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

Videos

Sam Bankman-Fried Will Testify at His Trial; Bitcoin Hovers Around $34K

Sam Bankman-Fried has decided to testify in his criminal trial. The FTX founder could take the stand as soon as today. Lowenstein Sandler partner Rachel Maimin discusses the legal developments. Forex.com global head of research Matt Weller shares a crypto markets update. Decentraland Foundation's Yemel Jardi weighs in on the future of AI's role in the metaverse. Brown Rudnick partner Robert Stark and Vanderbilt Law School professor Yesha Yadav also join the conversation.

Oct 26, 2023

Policy

How Japan Is Leading the Race to Regulate Stablecoins

Japan’s new law tries to address one of the biggest fears about major stablecoins: Do issuers really have the assets to back them?

Oct 25, 2023

Vintage Japanese banknotes (Dennis Elzinga/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

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Sens. Gillibrand, Lummis Discuss Crypto Legislation Timeline; Is Bitcoin Back?

U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-W.Y.) discuss the progress of crypto legislation during CoinDesk's State of Crypto 2023 in Washington, D.C. OANDA senior market analyst for the Americas Edward Moya weighs in on whether bitcoin (BTC) is back as the largest cryptocurrency by market cap hovers around $34,400. And, Block's global head of bitcoin policy Melissa Netram discusses the progress of bitcoin's adoption.

Oct 25, 2023

Videos

State of Crypto 2023: Bitcoin Skyrockets on ETF Optimism; CFTC Commissioner Discusses Crypto Regulation

CoinDesk TV is live from Washington, D.C. at State of Crypto 2023, as the world’s largest cryptocurrency has gained 12% over the past 24 hours. Special guests include CFTC Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger, MobileCoin head of compliance David Ackerman, Lightspark co-founder Jai Massari and Cboe Digital Chief Legal Officer Katherine Kirkpatrick.

Oct 24, 2023

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Bitcoin Gains 15% in Past Month; FTX Bankruptcy Developments

Bitcoin (BTC) is gaining ground, rising just under 3% on the day. Christopher Matta, President of 3iQ Digital Assets (US), shares his crypto markets update as the largest cryptocurrency by market cap flirts with $31,000. Eversheds Sutherland partner Sarah Paul dives into the latest developments regarding FTX's bankruptcy proceedings. And, ZeroSync co-founder Robin Linus discusses his whitepaper that outlines a new paradigm to bring Ethereum-style smart contracts to the Bitcoin network.

Oct 23, 2023

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Bitcoin and XRP Gain; SEC Drops Charges Against Ripple Leaders

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's trial is on pause until next week. GSR Markets co-founder Rich Rosenblum discusses markets as ETF hope drives bulls and XRP spikes after the SEC agreed to dismiss allegations against Ripple leadership. VettaFi head of sector & industry research Roxanna Islam discusses the spot bitcoin ETF race in the U.S. And, Decentraland Foundation's Yemel Jardi weighs in on the AI World Fair coming to the metaverse.

Oct 20, 2023

Videos

New York Attorney General Sues Gemini, DCG, Genesis; AI's Role in the Future of Web3

New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against crypto firms Gemini, Genesis Global Capital, and Digital Currency Group. CoinDesk is owned by DCG. MV Capital CIO Tom Dunleavy shares his crypto markets analysis. Former CFTC commissioner Dawn Stump weighs in on the state of crypto regulation in the U.S. And, Alex Tapscott discusses his new book, "Web3: Charting the Internet's Next Economic and Cultural Frontier."

Oct 19, 2023

Videos

Fidelity Amends Spot Bitcoin ETF Filing; SBF Calendar Reveals High-Profile Meetings

Maple head of growth and capital markets Quinn Thompson gives a crypto markets update after bitcoin (BTC) flirted with $29,000 earlier. New testimony in Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial reveals the FTX founder had meetings scheduled with former President Bill Clinton and New York Governor Kathy Hochul. St. John’s University law professor Anthony M. Sabino weighs in. And, former CIA analyst Yaya J. Fanusie discusses the relationship between crypto and terrorist groups.

Oct 18, 2023

Videos

The SBF Trial: Member of Bankman-Fried’s Inner Circle Testifies, Claims He Knew $8B Went Missing

Former FTX exec Nishad Singh is back on the stand again for Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial. Multicoin Capital general counsel Gregory Xethalis explains how the trial could impact the future of crypto regulation. Path Trading Partners co-founder Bob Iaccino shares his crypto markets outlook. Scroll co-founder Sandy Peng discusses the new Ethereum layer-2 network's debut. And, EY global blockchain leader Paul Brody gives an update on EY Blockchain Analyzer: Reconciler.

Oct 17, 2023

Videos

SEC Won't Appeal Loss in Grayscale Decision; Third Week of SBF Trial Begins

Bitcoin (BTC) is climbing amid hopes that a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) could get approved in the coming months. The Crypto Trader author Glen Goodman shares his crypto market update. Tully & Weiss criminal defense attorney Joseph Tully shares his thoughts on how Sam Bankman-Fried's trial is going so far. And, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP partner Daniel Davis discusses the future of crypto regulation.

Oct 16, 2023

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