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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Australian CBDC Research Project Could Provide Crypto Clarity, Legal Expert Says

Michael Bacina, partner at law firm Piper Alderman, joined CoinDesk TV's "First Mover" to discuss why the country is the prime location to test asset digitization.

Michael Bacina (Piper Alderman)

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Mythical Games Is Building an Ethereum-Compatible Chain

CEO John Linden joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss the move by the gaming technology company.

Mythical Games CEO John Linden (Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

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Betting Platform BetDEX Labs Likes the Odds for Its Decentralized Sports Exchange

Chairman Nigel Eccles wants to cut out the middleman, and thinks a Solana protocol is the way to go, he told CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover.”

Nigel Eccles, in a photo from 2015 (Clodagh Kilcoyne/Getty Images)

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Pseudonymous Hodlonaut 'Very Confident' as Craig Wright Defamation Case Nears

In an interview on CoinDesk TV’s “All About Bitcoin,” the pseudonymous website editor said he had received $1.2 million in bitcoin donations from supporters.

Attorneys discussed crypto Twitter in the opening day of Hodlonaut's case against Craig Wright. (Hodlonaut)

Finance

Most NFT Projects ‘Convey No Actual Ownership’: Galaxy Digital Research

NFTs giving token holders total ownership rights is an ambitious idea, one that's “a long way off,” Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy Digital, said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover.”

Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy Digital, speaks at Consensus 2022. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Winter ‘Could Be Over’ as Investors Add to Positions, Says Market Analyst

Crypto could see “momentum really come into place,” Oanda Senior Market Analyst Edward Moya told CoinDesk TV’s “All About Bitcoin.”

Senior Market Analyst Edward Moya (Oanda)

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Former CFTC Chair: Here's How SEC and CFTC Can Work Together to Regulate Crypto

Forming a self-regulatory governing committee “might be a way to develop standards for this market,” Timothy Massad said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover.”

(Former CFTC Chairman and Harvard University Research Fellow Timothy Massad, CoinDesk TV)

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Bankrupt Lender Celsius CEO Owes Creditors Transparency, Crypto Lawyer Says

If Alex Mashinsky was “being transparent,” there would be “no need to pull in an independent examiner," said Sasha Hodder, founder of Hodder Law Firm, on CoinDesk TV's "First Mover."

“If [Mashinky] was being transparent, they would not have a need to pull in an independent examiner,” Sasha Hodder, founder of Hodder Law Firm, said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover.”  (CoinDesk TV, modified by CoinDesk)

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US Treasury's Tornado Cash Sanctions Are ‘Unprecedented,’ Warns Congressman

With just 28 legislative days left this year, “it’s unlikely that any crypto legislation is going to move,” Rep. Tom Emmer said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” show.

Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

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CFTC Commissioner: Crypto Market Needs Clear Guidelines on Its Regulator

Kristin N. Johnson joined CoinDesk TV’s "First Mover" to discuss two bills in Congress that would make her agency the primary crypto watchdog.

Kristin N. Johnson, commissioner of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CoinDesk)