Christine Lee

“First Mover” dives into today’s top crypto markets and industry news, including USDC backer Circle announcing its plans to go public in a SPAC deal that values the firm at $4.5 billion. Also, China takes aim at stablecoins in its latest anti-crypto rhetoric. Guests include Michele Schneider of MarketGauge, George Kaloudis of CoinDesk Research with the just-released Crypto Q2 report, and Hong Kong-based singer-songwriter Hanjin Tan on the importance of NFTs in Asia.

Jul 8, 2021

Fed’s June meeting minutes are out; here’s what that means for crypto markets. The state of crypto in Brazil as its largest crypto exchange Mercado just raised $200 million from Softbank. Is Texas the next destination for Chinese miners after China’s renewed crackdown on crypto? What is Argo Blockchain doing about bitcoin mining’s ESG concerns? Mercado Bitcoin’s director Fabricio Tota and Argo Blockchain CEO Peter Wall join the discussion.

Jul 7, 2021

“First Mover” with today’s top stories, including Federal Reserve meeting minutes due today. Will they impact crypto markets? Also, Binance and Binance.US hire more former regulators as they face increasing regulatory pressures around the world and the future of BitMEX as its former top executives face trial. The company’s current CEO, Alex Hoeptner, joins the show to discuss his new business strategy. Edward Moya of OANDA joins our markets discussion and “Dogecoin Millionaire” Gary Lachance on the launch of a new game.

Jul 7, 2021

“All About Bitcoin” has today’s top stories affecting bitcoin markets, including an ongoing, global ransomware attack by Russian hackers. Steven McClurg of Valkyrie joins our markets discussion. Plus, Harry Sudock of GRIID Infrastructure on how to mine bitcoin and accelerate green energy development at the same time.

Jul 6, 2021

“First Mover” dives into today’s top stories, including the ransomeware attack against an IT company that has rippled through to hundreds of U.S. businesses and companies around the world. Plus, China’s crackdown against the crypto industry continues, temporarily affecting bitcoin’s price. Joining the show to discuss markets and other news are Esteban Castaño of TRM Labs, a blockchain intelligence firm; Nischal Shetty of WazirX, India’s largest crypto exchange; and Cross Tower analyst Martin Gasper.

Jul 6, 2021

A mixed bag of news for bitcoin this week, but BTC remained range-bound heading into the weekend. Host Christine Lee sits down with the “All About Bitcoin” panel to discuss the bitcoin markets and the week’s top stories: the new U.S. jobs report, China’s continuing crackdown, bitcoin adoption in El Salvador, the hashrate plummeting, the death of John McAfee and reported death of Mircea Popescu, and some major investments to expand the crypto industry.

Jul 2, 2021

“First Mover” dives into today’s top markets and business news, including the just-released jobs report and the increasingly contentious crypto conversations in Congress. Guests include U.S. Congressman Warren Davidson, Rayne Steinberg of crypto investment firm Arca, and Jaime Leverton of crypto mining firm Hut 8 on the Bitcoin Mining Council’s latest meeting and its just-released survey on sustainable mining.

Jul 2, 2021

Strike, best known for helping El Salvador adopt bitcoin, says it will let U.S. customers buy and sell BTC for near-zero fees in 48 U.S. states. How much of a challenge does this present to Coinbase, PayPal, Square’s Cash App and other incumbents? Matt Weller of Forex.com joins “All About Bitcoin” to discuss the bitcoin markets and news affecting investors. Also, Don Vo of VBit Technologies has the latest from the bitcoin mining sector.

Jul 1, 2021

“First Mover” dives into crypto markets and business news, including Ethereum’s upcoming upgrade. Is it bullish or bearish for ETH? Joining the show to discuss the crypto markets is Darius Sit of QCP Capital. Also, Oki Matsumoto, CEO of Japanese financial conglomerate Monex Group, discusses crypto markets in Japan and the recent regulatory warnings against Binance he suggests were unnecessary.

Jul 1, 2021

“All About Bitcoin” reviews the latest bitcoin market moves and zooms out to look at Q2 price performance, as well as BTC bull and bear runs over the years. Guests include CoinDesk Director of Data and Indexes Galen Moore and Matthew Schultz of CleanSpark, an energy software and bitcoin mining firm.

Jun 30, 2021