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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Bitcoin Inches Closer to All-Time High; How AI Can Disrupt the Music Industry
Bitcoin Inches Closer to All-Time High; How AI Can Disrupt the Music Industry
Bitcoin (BTC) crossed the $66,000 mark, inching closer to its lifetime peak of $69,000 set in November 2021. Plus, CreateSafe co-founder and CEO Daouda Leonard weighs in on th...
Bitcoin Inches Closer to All-Time High; How AI Can Disrupt the Music Industry
Crypto Regulation Update With Colorado Securities Commissioner; Elon Musk's Lawsuit Against OpenAI
Crypto Regulation Update With Colorado Securities Commissioner; Elon Musk's Lawsuit Against OpenAI
Commissioner Tung Chan from the Colorado Division of Securities joins "First Mover" to discuss the state of crypto regulation in the U.S. and biggest challenges for a clear pa...
Crypto Regulation Update With Colorado Securities Commissioner; Elon Musk's Lawsuit Against OpenAI
How ALTAVA Digitizes Fashion With Technologies; Morgan Stanley's Spot ETF Evaluation
How ALTAVA Digitizes Fashion With Technologies; Morgan Stanley's Spot ETF Evaluation
ALTAVA CMO Oh Thongsrinoon breaks down how the startup digitalizes fashion with artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technologies. Plus, Thongsrinoon's vision on metave...
How ALTAVA Digitizes Fashion With Technologies; Morgan Stanley's Spot ETF Evaluation
Bitcoin Surges Above $60K; Bitcoin ZK Rollup Citrea Raises $2.7M
Bitcoin Surges Above $60K; Bitcoin ZK Rollup Citrea Raises $2.7M
The price of bitcoin (BTC) topped the $60,000 level on Wednesday, the original cryptocurrency's first time above that level since the peak of the last bull market in November...
Bitcoin Surges Above $60K; Bitcoin ZK Rollup Citrea Raises $2.7M
Bitcoin, Ether Rally Continues; Earn Alliance CEO on the Future of Web3 Gaming
Bitcoin, Ether Rally Continues; Earn Alliance CEO on the Future of Web3 Gaming
Bitcoin (BTC) surged above the $57,000 level, hitting its two-year high since November 2021 as the ongoing rally picks up steam. Ether (ETH) has also jumped above $3,200, foll...
Bitcoin, Ether Rally Continues; Earn Alliance CEO on the Future of Web3 Gaming
Bitcoin Surges Above $53K; Stacks Co-Creator on Layer 2 Developments
Bitcoin Surges Above $53K; Stacks Co-Creator on Layer 2 Developments
"First Mover" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest price movement of bitcoin (BTC) as the largest cryptocurrency by market cap is trading near $53,500 after surging mo...
Bitcoin Surges Above $53K; Stacks Co-Creator on Layer 2 Developments
What's Driving the Popularity of Ether Staking? Bitcoin Halving 101
What's Driving the Popularity of Ether Staking? Bitcoin Halving 101
Nansen senior research analyst Nik Polk joins CoinDesk with an analysis on the increasing popularity in ether (ETH) staking and the restaking narrative. Plus, regulatory scrut...
What's Driving the Popularity of Ether Staking? Bitcoin Halving 101
Spot Bitcoin ETFs Outlook in 2024; Can NFTs Make a Comeback?
Spot Bitcoin ETFs Outlook in 2024; Can NFTs Make a Comeback?
James Butterfill, head of research at CoinShares, joins "First Mover" to discuss his outlook on bitcoin price and spot bitcoin ETF inflows in the rest of the year. Plus, insig...
Spot Bitcoin ETFs Outlook in 2024; Can NFTs Make a Comeback?
Why Crypto Hacks Are Increasing in 2024; Major Ethereum Stories to Watch
Why Crypto Hacks Are Increasing in 2024; Major Ethereum Stories to Watch
TRM Labs Head of Legal and Government Affairs Ari Redbord joins "First Mover" with an analysis on the rising crypto hacks and exploits in 2024. Plus, CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanas...
Why Crypto Hacks Are Increasing in 2024; Major Ethereum Stories to Watch
Bitcoin Flirts With $52K on Strong Spot ETF Inflows; Crypto Hacks Are on the Rise
Bitcoin Flirts With $52K on Strong Spot ETF Inflows; Crypto Hacks Are on the Rise
Bitcoin (BTC) is trading near the $52,000 level following strong spot BTC ETFs inflows. K33 senior analyst Vetle Lunde weighs in on the driving force behind the performance of...
Bitcoin Flirts With $52K on Strong Spot ETF Inflows; Crypto Hacks Are on the Rise