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First Mover
Bitcoin Flirts With $16K Amid Renewed Crypto Contagion Fears
Bitcoin is flirting with $16,000 as crypto traders speculate over the future of Genesis Global, a victim of the fallout from the recent collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX exchange. CoinFund President Chris Perkins and Nansen Research Analyst Niklas Polk share their insights. Plus, CoinDesk's Jodie Gunzberg breaks down crypto market performance by industry sectors.

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Drops as FTX Fallout Spreads
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Nov. 22, 2022.

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Falls to 2-Year Low on Renewed Contagion Fears
ALSO: Singapore's central bank is under scrutiny over whether Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX exchange received favorable regulatory treatment, Sam Reynolds writes.

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.

First Mover Americas: FTX Faces Whopping Claims, Ackman's Hot for Helium
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Nov. 21, 2022.

First Mover Asia: Cryptos Dive Deep Into the Red
ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes that the crypto industry might be better off in the long run if some major initiatives wind down.

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.

First Mover Americas: FTX's Troubles in Paradise
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Nov. 18, 2022.

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Won't Budge; Cryptos Ignore the FTX Chaos for Another Day
Sam Reynolds writes that venture capitalists’ failure to scrutinize crypto exchange FTX parallels oversights that led to energy giant Enron’s notorious bankruptcy two decades ago. New FTX CEO should know because he helped oversee Enron’s filing.

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.
