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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OKX to Increase Staff by 30% Despite Market Downturn

The crypto exchange wants to have 5,000 employees.

“We are mostly focused on increasing our headcount in product and tech,” Lennix Lai, director of financial markets at OKX, said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” program. (CoinDesk TV, modified)

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Web3 Adoption Is 'Inevitable,' Blockchain Creative Labs CEO Says

“We believe we can leverage the Fox platform to teach people what it means [for] them to value a digital good [and] the value of an NFT,” Blockchain Creative Labs CEO Scott Greenberg said during an interview with CoinDesk at NFT.NYC.

Blockchain Creative Labs CEO Scott Greenberg during an interview with CoinDesk at NFT.NYC (CoinDesk, modified)

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Gucci Invests $25K in DAO of NFT Marketplace SuperRare to Start Digital Art Vault

The high-end luxury fashion house has purchased the tokens to launch a digital “Vault Art Space.”

The high-end luxury fashion house has purchased $25,000 worth of RARE tokens to launch a digital “Vault Art Space.” (Gucci x SuperRare, courtesy of SuperRare)

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Former SEC Lawyer Sees More Crypto Regulations After Celsius Network's Debacle

The crypto lender froze withdrawals, and several states are investigating.

(Moses & Singer LLP Partner Howard Fischer, CoinDesk TV, modified)

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From Mixtapes to NFTs: French Montana on Music and Crypto

“Only the strong survive at this point," three-time Grammy-nominated rapper French Montana said about the future of NFTs on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” program.

(French Montana)

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Crypto Lending Platforms 'Should Be Regulated': Former CFTC Chairman

“A lot of people have losses who didn't understand the risks they were taking,” Timothy Massad said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover.”

Timothy Massad (CoinDesk TV screenshot)

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Swan Bitcoin CEO Calls Celsius Withdrawal Freeze ‘So Opaque’

Cory Klippsten said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” program that the crypto lending platform had misled investors.

Swan Bitcoin CEO Cory Klippsten (CoinDesk TV, modified by CoinDesk)

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Mriganka Pattnaik, Merkle Science: ‘Compliance Is an Evergreen Space'

The co-founder of the Singapore-based company wants to build a safer crypto ecosystem, all while giving early crypto industry players the tools they need to do so responsibly.

Merkle Science co-founder and CEO Mriganka Pattnaik (Melody Wang/CoinDesk)

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Will Crypto Markets Be Regulated Like Traditional Markets? One NFT Lawyer Weighs In

“They [consumers] should have confidence that the marketplace works, and it's not stacked against them,” said NFT and Web 3 lawyer Moish Peltz on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” program.

Moish Peltz (CoinDesk TV, modified by CoinDesk)

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As Polygon Courts Terra Developers, It Takes Shots at Solana

“We wanted to offer as much assistance as we could,” Polygon Studios CEO Ryan Wyatt said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” program.

Polygon Studios on the hunt for talent at a 2022 job fair (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)