Fran Velasquez

Fran is CoinDesk's TV writer and reporter. He is an alum of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and CUNY's Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, where he earned his master's in business and economic reporting. In the past, he has written for Borderless Magazine, CNBC Make It, and Inc. He owns no crypto holdings.

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Juridique

SEC Wants to ‘Remake the Law,’ Rather Than ‘Apply it,’ Says Ripple General Counsel

After two years of litigation, Stuart Alderoty, general counsel at Ripple, told CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” he sees “the beginning of the end” because the SEC’s case has fallen short.

Stuart Alderoty, general counsel at Ripple, joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss why the years long case could be “the beginning of the end,” as the SEC’s efforts to identify any contract of investment appear to have fallen short. (CoinDesk TV)

Finance

New Crypto Exchange Aims to Bring What Old Crypto Hates: Wall Street Intermediaries

Jamil Nazarali, CEO of EDX Markets, joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss what his new exchange means for institutional investors and why crypto’s philosophy of being an asset class without a middleman is unlikely to last.

“The reality is, you’re going to have an intermediary either way,” Jamil Nazarali, CEO of crypto exchange EDX Markets, said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover." (CoinDesk TV, modified by CoinDesk)

Technologies

El 90% de los mineros PoW quedará en bancarrota, según el minero de Ethereum Chandler Guo

La fusión perjudicó mucho a la minería, le dijo a CoinDesk Guo, defensor del mecanismo proof-of-work. Consideró que la bifurcación de Ethereum que él respalda atraerá a los mineros que queden a medida que se solucionen las fallas.

Riot Platforms’ acquisition of Block Mining makes sense, JPMorgan says. (Sandali Handagama)

Technologies

Ethereum Miner Chandler Guo Predicts 90% of PoW Miners Will Go Bankrupt

The Merge put a big hurt on mining, the proof-of-work advocate told CoinDesk TV. He believes the Ethereum fork he backs will draw what miners remain as the glitches are fixed.

Chandler Guo told "First Mover" he expects only 10% of miners will survive post-Merge. (CoinDesk TV, modified)

Technologies

La fusión de Ethereum podría traer mil millones de usuarios a Web3, según el cofundador de Polygon

Sandeep Nailwal dijo que la actualización del software podría llevar a nuevas actualizaciones que aumentarían la "escalabilidad" de las redes de layer 2.

Sandeep Naliwal, co-founder Polygon (Polygon)

Technologies

Ethereum’s Merge Could Bring a 'Billion Users' to Web3, Polygon Co-Founder Says

Sandeep Nailwal told CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover" that the software update could lead to further upgrades that would increase "scalability" for layer 2 networks.

Sandeep Naliwal, co-founder Polygon (Polygon)

Technologies

Ethereum Merge Could Shine Light on Chinese Mining Influence, Says VC

Matthew Graham, CEO of venture capital firm Sino Global Capital, weighs in on Ethereum’s upcoming Merge and what the seminal moment may reveal about Chinese miners on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover.”

“It will be telling about how much market power Chinese OG miners still have,” Matthew Graham, CEO of venture capital firm Sino Global Capital, said during an appearance on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” on Wednesday. (CoinDesk TV)

Technologies

Solana Co-Founder Sees Upside From Ethereum’s Merge, Saga Web 3 Mobile

Raj Gokal, Solana Labs’ chief operating officer, joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss what the Merge could mean for Ethereum and how his company’s mobile phone will stack up against the iPhone 14.

"We want Ethereum to succeed. We want to see the Merge succeed," Raj Gokal said on CoinDesk TV's "First Mover." (CoinDesk TV)

Technologies

Ether May ‘Inevitably’ Turn Into a Store of Value After Ethereum’s Merge, ConsenSys Economist Says

Lex Sokolin, head economist of decentralized protocols at ConsenSys, joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss why ether could be seen as a store of value as regular and institutional users stake their tokens on the network.

ConsenSys Head economist of Decentralized Protocols Lex Sokolin (CoinDesk)

Finance

Ethereum’s Transition to PoS Could Push PoW by the ‘Wayside’, Ethereum Co-Founder Says

Anthony Di lorio, one of Ethereum’s founders, highlighted the time and effort that the Ethereum Foundation has invested in the change.

Anthony Di Iorio (Decentral)