Emily Parker

“First Mover” has the top highlights from Crypto Bahamas, including interviews with Mastercard Chief Digital Officer Jorn Lambert, Solana Labs Founder and CEO Anatoly Yakovenko, and Prime Minister of the Bahamas Philip Davis. Plus, Will Evans of CEX.IO with today’s look at the crypto markets.

Apr 29, 2022

Live from Crypto Bahamas: “First Mover” host Christine Lee is joined by Dragonfly Managing Partner Haseeb Qureshi discussing the latest fundraising round aiming to bolster the company’s investment in “new digital economies.” Plus, AI Infrastructure Alliance Managing Director Dan Jeffries explains his vision for the future of payments.

Apr 28, 2022

Live from Crypto Bahamas: “First Mover” host Christine Lee is joined by CoinFund President Chris Perkins with a look at crypto markets and Mary-Catherine Lader of Uniswap discusses the company’s Swap Widget launch. Plus, Vance Spencer, Framework Ventures co-founder, shares his investment strategy in Web 3 gaming and DeFi.

Apr 27, 2022

Gemini will provide custody and clearing for Australia’s first bitcoin ETF fund. Gemini Global Head of Business Development Dave Abner joins “First Mover” to explain the details of this collaboration and the prospect of a spot bitcoin ETF in the U.S. Plus, reaction to Elon Musk’s Twitter deal from PWC Exec. and CryptoCapsules Host Henri Arslanian. Ming Wu of Strips Finance joins with news of interest rates trading.

Apr 26, 2022

Everstake CEO & Founder Sergey Vasylchuk joins “First Mover” to discuss an urgent initiative with the Ukrainian government to help save the country’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Plus, Coinchange CEO Maxim Galash talks markets as bitcoin trades below $39,000 amid risk-off sentiment, and CoinDesk Contributor Dan Jeffries explores the past and future of payments.

Apr 25, 2022

As the world observes Earth Day, concern around crypto mining and its energy consumption is top of mind. O’Shares Investments Chairman and ‘Shark Tank’ Co-Host Kevin O’Leary joins “First Mover” to weigh in on the ESG debate, the Musk/Twitter drama and more. Plus, crypto markets analysis and the state of crypto in China from the Beijing-based Lily Zhang of Huobi and the details of a new $1.8 million crypto scam from CoinDesk’s Cheyenne Ligon.

Apr 22, 2022

Warner Bros. and DC are betting on Batman NFTs to deliver a $60 million profit. Warner Bros Head of NFT Commercial Development Josh Hackbarth and Daz 3D Chief Strategy Officer Preston Woo join “First Mover” to discuss details. Plus, crypto markets analysis from Marc Lopresti of The Strategic Funds and an update on the state of crypto in Asia from Alessio Quaglini, Hex Trust CEO and co-founder.

Apr 21, 2022

Terra’s LUNA has outperformed the wider crypto market with an over 20% bump over the past two days, pushing prices to over $96. Law Professor Ryan Clements of the University of Calgary joins “First Mover” to share his thoughts about LUNA coin’s rise. Plus, crypto markets analysis from Marcus Sotiriou of GlobalBlock Market and insights on crypto attacks and exploits from Steven Walbroehl of Halborn.

Apr 20, 2022

Tigran Gambaryan of Binance joins “First Mover” to explain why the exchange decided to raise $150 million to reimburse victims of the largest DeFi hack in history and what he thinks about North Korea’s alleged involvement. Plus, crypto markets analysis from Matthew Sigel of VanEck and EU crypto regulation insights from Joshua Ellul of the Centre for Distributed Ledger Technology.

Apr 19, 2022

The FBI claims North Korea is behind the more than $600 million theft of cryptocurrency from the Axie Infinity-linked Ronin bridge. CoinDesk’s Danny Nelson joins “First Mover” to discuss what he discovered from wallets that are still laundering the stolen funds. Plus, crypto markets insights from Austin Reid of FalconX and the prospect of spot crypto ETFs in the U.S. from Jake Rapaport of Nasdaq.

Apr 18, 2022