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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FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Sent to Jail Ahead of Trial; MakerDAO Founder on AI and Governance

A judge revoked FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s bond Friday, sending him to jail ahead of his trial in October. Hermine Wong, former Coinbase Head of Policy and current principal at herminewong.xyz shares her reaction. MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen discusses his proposal to enhance DAO governance and improve voter participation. And, Ethena head of research and data Conor Ryder shares his outlook on the crypto markets, as bitcoin (BTC) remains steady below $30,000.

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Greed and Fear Index Signals Bull Revival in Bitcoin; Could FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Go to Jail?

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is slated to attend a court hearing today. Matrixport's Bitcoin Greed and Fear Index, which has a solid track record of marking trend reversals, is signaling a bull revival in bitcoin. Innovating Capital general partner Anthony Georgiades shares his crypto markets outlook. Bakkt CEO Gavin Michael discusses the crypto trading firm's latest quarterly results. Smart Token Labs chief strategy officer Mathew Sweezey also joins the conversation.

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SEC Gears Up to Appeal XRP Ruling in Case Against Ripple; Coinbase Launches Its Own Blockchain

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Counsel Michael Selig discusses the SEC saying it will file an "interlocutory appeal" of a judge's ruling on Ripple's programmatic sales of XRP. Base, the new Ethereum layer 2 blockchain built on OP Stack by Coinbase, went live on Wednesday. Coinbase's head of protocols Jesse Pollak joins the conversation. Path Trading Partners co-founder Bob Iaccino shares his crypto markets analysis. And, a closer look at the future of Web3 gaming.

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PayPal's Stablecoin Grabs Attention From Lawmakers; Music Icon Enters the Metaverse

PayPal's move to issue a stablecoin is putting crypto legislation back in focus in Washington, D.C. Timothy Massad, former CFTC chairman and current director of the Digital Assets Policy Project at the Harvard Kennedy School, joins the conversation. tastycrypto head Ryan Grace shares his crypto markets outlook. And, The Sandbox co-founder and COO Sebastien Borget discusses the virtual world's latest collaboration.

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PayPal's New Stablecoin Pitch; What Will It Take to Get Bitcoin to $30K?

Global payments giant PayPal is launching PayPal USD, a U.S. dollar stablecoin fully backed by U.S. dollar deposits, short-term U.S. Treasuries and similar cash equivalents. Paxos head of strategy Walter Hessert joins the conversation. Arca head of research Katie Talati shares her crypto markets analysis. And, Alchemy product manager Will Hennessy explains why Web3 developer activity is still on the rise in the second quarter.

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Curve Recovers 73% of Hacked Funds; Bitcoin Flirts With $30K

Bitcoin remains stagnant at $29K, teasing $30K. What will it take to push it past $30K? The Crypto Trader author Glen Goodman weighs in. Sandra Leow from Nansen discusses the latest developments with Curve Finance as white hat hackers and attackers return over 73% of all funds stolen from the exploit. And, Moses Singer partner Howard Fischer reacts to the latest legal update between Coinbase and the SEC.

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Coinbase Beats Analyst Estimates for Q2; Bitcoin Trades Sideways After July Jobs Report

Coinbase beat analyst estimates for the second quarter, reporting revenues of $708 million and adjusted earnings of a loss of $0.42. Oppenheimer senior analyst Owen Lau joins the conversation. CoinShares CEO Jean-Marie Mognetti discusses the European digital asset manager's latest earnings results. And, Volatility Shares co-founder and CIO Stuart Barton weighs in on the ether futures ETF race kicking off in the U.S.

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Binance Could Reportedly Face Department of Justice Fraud Charges; The Bank of Japan's Digital Yen Approach

Semafor reports that Binance may face Department of Justice fraud charges, though prosecutors are weighing alternatives given the risk of an FTX-style bank run. Josh Sterling, Jones Day partner and former CFTC division director weighs in. Kaiko research analyst Riyad Carey and Sovryn core contributor Edan Yago discuss the future of DeFi in the wake of the Curve Finance exploit. And, CoinDesk's Emily Parker shares insights on Japan's plans for a CBDC.

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China Is Reportedly Binance's Largest Market; MicroStrategy Reports Q2 Earnings

The Wall Street Journal reports that China is Binance’s largest market, amounting to 20% of worldwide volume. ProChain Capital president David Tawil shares his crypto markets analysis and thoughts on MicroStrategy's latest earnings results. CertiK CEO Ronghui Gu weighs in on the Curve Finance exploit. And, Kraken CMO Mayur Gupta discusses the crypto exchange's ongoing partnership with the Williams Racing team.

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Bitcoin Starts August Below $29K; What's Next for DeFi After the Curve Exploit?

The exploit at DeFi giant Curve Finance has driven down the price of its CRV token, putting a $168 million stash of founder Michael Egorov's money at risk of being liquidated. BlockSec co-founder Yajin "Andy" Zhou joins the conversation. Todd Groth, CFA, CoinDesk Indices head of research, discusses how the crypto markets performed in July. And, Koray Caliskan, author of "Data Money" shares his thoughts on the future of crypto regulation.

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