Emily Spaven

President Joe Biden is slated to meet with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, as inflation hovers near its highest level in decades. Opimas CEO and Founder Octavio Marenzi shares his thoughts on the crypto markets and potential impact from this highly-anticipated White House meeting. Plus, Cyprus’ Deputy Minister to the President for Research Kyriacos Kokkinos discusses his country’s outlook on regulating digital assets.

31 mai 2022

Bitcoin still stuck in a range and ether remains down after the top cryptocurrencies both lost pivotal support levels. Why is sentiment still so weak for the broader crypto markets? Urs Bernegger of SEBA Bank joins “First Mover” to share his crypto markets outlook. Plus, StepN Co-Founder Yawn Rong explains the popular “move-to-earn” game.

27 mai 2022

JJ Kinahan of Tastytrade joins “First Mover” to provide his crypto markets analysis as investors brace for more pain amid Fed rate hike pressure. Former Binance executive and Co-founder of a new crypto fund “Old Fashion Research” Ling Zhang explains how the firm plans to spur crypto adoption in emerging markets. Plus, Chris Blec shares insights into the state of DeFi projects after LUNA, UST collapse.

26 mai 2022

As investors await bitcoin’s next price move, Grayscale Investments CEO Michael Sonnenshein joins “First Mover” to discuss crypto markets and the launch of his firm’s first European ETF. Alex McDougall of Stablecorp shares his analysis of the Terra LUNA and UST failures. Plus, we continue the conversation about the metaverse as The Sandbox CEO Mathieu Nouzareth shares his views on this emerging space.

25 mai 2022

Marta Belcher of Filecoin Foundation explains how her organization is teaming up with Lockheed Martin to explore sending blockchain data to space. Plus, crypto markets insights from Josh Olszewicz of Valkyrie and a discussion with Sam Hamilton of Decentraland Foundation about virtual land.

24 mai 2022

Investors are feeling the aftershocks of the TerraUSD (UST) and LUNA crashes as Tether’s market cap drops by $10 billion. Alexandre Lores of Quantum Economics joins “First Mover” to discuss concerns over stablecoins and the crypto companies supporting them. Plus, crypto markets analysis from Arpan Gautam of Dexterity Capital and details on the sentencing of former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes from CoinDesk’s Cheyenne Ligon.

23 mai 2022

In the wake of Terra LUNA and UST’s collapse, controversial crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun joins “First Mover” to share his take on algorithmic stablecoins and thoughts on Tron’s stablecoin USDD. Plus, insights on the state of China’s crypto market from Lily Zhang of Huobi, and Felix Honigwachs of Xchange Monster has an update from “Crypto Valley” in Switzerland as the World Economic Forum kicks off in Davos.

20 mai 2022

MakerDAO Founder Rune Christensen joins “First Mover” to share his take on the fallout of TerraUSD (UST) and how DAI is different from other stablecoins. 21Shares Co-founder Ophelia Snyder explains how her firm’s two crypto index funds could provide benefits for U.S. customers in a volatile market. Plus, crypto markets insights from Dan Gunsberg of Hxro.

19 mai 2022

Bitcoin, major cryptos slide as markets digest hawkish remarks by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Meanwhile, traders are showing a stronger preference for the USDC stablecoin over Tether. Travis Kling of Ikigai Asset Management joins “First Mover” to share his markets analysis, stablecoins and more. Plus, CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De explains the role of crypto in Tuesday’s primary elections.

18 mai 2022

Ernst & Young Principal and Global Innovation Leader Paul Brody joins “First Mover” to discuss the state of crypto in the wake of the UST and luna crashes. Also, can blockchain help to address the global supply chain crisis? Plus, crypto markets analysis from Andre Portilho of BTG Pactual and the latest on crypto regulation from Ron Hammond of the Blockchain Association.

17 mai 2022