Emily Parker

Emily Parker was CoinDesk's executive director of global content. Previously, Emily was a member of the Policy Planning staff at the U.S. State Department, where she advised on Internet freedom and digital diplomacy. Emily was a writer/editor at The Wall Street Journal and an editor at The New York Times. She is the co-founder of LongHash, a blockchain startup that focuses on Asian markets.

She is the author of "Now I Know Who My Comrades Are: Voices From the Internet Underground" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux). The book tells the stories of Internet activists in China, Cuba and Russia. Mario Vargas Llosa, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, called it "a rigorously researched and reported account that reads like a thriller." She was chief strategy officer at Silicon Valley social media startup Parlio, which was acquired by Quora.

She has done public speaking all over the world, and is currently represented by the Leigh Bureau. She has been interviewed on CNN, MSNBC, NPR, BBC and many other television and radio shows. Her book has been assigned at Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Tufts, UCSD and other schools.

Emily speaks Chinese, Japanese, French and Spanish. She graduated with Honors from Brown University and has a Masters from Harvard in East Asian Studies. She holds Bitcoin, Ether and smaller amounts of other cryptocurrencies.

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Bitcoin Back Above $27K Amid Optimism on Debt-Ceiling; MakerDAO Founder on Endgame Update

Bitcoin (BTC) is back above $27,000 after gaining ground late Wednesday alongside a rally in U.S. equity markets on optimism that a debt-ceiling deal will be reached in the upcoming days. Tactive Wealth advisor Eddy Gifford shares his crypto markets analysis. Plus, MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen discusses plans to introduce a new stablecoin and governance token as part of the platform’s ongoing revamp. And, Endaoment CEO and President Robbie Heeger shares an update on charitable organizations willing to accept digital assets.

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Bitcoin Slips Below $27K Amid Debt Ceiling Talks; Pudgy Penguins CEO on NFT Marketplace

Bitcoin (BTC) continues to drift downward, slipping just below $27,000 as investors keep close attention on the debt ceiling negotiations in Washington. Defiance ETFs CEO Sylvia Jablonski and Galaxy Digital Global Head of Trading Jason Urban share their insights on the current state of the crypto markets. Plus, Pudgy Penguins CEO Luca Netz discusses the NFT brand's latest $9 million funding round. And, New York University Professor Emeritus Gary Marcus shares his thoughts on artificial intelligence guidelines, following a Senate hearing with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman among those testifying.

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EU’s Crypto Legal Framework Gets Another Greenlight; Bitcoin Hovers Around $27K

Landmark new crypto rules were signed off on Tuesday by finance ministers of the European Union (EU). Clifford Chance LLP senior associate Laura Douglas joins "First Mover" to discuss the significance. Separately, crypto markets remain fairly quiet, as prices for both bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) are trading below their 20-day moving average. 3IQ CEO Fred Pye shares his crypto markets outlook. And, LandVault CEO Samuel Huber discusses how partnerships are shaping up in the metaverse amid crypto winter.

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Bitcoin Bounces Back Above $27K; Binance Plans Exit From Canada

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading over $27,000, recovering some lost ground after its plunge last week. This comes as crypto exchange Binance has announced that it would cease operations in Canada, citing the challenging regulatory environment. Dunleavy Investment Research crypto strategist Tom Dunleavy shares his markets analysis. Separately, EY Global blockchain leader Paul Brody discusses the professional services giant starting an Ethereum-based platform for enterprises to track their carbon emissions and carbon credit traceability. Christoph Jentzsch, corpus.ventures CEO and Slock.it founder, also joins the conversation.

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Bitcoin Touches 2-Month Low; Do Kwon Set To Be Released From Montenegro Jail

Bitcoin (BTC) continues to lose ground in the wake of CoinDesk's Bitcoin Trend Indicator, shedding the bullish bias for the first time in three weeks. Bitwise crypto analyst Ryan Rasmussen shares his markets analysis. Separately, Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon is set to be released from Montenegro jail on supervised bail as his trial on document forgery charges continues. Plus, Chia Network CEO and President Gene Hoffman discusses the blockchain and smart-contract platform's plans to go public. Wormhole Foundation head of operations Dan Reecer also joins the conversation.

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Bitcoin Slips After April PPI Data; The Rise of the Meme Economy

Bitcoin (BTC) is slipping below $27,500 following the release of April PPI data. Arca head of research Katie Talati shares her crypto markets analysis. Plus, Timothy Massad, Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University Research Fellow and former CFTC chairman, discusses the future of U.S. crypto regulation following a joint House hearing examining the future of digital assets on Wednesday. And early Dogecoin backer Gary Lachance discusses the rise of the meme economy.

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Bitcoin Inches Higher After April Inflation Report; Congress's Joint Crypto Regulation Hearing

Bitcoin (BTC) is inching higher after the annual U.S. inflation rate slowed to 4.9% in April from 5.0% in March, versus economist forecasts for 5.0%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Fairlead Strategies Founder and Managing Partner Katie Stockton shares her crypto markets analysis. Asobitcoin President Will Hernandez also joins "First Mover" to give an update on El Salvador's bitcoin experiment. And Fan-Owned Sail Team LLC Founder David Palmer shares his thoughts on creating a successful SailGP team with a passionate fan and owner base.

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Bittrex Files for Bankruptcy in U.S.; Bitcoin Slips Below $28K

Crypto exchange Bittrex filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. state of Delaware on Monday, months after announcing it would wind down operations in the country and weeks after being sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This comes as bitcoin (BTC) is hovering below $28,000. eToro U.S. Investment Analyst Callie Cox provides her crypto markets analysis. Plus, Phoenix Labs co-founder and CEO Sam MacPherson discusses MakerDAO's Spark Protocol launching today. Tiago Sada, Tools for Humanity head of product, along with Navin Gupta, managing director of South Asia & MENA at Ripple, also join the conversation.

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Binance Resumes Bitcoin Withdrawals After Second Pause; Pepecoin Falls Nearly 50% From Recent Highs

Binance has once again resumed bitcoin (BTC) withdrawals after a second pause, as the Bitcoin network suffers from unprecedented congestion. This comes as Pepecoin (PEPE) holders may be taking profits on their positions following one of the most spectacular rises in the history of alternative currencies (altcoins). 21.co co-founder and CEO Hany Rashwan shares his crypto markets analysis. Revolut Brazil CEO Glauber Mota and Delta Blockchain Fund founder and GP Kavita Gupta also join the conversation.

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Bitcoin Hovers Around $29K After April Jobs Report; Are CBDCs Becoming a Presidential Election Issue?

The U.S. added 253,000 jobs in April, up from a downwardly revised 165,000 in March and ahead of economist forecasts for 180,000, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report. Separately, CoinDesk's executive director of global content, Emily Parker, explains why central bank digital currencies could become a topic in the U.S. presidential election. Mysten Labs CEO Evan Cheng and Chase White from Compass Point Research also join the conversation.

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