Emily Spaven

Emily served as CoinDesk's first managing editor from 2013 to 2015.

Emily Spaven

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Tornado Cash Devs Charged; Bitcoin Traders Move Past $1B Liquidation Event

Tornado Cash developers Roman Storm and Roman Semenov were charged with money laundering and sanctions violations tied to their work with the privacy mixer. Tully & Weiss criminal defense attorney Joseph Tully shares his legal analysis, along with advice for FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried. CoinRoutes CEO Dave Weisberger weighs in on bitcoin (BTC) briefly topping $26,700 in the last 24-hours. And, CANVAS CEO David Lavecky discusses the future of CBDC adoption in Australia.

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XRP Erases Most Gains Since Ripple Ruling; Friend.Tech Hype Boosts Layer 2 Blockchain Base

XRP has lost nearly all gains after Ripple Labs’ landmark court ruling over the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in July. TheoTrade Co-founder Don Kaufman shares his crypto markets analysis. DappRadar blockchain analyst  Sara Gherghelas discusses the recent hype around Friend.tech and how it is impacting Base. And, Wormhole Foundation EVP and head of operations Dan Reecer explains his vision for "the web of Web3."

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FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Is Back in Court; Coinbase Acquires Stake in Circle

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is being arraigned on Tuesday. Last week, his attorneys asked that he be allowed to review defense filings at a federal prosecutor’s office every weekday. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP Partner Renato Mariotti shares his reaction. ETC Group CSO Bradley Duke shares his crypto markets outlook. And, Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo weighs in on acquiring digital asset wealth platform Onramp Invest.

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Bitcoin Steady Around $26K After Sharp Sell-Off; Race for Ether Futures ETFs

Opimas LLC CEO Octavio Marenzi discusses bitcoin's (BTC) latest price movements after the crypto markets saw one of the biggest long liquidation events since FTX's collapse. Bloomberg reports that securities regulators are poised to approve ether futures ETFs for trading in the U.S. Bitwise Asset Management CIO Matt Hougan shares his reaction. And, Dropp CEO Sushil Prabhu discusses FedNow listing the Hedera-based micropayments platform as a service provider.

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Bitcoin Buckles Below $26.5K; Caitlin Long Shares Update on Crypto-Friendly Bank Custodia

Bitcoin (BTC) is falling 7% over the past 24 hours, plunging to levels not seen since June as the digital-asset market witnessed one of the worst sell-offs this year. Hashnote CEO Leo Mizuhara discusses some of the key drivers. Custodia Bank founder and CEO Caitlin Long discusses the crypto-friendly bank accepting dollar deposits for customers in some U.S. states. And, ZetaChain head of product Brandon Truong weighs in on navigating crypto winter.

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Bitcoin Sinks to Lowest Level Since June 21; SHIB Falls on Apparent Shibarium Bridge Issues

Bitcoin (BTC) woke up from its deep slumber early Thursday but not in ways the bulls would have liked to see. Shiba inu (SHIB) tokens are slumping as users report bridging issues after the much-hyped Shibarium network went live. SHIB metaverse advisor Marcie Jastrow shares her reaction. Bit Digital CEO Sam Tabar discusses the mining company's Q2 earnings results. And, Valkyrie files for an Ethereum-focused ETF.

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Coinbase Can Now List Crypto Futures in the U.S.; Bitcoin Flat as Argentinian Peso Plunges

Coinbase is now the first crypto-first platform to offer regulated and leveraged crypto futures alongside alongside traditional spot trading. VanEck head of digital assets research Matthew Sigel shares his crypto markets outlook. Ripio CEO Sebastian Serrano discusses the future of digital assets in Argentina, after a surprise primary election win. And, Sei Labs co-founder Jay Jog discusses layer 1 blockchain Sei's mainnet going live after a successful testnet phase. 

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Prime Trust Files for Bankruptcy; Europe's First Spot Bitcoin ETF

Crypto custodian Prime Trust filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday. London-based Jacobi Asset Management has listed Europe's first spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Euronext Amsterdam. Jacobi Asset Management CEO Martin Bednall joins the conversation. The Chamber of Digital Commerce VP of Policy Cody Carbone discusses the state of crypto regulation in the U.S. And, Tactive Wealth Advisor Eddy Gifford shares his crypto markets analysis.

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FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Sent to Jail Ahead of Trial; MakerDAO Founder on AI and Governance

A judge revoked FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s bond Friday, sending him to jail ahead of his trial in October. Hermine Wong, former Coinbase Head of Policy and current principal at herminewong.xyz shares her reaction. MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen discusses his proposal to enhance DAO governance and improve voter participation. And, Ethena head of research and data Conor Ryder shares his outlook on the crypto markets, as bitcoin (BTC) remains steady below $30,000.

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Greed and Fear Index Signals Bull Revival in Bitcoin; Could FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Go to Jail?

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is slated to attend a court hearing today. Matrixport's Bitcoin Greed and Fear Index, which has a solid track record of marking trend reversals, is signaling a bull revival in bitcoin. Innovating Capital general partner Anthony Georgiades shares his crypto markets outlook. Bakkt CEO Gavin Michael discusses the crypto trading firm's latest quarterly results. Smart Token Labs chief strategy officer Mathew Sweezey also joins the conversation.

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