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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Bitcoin Steady Ahead of Key Fed Decision; Solana Labs CEO on Crypto-Ready ‘Saga’ Smartphone

Some crypto observers predict bitcoin’s year-to-date rally might stall if Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell refrains from signaling a highly-anticipated pause to the tightening cycle today. Banrion Capital Management Chief Investment Strategist Victoria Bills shares her crypto markets analysis. Plus, Solana Labs CEO and co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko discusses expectations for Solana Labs’ crypto-forward smartphone called "Saga." Sotheby’s head of digital art and NFTs Michael Bouhanna and Oppenheimer senior analyst Owen Lau also join the conversation.

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Bitcoin Falls Toward $28K After Volatile Price Moves; Korea's Crypto Market Trends

Bitcoin’s decline on Monday contrasts with the asset’s lack of movement over the past six weeks. STORM Partners Managing Partner Sheraz Ahmed joins "First Mover" to discuss the recent macro catalysts impacting the crypto market. Plus, a new report is shedding light on crypto asset evaluation and trends in the Korean market. Matrixport’s Head of Research and Strategy, Markus Thielen, shares his findings. And, OPNX, a bankruptcy claims exchange set up by the founders of collapsed hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, has been formally reprimanded by Dubai's crypto regulator.

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JPMorgan Chase to Take Over Most of First Republic Bank's Assets; Consensus 2023 Highlights

Another major bank has been taken over by federal regulators, resulting in the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history. Jason Brett, Key Bridge Advisors managing director and former U.S. Regulator at the FDIC, along with tastycrypto Head of Digital Assets Ryan Grace, join "First Mover" to discuss how the crypto markets are reacting after most of First Republic Bank's assets and deposits will now be acquired by JPMorgan Chase. Plus, CoinDesk's managing editor for global policy and regulation Nikhilesh De shares a recap of CoinDesk’s yearly Consensus conference.

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Consensus 2023: SEC's Gensler Releases Another Video Dig at Crypto Industry; Yuga Labs CEO on Future of NFTs

Consensus 2023 is in full swing in Austin, Texas, where crypto leaders from around the world are gathering for a third day to discuss the state and future of the industry. "First Mover" guests include a16z crypto head of policy Brian Quintenz, Yuga Labs CEO Daniel Alegre, Fidelity Digital Assets Research Analyst Jack Neureuter, and Blockchain Australia Chair Michael Bacina.

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Consensus 2023: Anthony Scaramucci Addresses FTX's Implosion; Erik Voorhees on Future of DeFi

"First Mover" is live in Austin, Texas, as Consensus 2023 continues with special guests, including SkyBridge Capital Founder and Managing Partner Anthony Scaramucci, ShapeShift founder Erik Voorhees, Solidus Labs Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Kathy Kraninger, Polygon Labs Chief Policy Officer Rebecca Rettig, and EY Global Blockchain Leader Paul Brody.

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Consensus 2023: Grayscale Investments CEO on Crypto Regulation; Bitcoin's Rally Toward $30K

Consensus 2023, the longest-running, yearly gathering of crypto leaders and communities from around the world gets underway in Austin, Texas. CoinDesk TV is live on the ground with guests including Grayscale Investments CEO Michael Sonnenshein, Animoca Brands Co-Founder and Executive Chairman Yat Siu, Crypto.com Head of Derivatives North America Travis McGhee, and Hike Founder and CEO Kavin Mittal. Grayscale Investments and CoinDesk are both owned by parent company Digital Currency Group.

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Coinbase Seeks Answers from the SEC; Rep. Patrick McHenry on Stablecoins Outlook

Crypto exchange Coinbase has asked a federal court to force the SEC to respond to a petition it filed last year asking for formal rulemaking within the digital assets sector. This comes as Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee are taking another swing at stablecoin legislation with a discussion draft revealed Monday afternoon. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) joins "First Mover" to discuss. Plus, Wave Digital Assets CEO David Siemer provides his crypto markets analysis. And a preview of what to expect at Consensus 2023 as the crypto community gathers for the big event in Austin, Texas.

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Rep. Davidson on Future of U.S. Crypto Regulation; Bitcoin Slips for Third Straight Day

Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) joins "First Mover" to discuss the future of U.S. crypto regulation and explains why he wants to restructure the Securities and Exchange Commission and is calling for the removal of SEC Chair Gary Gensler. This comes as bitcoin (BTC) is falling for the third straight day and touched a 24-hour low of $27,844.46. PV01 CEO Max Boonen and Crypto is Macro Now economist Noelle Acheson and also join the conversation. Acheson is also the former head of research at CoinDesk and Genesis Trading.

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EU Vote Finalizes Agreement on Landmark MiCA Regulation; Bitcoin Falls Again

Lawmakers in the European Union on Thursday voted 517-38 in favor of a new crypto licensing regime, MiCA, with 18 abstentions, making it the first major jurisdiction in the world to introduce a comprehensive crypto law. Bitstamp Chief Operating Officer John Ehlers joins the conversation. This comes as bitcoin (BTC) fell for a second straight day, touching a 10-day low. Options Insights founder Imran Lakha shares his crypto markets analysis. And, Lukso co-founder Marjorie Hernandez discusses why the layer 1 blockchain for creative types is opening a smart contract that lets original validators participate in running the blockchain.

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Bitcoin Drops Below $30K in Sudden Sell-Off; SEC Chair Gensler Declines to Say if Ether Is a Security

Bitcoin (BTC) dropped more than 3% in just 15 minutes in European morning hours, starting a slide that sent BTC as low as $29,045.22. Forex.com global head of research Matt Weller joins "First Mover" to discuss. Plus, reaction to yesterday's exchange between House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry and SEC Chairman Gary Gensler, who repeatedly declined to answer the Congressman's question on whether ether (ETH) is a security. Former SEC senior trial counsel Howard Fischer and Linklaters U.S. Head of Blockchain and Digital Assets Joshua Ashley Klayman discuss. Also joining are Blockdaemon CEO Konstantin Richter and Scroll Co-founder Sandy Peng.

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