Christine Lee

Christine Lee is an anchor and producer at CoinDesk. Previously, she anchored live daily market updates and reported business news features for television stations around the world at Thomson Reuters. She first began covering cryptocurrencies at Bloomberg TV Canada.

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All About Bitcoin

Elon Musk Reportedly Wants Twitter Payments System to Include Crypto; Bitcoin Falls Under $23K

Bitcoin falls about 5 after reaching a high of 23 950 Sunday Why the u turn Arca Director of Trading and Operations Wes Hansen joins All About Bitcoin to discuss the bitcoin price action and outlook Plus Elon Musk reportedly plans to accommodate crypto in a Twitter payments system Also Luzius Meisser Bitcoin Suisse Chairman [...]

By Christine Lee

Jan 30, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. UTC

Jan 30, 2023

First Mover

Coinbase Exec on Crypto Markets Ahead of Fed Rate Hike Decision; Gemini Reportedly Under Investigation

A big week in markets as the U S Federal Reserve meets to decide how high to raise interest rates amid signs of lower inflation and a cooling economy Coinbase Institutional Head of Research David Duong joins First Mover to discuss Johns Hopkins Univ Professor of Applied Economics Steve Hanke weighs in with his recession [...]

By Christine Lee Lawrence Lewitinn Emily Parker

Jan 30, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Jan 30, 2023

All About Bitcoin

Bitcoin on Track for Best January Since 2013; White House Calls on Congress to 'Step Up' Crypto Efforts

The White House published a statement Friday calling on Congress to step up crypto regulation efforts and expand regulators powers to prevent misuses of customers assets Bitcoin BTC is having its best start to the year in a decade and the price by market capitalization has jumped 40 this month amid weakness in the U [...]

By Christine Lee

Jan 27, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. UTC

Jan 27, 2023

First Mover

Core PCE Price Index Rose 4.4% in December; Aptos Labs CEO on Token Surge

Crypto markets are processing the just released PCE data showing that core inflation has continued to cool The Personal Consumption Expenditures PCE index rose 4 4 annually last month compared to 4 7 in November The report is the last major economic data to be released prior to the Fed's next rate hike decision Joining [...]

By Christine Lee Lawrence Lewitinn Emily Parker

Jan 27, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Jan 27, 2023

All About Bitcoin

Financial Advisors Still Bullish on Crypto: Bitwise Report; Why the Bank Secrecy Act Doesn't Work For Crypto

For the second time the SEC rejected a joint effort by Ark Investment Management and 21 Shares to list a spot bitcoin ETF as Senator Elizabeth Warren D Mass praises the agency's policing of the crypto industry Bitwise Asset Management Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan breaks down a new survey of financial advisor attitudes toward [...]

By Christine Lee

Jan 26, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. UTC

Jan 26, 2023

First Mover

Digital Assets Subcommittee Chair on Crypto Legislation, Grayscale vs. SEC

Rep French Hill R Arkansas chair of the newly created subcommittee on digital assets joins First Mover to discuss his priorities for crypto legislation Also joining is Craig Salm Chief Legal Officer at Grayscale Investments to discuss the latest in Grayscale's appeal of the SEC s bitcoin ETF decision Grayscale is owned by Digital Currency [...]

By Christine Lee Lawrence Lewitinn Emily Parker

Jan 26, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Jan 26, 2023

First Mover

Bitcoin's Next Move; How European Crypto Firms Are Getting Ready for Sweeping Legislation

Policy Week continues at Coin Desk with comprehensive reporting on the state of crypto regulation Crypto Council for Innovation Chief Global Regulatory Officer Linda Jeng joins First Mover to explain how looming European regulation may impact crypto firms Plus Prosper Trading Academy Cryptocurrency Educator Howard Greenberg shares his outlook for bitcoin and Ethereum Protocol Reporter [...]

By Christine Lee Lawrence Lewitinn Emily Parker

Jan 25, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Jan 25, 2023

All About Bitcoin

Analysts Say Bitcoin Breakout Opens Door to $25K; Crypto Developers Grew in Numbers Amid Bear Market: Report

Bitcoin BTC is breaking above 23 000 with the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization seeing a 30 rally in two weeks Tom Dunleavy of Messari shares his bitcoin markets analysis and price outlook Plus a recent report reveals that blockchain crypto and Web 3 developers continued to build out their ecosystems in 2022 even in [...]

By Christine Lee

Jan 24, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. UTC

Jan 24, 2023

First Mover

Bitcoin Hovers Near $23K; How Congress Is Gearing up to Regulate Crypto

Bitcoin BTC has risen almost 40 to 23 000 this month the steepest gain since October 2021 according to Coin Desk data Forex com Global Head of Research Matt Weller shares his crypto markets analysis Plus Rep Warren Davidson R Ohio and SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce share their insights on the future of crypto regulation [...]

By Christine Lee Lawrence Lewitinn Emily Parker

Jan 24, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Jan 24, 2023

All About Bitcoin

First Hearing in Genesis Bankruptcy Case; Bitcoin's 2023 Rally

Crypto lender Genesis Global Capital’s First Day Hearing in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case is taking place today DCG is the parent company of Genesis and Coin Desk Lisa Bragança former SEC enforcement branch chief and Bragança Law Attorney joins All About Bitcoin to discuss Plus Van Eck Head of Digital Assets Research Matthew Sigel [...]

By Christine Lee

Jan 23, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. UTC

Jan 23, 2023