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Federal prosecutors are claiming that FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried used more than $100 million of customer funds for political donations. CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De discusses what this means for Bankman-Fried as he gears up for trial in October. Plus, the latest developments on former co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets Ryan Salame declining to testify, according to a court filing.

15 août 2023

London-based Jacobi Asset Management has listed Europe's first spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Euronext Amsterdam nearly two years after it was first approved. Jacobi Asset Management CEO Martin Bednall joins "First Mover" to discuss how the Jacobi FT Wilshere Bitcoin ETF came together and his outlook on BlackRock's spot bitcoin ETF application in the U.S.

15 août 2023

The Chamber of Digital Commerce's vice president of policy, Cody Carbone, speaks out about the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission's approach to crypto regulation. "The SEC, as we all know, has been on a tirade against the digital asset industry...We believe that the SEC is acting unconstitutionally," Carbone said.

15 août 2023

Tactive Wealth advisor Eddy Gifford joins "First Mover" to discuss the lack of price movement in bitcoin (BTC) as the largest cryptocurrency by market cap is trading pretty flat around the $29,300 level. Plus, Gifford's crypto markets outlook ahead of a spot bitcoin ETF decision in the U.S.

15 août 2023

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wy.), some crypto lobbying organizations, and a group of professors are calling on a federal court to dismiss a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit against Coinbase. The Chamber of Digital Commerce Vice President of Policy Cody Carbone joins "First Mover" to discuss the amicus briefs filed and insights on the SEC's approach to crypto regulation.

15 août 2023

Beleaguered crypto custodian Prime Trust has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday, as the chill of crypto winter drags on. This comes after CoinDesk recently reported that the company looked poised to enact potentially massive layoffs. "First Mover" hosts Jennifer Sanasie and Lawrence Lewitinn weigh in on the latest developments.

15 août 2023

Hermine Wong, former Coinbase head of policy and current principal at herminewong.xyz, weighs in on FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried being sent to jail ahead of his trial in October. "I don't think that we're going to pretend here that Sam Bankman-Fried is acting in a manner that the general public, or anyone, would consider to be rational," Wong added.

14 août 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading flat near the $29,300 level as investors react to the news that FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was sent to jail ahead of his October trial over attempts to tamper with witnesses. Ethena head of research & data Conor Ryder discusses the lack of price action in bitcoin and ether. Plus, insights on traders' interests in meme coins and a potential stablecoin race as fintech giant PayPal releases its dollar-pegged stablecoin PYUSD.

14 août 2023

MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen joins "First Mover" to discuss the main issues surrounding coordination within DAOs and his "Endgame" plan to "decentralize the broken financial system & replace it with a system that benefits everyone." Plus, insights on MakerDAO paving the way to purchase up to an additional $1.28 billion in U.S. government bonds via crypto asset manager BlockTower Capital.

14 août 2023

A federal judge revoked Sam Bankman-Fried's bond release, saying the FTX founder appears to have "attempted to tamper with witnesses." Hermine Wong, former Coinbase head of policy and current principal at herminewong.xyz, joins "First Mover" with her reaction to Bankman-Fried's bond revocation. Plus, her outlook on crypto adoption as the industry is plagued with negative headlines.

14 août 2023