Emily Parker

Executive Director of Global Content

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.

Últimas de Emily Parker

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FTX Owes Its Largest Creditor $226M; More Than 50% of Bitcoin Addresses Are Now in Loss

Court documents filed over the weekend reveal FTX owes an estimated one million creditors about $3.1 billion collectively. "First Mover" has the latest in the FTX case. Dragonfly Capital Partner Tom Schmidt shares his outlook on crypto winter from a venture capitalist's perspective. Nauman Sheikh of Wave Financial provides his markets analysis. And the Moskowitz Law Firm Managing Partner Adam Moskowitz explains his firm's class action suit against some celebrities who endorsed FTX.

21 de nov. de 2022

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Bahamas Regulator Orders FTX Crypto Transferred to Government Wallets; Bitcoin in Narrow Band Between $16.5K and $17K

Is a battle brewing over the jurisdiction of FTX's bankruptcy proceedings? CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De explains the Bahamas regulatory order requiring the exchange to transfer its crypto to government wallets, and how it may complicate bankruptcy proceedings. Also joining the discussion is Ropes & Gray Counsel Daniel Gwen. Plus, IDX Digital Assets CIO Ben McMillan provides his crypto markets analysis as bitcoin (BTC) ignores the FTX chaos, for now. RETRACTION: An interview with DoNotPay CEO Joshua Browder has been removed from this broadcast, as it did not meet CoinDesk’s editorial standards.

18 de nov. de 2022

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Binance to Relaunch Bid for Bankrupt Voyager: Source; Bitcoin Holds Above $16K Amid FTX Fallout

Binance.US, the American arm of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is preparing to bid for bankrupt lending platform Voyager Digital, according to a CoinDesk source. Plus, the new boss of now-bankrupt FTX is condemning that exchange's management under Sam Bankman-Fried. And market maker B2C2 offers to buy loans from Genesis Global Capital. "First Mover" dives into these stories, crypto markets and more with B2C2 founder Max Boonen, Opimas CEO Octavio Marenzi and Crypto is Macro Now Economist Noelle Acheson.

17 de nov. de 2022

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FTX Fallout: Genesis' Crypto Lending Unit Halts Withdrawals, Legal Ramifications for Sam Bankman-Fried

As the ripple effects from the FTX collapse weigh on the industry, "First Mover" covers the latest developments, including the impact on BlockFi, CoinDesk sister company Genesis and Sam Bankman-Fried himself as FTX prepares for bankruptcy proceedings. Lisa Bragança, former SEC enforcement branch chief, Arca CIO Jeff Dorman and Oppenheimer Senior Analyst Owen Lau join "First Mover" to discuss.

16 de nov. de 2022

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FTX Accounts Drainer Swaps Millions in Stolen Crypto; Journalism's Role in Crypto Industry

Whoever was behind last week’s $600 million exploit of crypto exchange FTX started moving millions of dollars in stolen funds. Plus, ConsenSys Head Economist Lex Sokolin weighs in on the crypto markets as bitcoin (BTC) flirts with $17,000. And CoinDesk Chief Content Officer Michael J. Casey discusses journalism's place in the crypto industry.

15 de nov. de 2022

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FTX Fallout Worsens as Exchange Sees Mysterious Outflows Exceed $600M; Kevin O'Leary on Crypto Outlook

As if things weren't bad enough for bankrupt FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange was drained of some $600 million in an apparent hack. Hacken CEO Dyma Budorin joins "First Mover" to discuss the details. Also joining is O'Leary Ventures Chairman and Shark Tank star Kevin O'Leary, one of the high-profile investors in FTX. Plus, bankruptcy expert Thomas Braziel gives his assessment of FTX and what to expect in court.

14 de nov. de 2022

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TRON Founder Justin Sun, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Weigh in on FTX Fallout

Bahamian regulators have frozen the assets of FTX Digital Markets, crypto lender BlockFi has halted withdrawals, and bitcoin hovers above $17,000 as FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried looks for rescue partners to help the troubled cryptocurrency exchange. TRON founder Justin Sun, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, and Forex.com's Matt Weller join the conversation.

11 de nov. de 2022

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CFTC Commissioner on FTX Fallout; Bitcoin Pares Losses as Inflation Eases

Bitcoin jumps above $17,000 after hitting two-year low. FTX reportedly warns of possible bankruptcy, while Tron's Justin Sun is "putting together a solution." This comes as U.S. regulatory scrutiny of FTX is reportedly heating up. CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson and Citi Digital Asset Analyst Joe Ayoub join "First Mover" to discuss the latest developments surrounding the FTX fallout.

10 de nov. de 2022

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Crypto Markets Tumble as FTX Reportedly Hit With $6B in Withdrawals

Fears over FTX's solvency led to massive withdrawals from the cryptocurrency exchange, an offer from rival Binance to purchase the company, and ripple effects throughout the crypto markets. CoinDesk's Tracy Wang has the latest details in this developing story. Also joining "First Mover" to discuss are Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), Kristin Smith of the Blockchain Association and Sylvia Jablonski of Defiance ETFs.

9 de nov. de 2022

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Tim Tebow on NFT Outlook for Athletes; Binance to Sell Rest of FTX Token Holdings

Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow dives deeper into the Web3 game. The co-founder of college sports NFT platform CAMPUS joins "First Mover" to explain his latest project. Greg King of Osprey Funds provides crypto markets analysis, and Shayne Coplan of Polymarket shares U.S. midterm elections predictions.

7 de nov. de 2022

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