Christine Lee

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 de jul. de 2023

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 de jul. de 2023

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 de jul. de 2023

XRP’s price has skyrocketed, after a U.S. judge ruled the sale of XRP tokens on exchanges did not constitute investment contracts. Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Counsel Michael Selig and attorney Alex Damsker share their respective legal opinions on Ripple's partial victory in its fight with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). CoinRoutes CEO and co-founder Dave Weisberger discusses his crypto markets analysis. And, Arkham founder and CEO Miguel Morel addresses concerns from privacy-focused crypto advocates after announcing a new crypto data marketplace.

14 de jul. de 2023

Coinbase and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission are slated to meet in court Thursday in a pre-motion hearing. Former SEC enforcement branch chief and Bragança Law attorney Lisa Bragança shares her expectations. Threads is gaining traction against rival Twitter, after hitting 100 million users in less than a week. Bitcoin (BTC) has failed twice this week to breakout above $31,000. Forex.com global head of research Matt Weller shares his crypto markets analysis.

13 de jul. de 2023

The U.S. inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) slipped to 3.0% on a year-over-year basis in June from 4.0% in May. Unchained CEO and co-founder Joe Kelly shares his outlook on bitcoin. Timothy Massad, former CFTC chairman and current director of the Digital Assets Policy Project at the Harvard Kennedy School discusses crypto legislation being re-launched by Sens. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.). And, Alliance DAO senior researcher Will Robinson weighs in on the future of Web3 gaming.

12 de jul. de 2023

TRON founder and Huobi global advisor Justin Sun joins "First Mover" to discuss the state of crypto regulation, outlook on Hong Kong, and much more. Bitcoin (BTC) is holding firm above $30,000. GSR Markets co-founder and president Rich Rosenblum gives his crypto markets analysis. And, the European Commission's metaverse strategy is slated to be released later today. Metaverse EU editor Patrick Grady shares his expectations.

11 de jul. de 2023

The SEC argued in a new filing last Friday that Coinbase acknowledged the possibility that federal securities laws would apply to its listings years ago. Hodder Law Firm Managing Partner Sasha Hodder weighs in on Gemini suing Digital Currency Group. DCG owns Genesis and CoinDesk. Opimas LLC CEO Octavio Marenzi shares his crypto markets analysis. And, Shardeum chief growth officer Kelsey McGuire discusses the Layer 1 blockchain's latest funding round.

10 de jul. de 2023

Fortune reports at least three executives have left Binance this week as the company prepares to defend itself on multiple fronts. Fairlead Strategies Founder Katie Stockton shares her crypto markets analysis after the June U.S. jobs report is released. Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan and Ether Capital CEO Brian Mosoff weigh in on the spot bitcoin ETF race. And, Horizen CEO Rob Viglione explains why the self-described layer 0 blockchain is shedding its privacy coin moniker.

7 de jul. de 2023

Yat Siu, Animoca Brands co-founder and executive chairman, joins "First Mover" to discuss the state of Web3 progress in Hong Kong after being appointed to a new task force focused on the sector. Circle is considering issuing a stablecoin in Japan. Todd Groth, CFA, CoinDesk Indices head of research reflects on bitcoin's performance in the second quarter. And, Ripio CEO Sebastian Serrano discusses the crypto services provider's approval to operate in Spain as an exchange. 

6 de jul. de 2023