Emily Parker

Emily Parker

Emily Parker was CoinDesk's executive director of global content. Previously, Emily was a member of the Policy Planning staff at the U.S. State Department, where she advised on Internet freedom and digital diplomacy. Emily was a writer/editor at The Wall Street Journal and an editor at The New York Times. She is the co-founder of LongHash, a blockchain startup that focuses on Asian markets. She is the author of "Now I Know Who My Comrades Are: Voices From the Internet Underground" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux). The book tells the stories of Internet activists in China, Cuba and Russia. Mario Vargas Llosa, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, called it "a rigorously researched and reported account that reads like a thriller." She was chief strategy officer at Silicon Valley social media startup Parlio, which was acquired by Quora. She has done public speaking all over the world, and is currently represented by the Leigh Bureau. She has been interviewed on CNN, MSNBC, NPR, BBC and many other television and radio shows. Her book has been assigned at Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Tufts, UCSD and other schools. Emily speaks Chinese, Japanese, French and Spanish. She graduated with Honors from Brown University and has a Masters from Harvard in East Asian Studies. She holds Bitcoin, Ether and smaller amounts of other cryptocurrencies.

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Inflation Hits New 40-Year High, Chris Giancarlo on the Prospect of a Digital Dollar and More
Inflation Hits New 40-Year High, Chris Giancarlo on the Prospect of a Digital Dollar and More
U.S. consumer prices rose 8.5% in March, hitting a new four-decade high. However, bitcoin price dipped briefly below $40,000 before bouncing back above that level. Benoit Bosc...
Inflation Hits New 40-Year High, Chris Giancarlo on the Prospect of a Digital Dollar and More
BTC Slips Below $42K Amid Rising Macros Risks, Bolt Buys Wyre in Largest Non-SPAC Crypto Deal to Date and More
BTC Slips Below $42K Amid Rising Macros Risks, Bolt Buys Wyre in Largest Non-SPAC Crypto Deal to Date and More
Bitcoin is dipping below $42,000 as traditional investors refuse to follow LFG’s lead amid rising macro risks. Kapil Rathi of CrossTower joins “First Mover” and provides his c...
BTC Slips Below $42K Amid Rising Macros Risks, Bolt Buys Wyre in Largest Non-SPAC Crypto Deal to Date and More
Crypto Community Reacts to Yellen’s First Crypto Speech, Lessons Learned From Ronin Network’s $625M Exploit
Crypto Community Reacts to Yellen’s First Crypto Speech, Lessons Learned From Ronin Network’s $625M Exploit
Following what may be the largest DeFi exploit in history, Sky Mavis raised $150 million in a round led by Binance to reimburse the victims. Sky Mavis COO & Co-Founder Aleksan...
Crypto Community Reacts to Yellen’s First Crypto Speech, Lessons Learned From Ronin Network’s $625M Exploit
Live Coverage: Treasury Secretary Yellen Talks Crypto Policy & Regulation
Live Coverage: Treasury Secretary Yellen Talks Crypto Policy & Regulation
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen delivers her first speech focused on policy and regulation of cryptocurrencies. Secretary Yellen will also discuss principles that will guide t...
Live Coverage: Treasury Secretary Yellen Talks Crypto Policy & Regulation
What to Expect From Yellen’s First Speech on Digital Assets, Miami Mayor on MiamiCoin and Bitcoin Capital Ambition and More
What to Expect From Yellen’s First Speech on Digital Assets, Miami Mayor on MiamiCoin and Bitcoin Capital Ambition and More
Miami is charging ahead with its bitcoin capital ambition as it unveils a laser-eyed charging bull during the Bitcoin 2022 conference this week. Mayor of Miami Francis Suarez...
What to Expect From Yellen’s First Speech on Digital Assets, Miami Mayor on MiamiCoin and Bitcoin Capital Ambition and More
Treasury Secretary Yellen to Deliver First Crypto Speech Tomorrow, Musk’s Twitter Board Appointment and More
Treasury Secretary Yellen to Deliver First Crypto Speech Tomorrow, Musk’s Twitter Board Appointment and More
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is about to deliver her first official speech to focus on digital assets. James Czerniawski of Americans for Prosperity joins “First Mover...
Treasury Secretary Yellen to Deliver First Crypto Speech Tomorrow, Musk’s Twitter Board Appointment and More
Impact of Terra’s BTC Buying Spree on Bitcoin Markets, What Really Happened to QuadrigaCX Founder Gerald Cotten?
Impact of Terra’s BTC Buying Spree on Bitcoin Markets, What Really Happened to QuadrigaCX Founder Gerald Cotten?
What is moving the bitcoin markets? Swan Bitcoin CEO Cory Klippsten joins “First Mover” to provide his analysis. The Netflix documentary “Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto...
Impact of Terra’s BTC Buying Spree on Bitcoin Markets, What Really Happened to QuadrigaCX Founder Gerald Cotten?
Crypto Markets React to Musk’s 9.2% Stake in Twitter, Oklahoma Weighing Bitcoin Miner Tax Incentive and More
Crypto Markets React to Musk’s 9.2% Stake in Twitter, Oklahoma Weighing Bitcoin Miner Tax Incentive and More
Dogecoin price and Twitter stock soar after Elon Musk takes 9.2% stake in the social media company. Mati Greenspan of Quantum Economics joins “First Mover” to share his crypto...
Crypto Markets React to Musk’s 9.2% Stake in Twitter, Oklahoma Weighing Bitcoin Miner Tax Incentive and More
Sen Warren, Rep Lynch Propose Digital Dollar Projects, Lynch Explains the Difference; Rapper Jim Jones on His NFT Drop
Sen Warren, Rep Lynch Propose Digital Dollar Projects, Lynch Explains the Difference; Rapper Jim Jones on His NFT Drop
Massachusetts lawmakers Elizabeth Warren and Stephen Lynch in the spotlight as each pushes digital dollar proposals. Congressman Lynch joins “First Mover” to explain the bill...
Sen Warren, Rep Lynch Propose Digital Dollar Projects, Lynch Explains the Difference; Rapper Jim Jones on His NFT Drop
What a $625M Hack Says About the State of Crypto, Snoop Dogg Unveils Comic Book NFT and More
What a $625M Hack Says About the State of Crypto, Snoop Dogg Unveils Comic Book NFT and More
Hackers stole $625 million worth of USDC and ether from the Ronin Network and then used centralized exchanges to deposit thousands in ETH. Adam Darrah of ZeroFox joins “First...
What a $625M Hack Says About the State of Crypto, Snoop Dogg Unveils Comic Book NFT and More