. Congressman Warren Davidson, Rayne Steinberg of crypto investment firm Arca, and Jaime Leverton of crypto mining firm Hut 8 on the Bitcoin Mining Council’s latest meeting and its just-released survey on sustainable mining.

Jul 2, 2021

“First Mover” dives into crypto markets and business news, including Ethereum’s upcoming upgrade. Is it bullish or bearish for ETH? Joining the show to discuss the crypto markets is Darius Sit of QCP Capital. Also, Oki Matsumoto, CEO of Japanese financial conglomerate Monex Group, discusses crypto markets in Japan and the recent regulatory warnings against Binance he suggests were unnecessary.

Jul 1, 2021

Policy

Crypto crackdowns tend to intensify amid politically sensitive times in China.

Jun 30, 2021

The stablecoin $USDC dominates crypto headlines as the cryptocurrency developed by fintech company Circle gains wider global adoption. Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire joins “First Mover” to discuss the latest news involving $USDC, stablecoins in general, Coinbase, the digital dollar, bitcoin adoption and other related topics. Also, Chris Tyrer of Fidelity Digital Assets has updates Fidelity’s crypto business and weighs in on the markets. Plus, Janine Yorio of Republic Realm helps to demystify the metaverse and NFTs.

Jun 30, 2021

“First Mover” has the day’s first look at crypto markets and business news, including regulatory concerns for global exchanges following a cluster of enforcement actions against Binance. Guests include Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek, Delta Exchange CEO Pankaj Balani, and Edge & Node Co-founder Tegan Kline.

Jun 29, 2021

“First Mover” dives into today’s top stories, including the pushback by regulators against Binance in Canada, Japan and now also the U.K. Henri Arslanian of PwC discusses what this means for Binance, its users, and the crypto exchange sector. Grant Whitlock of Global Block shares his crypto markets analysis, and Charles d’Haussy of ConsenSys explains a new digital health passport his group helped to launch in Hong Kong.

Jun 28, 2021

El Salvador grabs the headlines again as details of its bitcoin currency rollout are announced, with an e-wallet airdrop included. Joining “First Mover” to discuss El Salvador, crypto markets, and other news are Francis Suarez, the mayor of Miami, Frances Coppola, author of “The Case for People’s QE,” and Gavin Michael, the CEO of Bakkt.

Jun 25, 2021

“First Mover” with today’s top stories including: The crypto community talking about John McAfee’s controversial life and death in a Spanish prison, and bitcoin remaining rangebound as analysts discuss what’s next. Joining the show today are FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and CoinGecko Co-founder & CEO Bobby Ong.

Jun 24, 2021

“First Mover” dives into top crypto stories: bitcoin’s outlook amid market swings, privacy coins and their role in cybercrime, and news regarding El Salvador’s path to bitcoin adoption. Guests include vocal bitcoin critic Steve Hanke of the Cato Institute and Johns Hopkins University and Vik Sharma of Cake Wallet that facilitates the Monero privacy coin. Plus, Rarible’s Alex Salnikov plans to build a community-owned NFT marketplace from its latest funding round.

Jun 23, 2021