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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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XRP Surges After Court Ruling; Ex-Celsius CEO Mashinsky's Bail Set at $40M

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.

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Coinbase Heads to Court Against the SEC; Threads Hits 100M Users in Less Than a Week

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.

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Bitcoin Nears $31K as Inflation Rose Less Than Expected; Crypto Oversight Bill Re-Launch

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.

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Justin Sun on State of Crypto Regulation; EU's Metaverse Strategy

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.

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SEC Files Response to Coinbase; Legal Expert Addresses Gemini's Lawsuit Against DCG

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.

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Binance's CZ Brushes Off News of Execs Leaving; Bitwise CIO on Spot Bitcoin ETF Race

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.

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Yat Siu on Hong Kong's Web3 Development; Circle Mulls Issuing Stablecoin in Japan

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. 

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BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Application Refiled; Michael Moro Takes Helm of New Crypto Derivatives Exchange

The Nasdaq exchange has refiled its application to list BlackRock's proposed bitcoin exchange-traded fund. Matrixport head of research and strategy Markus Thielen shares his crypto markets analysis. Michael Moro, the former CEO of Genesis Trading, joins "First Mover" to discuss taking the helm of a new cryptocurrency derivatives exchange called Ankex. DCG owns Genesis and CoinDesk. And, TRM Labs head of legal and government affairs Ari Redbord weighs in on the state of the elicit crypto ecosystem.

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Brett Harrison on Spot Bitcoin ETF Race; Crypto Market Outlook for July

Architect CEO and former FTX US president Brett Harrison joins "First Mover" to discuss the recent flurry of spot bitcoin ETF applications in the U.S. and his outlook on the intersection of artificial intelligence with financial services. Plus, Coinbase Institutional head of research David Duong shares his crypto markets outlook for July. And, Superstate CEO Robert Leshner discusses plans to create a short-term government bond fund using the Ethereum blockchain as a secondary record-keeping tool.

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Fidelity Joins Spot Bitcoin ETF Race; Bitcoin Hovers Around $31K After Options Expiry

Asset management giant Fidelity has refiled paperwork for its Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust, a spot bitcoin ETF. Hashnote CEO Leo Mizuhara shares his crypto markets analysis. 507 Capital Managing Partner Thomas Braziel weighs in on the latest FTX bankruptcy developments. And, Iomob CEO Boyd Cohen discusses the methodology behind CoinDesk's Crypto Hubs list for 2023.

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