Lawrence Lewitinn

Lawrence Lewitinn serves as the Director of Content for The Tie, a crypto data company, and co-hosts CoinDesk's flagship "First Mover" program. Previously, he held the position of Managing Editor for Markets at CoinDesk. He is a seasoned financial journalist having worked at CNBC, TheStreet, Yahoo Finance, the Observer, and crypto publication Modern Consensus. Lewitinn's career also includes time on Wall Street as a trader of fixed income, currencies, and commodities at Millennium Management and MQS Capital. Lewitinn graduated from New York University and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs. He is also a CFA Charterholder. He holds investments in bitcoin.

Lawrence Lewitinn

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Kevin O’Leary of ‘Shark Tank’ Reveals Plans to Invest in Ethical BTC Mining; Developments in the Mt. Gox and Ripple Cases

Bitcoin skeptic turned believer Kevin O’Leary says he has a solution to bitcoin provenance concerns: invest in environmentally responsible BTC mining in preferred countries. Here’s how he plans to capitalize on this idea. Plus, Senior Reporter Omkar Godbole with crypto markets analysis, and a Mt. Gox update from a former plaintiff, U.S. securities attorney Jonathan Dunsmoor.

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Beeple on his $69.3 M NFT Sale; Ethereum’s Future

The digital artist known as “Beeple” discusses the record-smashing $69.3 M sale of his NFT at Christie’s; Ethereum Co-Founder Anthony Di Iorio on Ethereum’s evolution; and Hunter Merghart of Bitstamp with the latest news from one of the largest and oldest crypto exchanges in the industry.

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Market Moves and Binance News with Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao

Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, CEO of Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, discusses big developments in crypto markets and his latest move into DeFi. U.S. Representative Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) on his and other lawmakers’ proposals for clearer crypto regulations. Plus the latest from Singapore-based Diginex after going public with a crypto exchange in the U.S.

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Inflation Up 0.4% in February; Lawmakers Propose Evaluating Crypto Regulations

What will Congress and the SEC do about crypto? Former SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins weighs in. Also, Multicoin Capital’s Kyle Samani on DeFi’s boom and Alejandro Machado with the continuing story of Venezuelans seeking refuge in cryptocurrencies.

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Capitalizing on DeFi, Institutional Interest In NFTs and Goldman Sach’s Latest Bitcoin Report

People don’t get bitcoin but they get DeFi. That’s how Bitwise explains interest in its decentralized finance index fund that brought in over $30M in sales in just two weeks. Learn more from Bitwise’s Matt Hougan. And, will the National Credit Union Administration be the next federal regulator to provide crypto guidance? Kyle Hauptman, NCUA vice chairman joins us. Plus, Trustology CEO Alex Batlin on NFTs. Will Institutions join the party?

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The Latest Crypto Market Moves, Can Bitcoin Be Shut down, Cipher Mining’s Plans to Go Public and Tory Lanez’s Big NFT Sale

Markets Analysis from Quantum Economics’ Jason Deane who explains why he’s convinced bitcoin cannot be shut down. Also, Cipher Mining CEO Tyler Page on going public and the NFT craze in music industry.

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Markets React to Strong Jobs Report, Fidelity With Institutional Investor News, Stablecoins vs. CBDCs and More

The latest crypto market moves, Fidelity Digital Assets Research Director Ria Bhutoria anticipating more institutional investors to enter crypto, XBTO’s Philippe Bekhazi on the future of stablecoins and Valour’s Diana Biggs discusses crypto adoption and the regulatory environment in Europe.

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The Fed’s Jerome Powell to Speak on US Economy; Bitcoin Lower

Saying she’s alarmed by the size of the U.S. debt, pro-crypto Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis discusses her congressional agenda; and a markets check with Spanish economist Daniel Lacalle.

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How to Buy Bitcoin at an 80% Premium From Michael Saylor

Buying MicroStrategy stock solely for the bitcoin play? It'll cost you a lot.

MicroStrategy CEO Michael J. Saylor

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Bitcoin Retakes Key $50K Level; Michael Saylor on His Bitcoin Strategy

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor joins “First Mover” to discuss his company’s aggressive bitcoin purchases and why he has spent over $2.1B to buy almost 91,000 BTC. Also, Charlie Lee talks about the future of his litecoin cryptocurrency and blockchain comes to the automotive industry. MOBI CEO Chris Ballinger on his project and partnerships with BMW, GM and Ford.

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