Lawrence Lewitinn

Lawrence Lewitinn

Lawrence Lewitinn serves as the Director of Content for The Tie, a crypto data company, and co-hosts CoinDesk's flagship "First Mover" program. Previously, he held the position of Managing Editor for Markets at CoinDesk. He is a seasoned financial journalist having worked at CNBC, TheStreet, Yahoo Finance, the Observer, and crypto publication Modern Consensus. Lewitinn's career also includes time on Wall Street as a trader of fixed income, currencies, and commodities at Millennium Management and MQS Capital. Lewitinn graduated from New York University and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs. He is also a CFA Charterholder. He holds investments in bitcoin.

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Bitcoin prices, Dec. 29-30, 2020.
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Nears $29K While Ether Options Trader Makes Long-Shot Bet
Another day, another all-time high in bitcoin as the cryptocurrency changed hands as high as $28,871.78.
Bitcoin prices, Dec. 29-30, 2020.
Brad Garlinghouse, Ripple CEO, speaks at Davos 2020.
Coinbase to Suspend XRP Trading Following SEC Suit Against Ripple
Coinbase said it will suspend trading of XRP, the cryptocurrency at the heart of an SEC lawsuit against Ripple Labs.
Brad Garlinghouse, Ripple CEO, speaks at Davos 2020.
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Ether Trades Above $700 for the First Time Since 2018
Ether is up over 11% in the past 24 hours.
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Bitcoin will not be calling "checkmate" anytime soon.
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stays in Tight Range but Gains Dominance as XRP Crumbles
With XRP’s sell-off, bitcoin’s dominance increases. However, the derivatives market hints at more volatility ahead for the world's leading cryptocurrency.
Bitcoin will not be calling "checkmate" anytime soon.
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Some Are Calling All-Time Highs for Bitcoin. Here's Why CoinDesk Hasn't Yet
In a fragmented global market, price quotes are all over the place. That's why CoinDesk created the Bitcoin Price Index (BPI) and is standing by it.
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First Mover: Why Bitcoin Isn’t a Replacement for Gold Just Yet
Bitcoin's price is approaching a new all-time high, but bitcoin is not yet the replacement for gold many think.
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Bitcoin's price is about to break a new all-time high.
First Mover: Why Is Bitcoin's Price Rising? Here Are a Few Possible Answers
Bitcoin's price is approaching a new all-time high and there are a few reasons why it has been performing so well.
Bitcoin's price is about to break a new all-time high.
That's Jaye P. Morgan, not JPMorgan.
More Institutions Are Buying Bitcoin, Say JPMorgan Analysts
In their “Flows & Liquidity” report, JP Morgan analysts say institutions are piling into bitcoin at a stronger pace this quarter than they were in Q3 and may have a bigger rol...
That's Jaye P. Morgan, not JPMorgan.
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Election 2020 Prediction Markets: Bettors Say Trump Lost Tuesday's Debate
With the first presidential debate now smoldering behind us, the betting markets have picked their winner: Joe Biden.
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Introducing the CoinDesk 20: The Assets That Matter Most in Crypto
Based on "real volume" from eight reputable exchanges, these 20 digital assets attract most of the sector's legitimate trading activity.
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