Emily Parker

Executive Director of Global Content

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.

Lo último de Emily Parker

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Curve Finance Drained of $50M in Latest DeFi Exploit; Bitcoin Flirts With $29.5K

More than $100 million worth of crypto could be at risk due to a bug impacting Curve, a stablecoin exchange at the center of Ethereum’s DeFi ecosystem. Ava Labs president John Wu weighs in on what this means for the state of the crypto industry, along with his thoughts on asset tokenization. eToro US investment analyst Callie Cox shares her outlook on bitcoin ahead of the July jobs report. And, DappRadar's Pedro Herrera discusses the future of decentralized social dapps.

31 jul 2023

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Worldcoin Tokenomics in Focus; Palau Begins Stablecoin Trial on XRP Ledger

Ripple VP of central bank engagements and CBDCs James Wallis explains why the country of Palau will be leveraging Ripple's CBDC platform. Bitwise Asset Management president Teddy Fusaro shares his crypto markets analysis as the highly anticipated project co-founded by OpenAI's Sam Altman launched its WLD token earlier this week. And, Eco App CEO Andy Bromberg discusses crypto wallet Beam going live.

28 jul 2023

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Prosecutors Want Sam Bankman-Fried Sent to Jail Before His Trial; Mark Zuckerberg's Metaverse Vision

The Justice Department wants Sam Bankman-Fried to go to jail ahead of his criminal trial. ZFZ Law co-founder Michael Zweiback shares his legal analysis. Morgan Creek Capital CEO Mark Yusko weighs in on the latest rate hike from the Fed. Journey's chief metaverse officer Cathy Hackl discusses Meta's latest earnings results. And, CoinFund CEO Jake Brukhman explains why he thinks Worldcoin could help onboard billions of users into the crypto economy.

27 jul 2023

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Sen. Lummis on Regulating the Crypto Industry; Bitcoin Trades Sideways Ahead of Fed Decision

Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand recently unveiled a new version of their bipartisan crypto bill, which could define more of the conversation around digital asset legislation. Sen. Lummis joins "First Mover" to discuss. Maple head of growth and capital markets Quinn Thompson shares his outlook on the crypto markets ahead of a key Fed decision on interest rates. And, mining analyst Anthony Power explains how miners are preparing for the next bitcoin halving.

26 jul 2023

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Worldcoin's Token Erases Initial Gains; How Could FedNow Impact the Crypto Sector?

The crypto token tied to the Worldcoin identity-verification project is paring gains after its launch. Galaxy global head of asset management Steve Kurz shares his crypto markets analysis ahead of a key U.S. interest rate decision. The Federal Reserve opened its new instant payments service, FedNow, last week. Aaron Klein, Brookings Institution senior fellow in economic studies weighs in on what this could mean for the digital assets space. And, Gridless co-founder Erik Hersman explains how his company is extending power to rural Africa.

25 jul 2023

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Sam Altman’s Crypto Project Worldcoin Launches WLD Token, Mainnet; Bitcoin Starts Week in the Red

Sam Altman’s crypto project Worldcoin launched its WLD token and mainnet. Altman is the co-founder of Open AI, the company behind ChatGPT. Tiago Sada, Tools for Humanity head of product and Worldcoin core team member, joins ""First Mover"" to discuss. Defiance ETFs CEO Sylvia Jablonski shares her crypto markets analysis. And, CoinDesk's special mining week presented by Foundry is underway. Author and journalist Jeff Wilser discusses the AI pivot.

24 jul 2023

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SOL, XRP Lead Decline in Crypto Majors; Gucci and Christie's Team Up on NFT Collection

Profit taking in bitcoin (BTC) contributed to a broader market drop as tokens of some of the largest blockchains, such as Solana's SOL, fell as much as 8% in the past 24 hours. WisdomTree head of digital assets Will Peck shares his crypto markets analysis. ETF Think Tank research director Cinthia Murphy discusses the spot bitcoin ETF race. Plus, artist Mario Klingemann and Sebastian Sanchez from Christie's reflect on the future of Web3 in the art world.

21 jul 2023

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SEC's Gensler Grilled by Lawmakers; Spot Bitcoin ETFs Could Bring $30B in New Demand: NYDIG

Bitcoin spot-based ETFs could bring $30 billion in new demand for the world’s largest digital asset, according to NYDIG. Howard Fischer, Moses Singer partner and former SEC senior trial counsel shares his outlook on crypto regulation in the U.S. as SEC chair Gary Gensler faces questioning from lawmakers. Futureverse founder Aaron McDonald discusses his metaverse startup's latest funding round. And, StockCharts.com's Julius de Kempenaer shares his crypto markets analysis.

20 jul 2023

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Rep. Torres Calls on SEC to Rethink its 'Regulatory Assault' on Crypto; Bitcoin Price Predictions

Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) discusses the future of crypto regulation as the lawmaker calls out the SEC in the wake of the Ripple court ruling. Brown Rudnick partner Preston Byrne argues why the split decision from SEC v. Ripple Labs throws U.S. crypto-token regulation into disarray. And, ProChain Capital president David Tawil shares his crypto markets analysis.

19 jul 2023

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Coinbase CEO Will Reportedly Meet With House Democrats; Bitcoin Outlook After Hitting June Low

Bloomberg reports Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong will meet with House Democrats Wednesday morning. Needham & Company senior research analyst John Todaro shares his outlook on Coinbase (COIN)'s stock performance. Aku creator and former MLB player Micah Johnson discusses teaming up with Starbucks. Caleb & Brown director Jake Boyle shares his crypto markets analysis. And, John Oliver from PwC weighs in on how traditional hedge funds view investing in crypto assets.

18 jul 2023

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