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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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)

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Undercollateralized USDN Stablecoin Needs Tweaking, Waves Founder Says

“We have to work on the algorithm” after several depeggings from the dollar, Sasha Ivanov said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” program.

Waves founder Sasha Ivanov (CoinDesk TV, modified by CoinDesk)

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SuperRare in SoHo: NFTs in the Real World

Visions from Remembered Futures is leaping into the metaverse and simultaneously out into the real world.

CoinDesk News Image

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‘Bitcoin Will Find Its Footing’ in Near Term, Says Grayscale CEO

"Market forces,” including a liquidity crunch, are contributing to the pressures on bitcoin and on GBTC, CEO Michael Sonnenshein said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover.”

Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk TV, modified by CoinDesk)

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Tether ‘Transparency Is Needed’ Following Terra’s UST Collapse: Analyst

The director of blockchain market research Quantum Economics said during CoinDesk TV's "First Mover" that Tether should be more transparent about “what they actually hold on their balance sheets.”

Alexandre Lores on CoinDesk TV's "First Mover." (Modified by CoinDesk)

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More Downside Ahead for Bitcoin, Says Top Valkyrie Analyst

“It’s a marathon, not a sprint,” Josh Olszewicz, head of research at Valkyrie, said about bitcoin’s price recovery, on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” program.

(Josh Olszewicz/CoinDesk TV, modified by CoinDesk)

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Justin Sun Still Thinks Algorithmic Stablecoins Are a Good Idea

The crypto mogul also said LUNA and UST might make good "meme coins," he said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover.”

Justin Sun on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” (CoinDesk TV, modified by CoinDesk)