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Bitcoin's (BTC) price has been on a roller coaster ride in 2024, even blasting above $47,000 in early January amid spot bitcoin ETF optimism. The excitement since then has cooled a bit, with the largest cryptocurrency by market cap trading around $43,300. WisdomTree Head of Digital Assets Will Peck joins "First Mover" to discuss.

Peb 5, 2024

Eco, which is the builder behind Ethereum layer 2 wallet Beam, just acquired stablecoin shopping app Join. Andy Bromberg, Beam CEO and Eco Protocol contributor joins "First Mover" to discuss. The price of bitcoin (BTC) is ending the week higher after some new central bank decisions. And, Initial Contributor to Core DAO and CEO of Element, Rich Rines, weighs in on new Web3 funding initiatives in Africa.

Peb 2, 2024

Eco, which is the builder behind Ethereum layer 2 wallet Beam, just acquired stablecoin shopping app Join. Andy Bromberg, Beam CEO and Eco Protocol contributor joins "First Mover" to discuss how the integration will allow customers to spend stablecoins like USDT or USDC in online stores, the potential benefits when compared to credit cards and the future of stablecoin regulation.

Peb 2, 2024

Core DAO recently launched its Core Africa Ecosystem Fund, which is a $5 million initiative focused on providing resources to help local Web3 builders. Initial Contributor to Core DAO and CEO of Element, Rich Rines, joins "First Mover" to discuss the announcement, along with the future of crypto adoption.

Peb 2, 2024

Andy Bromberg, Beam CEO and Eco Protocol contributor answers some rapid fire questions from CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie about the first thing he bought using crypto, the issues with fiat currency and provides a simple explanation of stablecoins.

Peb 2, 2024

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) joins "First Mover" to weigh in on the progress for crypto-related legislation in 2024, the aftermath of spot bitcoin ETFs being approved in the U.S. and why the lawmaker thinks a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in America is "unnecessary." A U.S. Federal Reserve decision dents market hopes of a rate cut at its next meeting in March. And, a legal update on FTX and Celsius.

Peb 1, 2024

Ripple's XRP token is paring losses on Thursday, after falling by more than 5% following speculation that the network might have been hacked to the tune of $112.5 million. Chris Larsen, Ripple's Executive Chairman, clarified in a post on X that there had been a breach to his "personal XRP accounts," but not to Ripple itself. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the details.

Peb 1, 2024

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) answers some rapid fire questions from CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie about guidelines needed in crypto, who the lawmaker has spoken to recently from the digital assets industry and her favorite crypto slang terminology.

Peb 1, 2024

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) reacts to the length of time it took for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to greenlight spot bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. "The foot dragging at the SEC might have led some to think or given credence to people who say that Bitcoin is backed by thin air. That is absolutely untrue," Lummis said.

Peb 1, 2024

On CoinDesk's "First Mover" show, host Jennifer Sanasie asked Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) if Gary Gensler should be replaced as the chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the wake of the long wait for spot bitcoin ETF approvals in the U.S. "My instinct is that Gensler understands this asset class. And I just am speculating, that his reticence is more political than it is a misalignment of understanding of the fundamentals," Lummis said.

Peb 1, 2024