Emily Parker

“First Mover” dives into the significance of Visa’s decision to support USD Coin (USDC), impact on stablecoins, bitcoin’s price and the crypto market at large. Also, a crypto firm wins naming rights to a major U.S. sports venue for the first time. FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried on what he hopes to gain from that $135M investment in Miami. Plus, Messari’s Mira Christanto with a look at Asia’s outsize role in the crypto markets, and Turing award-winner Silvio Micali with news from the crypto venture he launched, Algorand.

29 mar 2021

Investors eager to see if a record $6B bitcoin options expiry sends BTC in a new direction. Does April look bullish? Shaun Fernando, of derivatives exchange Deribit, joins “First Mover” to discuss. Also, publicly-traded bitcoin miner BTCS announces its Ethereum 2.0 staking operation is producing revenues from all 200 of its nodes. We hear from BTCS CEO Charles Allen. Plus, artist Christopher Florentino on his creation “The Elephant in the Room” and his upcoming NFT sale for charity.

26 mar 2021

Covering today’s top news in crypto markets: A record $6B of bitcoin options contracts set to expire tomorrow and how that’s affecting BTC’s price. Edward Woodford of Zero Hash joins our markets discussion. Plus, Jackson Hewitt’s Mark Steber with crypto tax do’s and don’ts. And more celebrities get on board with Lolli, the bitcoin rewards shopping app. We hear from CEO Alex Adelman.

25 mar 2021

Elon Musk announces acceptance of BTC for Teslas. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen prepare for a second day of congressional hearings. Leaders of three different types of major crypto exchanges join “First Mover” with markets analysis and their news. Discussions with Dan Held of Kraken, Antonio Juliano of decentralized exchange dydx, and Pankaj Balani of Delta, a derivatives exchange.

24 mar 2021

Over 80% of institutional inflows to bitcoin have come via Grayscale’s bitcoin trust (GBTC). Grayscale Investments CEO Michael Sonnenshein on new competition, challenges and trends. A look back and forward with Tether co-founder William Quigley, now focused on the NFT craze. Plus, the popular MetaMask cloud wallet reaches an adoption milestone. We talk to its product lead.

23 mar 2021

Popular chartist Peter Brandt reviews new bitcoin charts to show how high BTC may go and why the current bull cycle since the COVID-19 low last March is extraordinary yet orderly. Also, why Osprey Funds CEO Greg King believes trust funds will morph into ETFs, and Siân Jones of XReg Consulting on regulators clarifying that anti-money laundering applies to all forms of crypto.

22 mar 2021

Former Wall Street maven turned bitcoin bull Anthony Scaramucci discusses bitcoin, its future price and potential as a global currency, and whether ETFs pose a threat to his company’s bitcoin fund and what he plans to do about it. Also, Republic’s CEO Kendrick Nguyen on crowdfunding with crypto and CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De with the latest regulatory news.

19 mar 2021

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce reacts to the latest crypto headlines involving bitcoin exchange-traded fund applications, institutional investments and NFTs. Nexo’s Antoni Trenchev explains the case for a $100K bitcoin price, and can bitcoin mining reduce your taxes? We hear from vBit’s CEO Don Vo.

18 mar 2021

More companies are filing for bitcoin ETFs and more types of bitcoin ETFs; we get the latest from Valkyrie’s Steven McClurg. Also, a market check with analyst Michele Schneider ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s press conference today; Ernst & Young’s Paul Brody weighs in. Are inflation fears and bitcoin’s price too high?

17 mar 2021

What do internet personality Gary Vaynerchuck, Crypto.com and MetaKovan, the pseudonymous buyer of Beeple’s $69M NFT, have in common? They join “First Mover” to discuss their passion for NFTs, the different reasons for their investments, and why it’s important for the mainstream audience to understand this phenomenon.

16 mar 2021