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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Tether Risks, Dogecoin Listing Bump, Bobby Lee on China News

“First Mover” dives into the latest crypto markets news and analysis, including a focus on tether. Harvard University Senior Fellow and former CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad discusses his thesis questioning the stability of the popular stablecoin. Also, Bobby Lee on the state of crypto affairs in China, and Michele Schneider of MarketGauge Group on what she’s watching in the bitcoin, ether and other crypto markets.

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Crypto Markets Analysis, JPMorgan Report, SEC Suit Involving Bitconnect, Rep. Emmer on Bitcoin Forks Tax Relief Proposal

“First Mover” dives into the markets and top stories in crypto news. Former SEC Enforcement Branch Chief Lisa Braganca discusses the SEC’s suit against five people allegedly involved in a Ponzi scheme at Bitconnect. Minnesota Congressman Tom Emmer discusses his proposal to revise the tax guidelines for crypto investors with forked assets. Ryan McCall of Zerocap joins our markets discussion and reaction to JPMorgan’s latest crypto outlook report.

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Consensus 2021 Highlights, CEO of Stellar Foundation’s Crypto Outlook, Why Nebraska Is Looking into Blockchain

“First Mover” hosts unpack the highlights from Consensus 2021, including news-breaking speeches from Ray Dalio at the start of the conference Monday and Tom Brady, who wrapped up the conference Thursday. Also, today, Stellar Foundation CEO Denelle Dixon joins the show to discuss its most significant investment so far in a Mexico-based platform and about the role of DeFi in the developing world. Plus, Nevada Senator Carol Blood on applying blockchain technology to agriculture. And why are bitcoin and ether prices down? Nicholas Pelecanos of NEM Group joins our markets discussion.

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FinCEN’s Mosier on Unhosted Wallet Rule, Elliptic on Cracking the Colonial Pipeline Case, Kraken’s Dan Held on Plans to Go Public and More

“First Mover’s” special expanded edition covering today’s hot topics and news from Consensus by CoinDesk 2021 on the final day of the conference. Today’s guests include Josh Swihart of Electric Coin Company on privacy coins, Dr. Tom Robinson of Elliptic discussing the Colonial Pipeline case and Dan Held of Kraken.

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Inflation Discussion, Markets Update, Crypto COVID-19 Relief for India, Tom Brady Joins Consensus 2021

“First Mover” takes a first look at Day 4 of Consensus by CoinDesk 2021 and dives into the news and big themes at this year’s conference, not the least of which is inflation. Hear what former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers had to say. Today’s guests include Sandeep Nailwal of Polygon, one of Mark Cuban’s new investments. Nailwal is also leading COVID-19 relief efforts in India. Marc Chandler of Bannockburn Global Forex joins our markets discussion and Mariana Gomez de la Villa of ING on its study of decentralized finance (DEFI) and the future of banking.

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Tom Brady’s Consensus Surprise; Brian Brooks, Filecoin, DNA NFTs

Brian Brooks, the former Acting Comptroller of the Currency and now CEO of Binance U.S., joins “First Mover” to discuss regulator comments and concerns, his reaction to market moves, and Binance U.S. plans. Also, Tom Brady will join the Consensus by CoinDesk conference underway this week. “First Mover” will have that back story. Plus, Anne Fauvre-Willis of Oasis Labs and Kamal Obbad of Nebula Genomics say they’re turning its DNA into NFTs.

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Economist and Diem Co-Creator Catalini on The Future of Money; Crypto in Space

As Consensus by CoinDesk 2021 continues with another day full of educational sessions, “First Mover” does its own deep dive into the future of money Wednesday, bringing the topic down to earth and discussing crypto’s voyage to space. Joining our discussions today: Diem Co-Creator and Diem Foundation’s chief economist Christian Catalini and CEO of SpaceChain Zee Zheng. Plus, markets analysis with Satstreet’s Michael Nasser and highlights from yesterday’s Consensus keynotes, including MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor and the Federal Reserve’s Dr. Lael Brainard.

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Musk-Saylor Bitcoin ‘Green Mining’ Collaboration, Crypto Markets, Consensus 2021 in Full Swing

“First Mover” hosts break down the hot topics from Day 2 of Consensus 2021 by CoinDesk, including reaction to crypto pioneer Bobby Lee’s speech on the state of crypto regulations in China. Marathon Digital’s CEO Fred Thiel joins the show to discuss “green bitcoin mining” and the Bitcoin Mining Council. Dfinity Founder Dominic Williams on an ambitious project, “The Internet Computer.” Plus, FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried on the recent market movement and China regulations.

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Saylor and Musk Spearhead Mining Council; Crypto Markets Bounce; Consensus by CoinDesk Day 2 Preview

It’s Day 2 of the Global Consensus by CoinDesk Conference. CoinDesk’s Noelle Acheson will preview keynotes by MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor and Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein and discuss Saylor’s and Elon Musk’s collaboration to spearhead a North American bitcoin mining council. Dr. Leemon Baird, a co-founder of Hedera, reveals how Chainlink Labs became the 21st member of its governing council and preferred oracle service. And Teddy Fusaro, President at Bitwise Asset Management, discusses market activity.

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Ray Dalio’s Bitcoin Position; the Fed’s Lael Brainard on CBDCs and Stablecoins; IMF’s Crypto Views, Wyoming’s Crypto Ambitions and More

“First Mover” hosts unpack the keynote speech by Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio at Consensus by CoinDesk 2021, where Dalio says, “Personally, I’d rather have bitcoin than a bond” during an inflationary scenario. Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon talks regulation from a local standpoint, and Tommaso Mancini – Griffoli of the IMF takes that conversation one step further and looks at crypto regulation across borders. Tom Kysar, Director of Operations at Augur Turbo, discusses decentralized sports betting.

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