Lawrence Lewitinn

Lawrence Lewitinn joined CoinDesk as Managing Editor for Markets in December 2019. Lawrence is a seasoned financial journalist and a former Wall Street trader. Over the course of his career, he's worked at CNBC, TheStreet, Yahoo, the Observer and crypto publication Modern Consensus. Lewitinn holds positions of $200 or less in over 120 cryptocurrencies.

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First Mover

Beeple on his $69.3 M NFT Sale; Ethereum’s Future

The digital artist known as “Beeple” discusses the record-smashing $69.3 M sale of his NFT at Christie’s; Ethereum Co-Founder Anthony Di Iorio on Ethereum’s evolution; and Hunter Merghart of Bitstamp with the latest news from one of the largest and oldest crypto exchanges in the industry.

By Christine Lee Lawrence Lewitinn Emily Parker

Mar 12, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 12, 2021

First Mover

Market Moves and Binance News with Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao

Changpeng CZ Zhao CEO of Binance the world’s largest crypto exchange discusses big developments in crypto markets and his latest move into De Fi U S Representative Warren Davidson R Ohio on his and other lawmakers proposals for clearer crypto regulations Plus the latest from Singapore based Diginex after going public with a crypto exchange [...]

By Christine Lee Lawrence Lewitinn Emily Parker

Mar 11, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 11, 2021

First Mover

Inflation Up 0.4% in February; Lawmakers Propose Evaluating Crypto Regulations

What will Congress and the SEC do about crypto? Former SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins weighs in. Also, Multicoin Capital’s Kyle Samani on DeFi’s boom and Alejandro Machado with the continuing story of Venezuelans seeking refuge in cryptocurrencies.

By Christine Lee Lawrence Lewitinn Emily Parker

Mar 10, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 10, 2021

First Mover

Capitalizing on DeFi, Institutional Interest In NFTs and Goldman Sach’s Latest Bitcoin Report

People don’t get bitcoin but they get De Fi That’s how Bitwise explains interest in its decentralized finance index fund that brought in over 30 M in sales in just two weeks Learn more from Bitwise’s Matt Hougan And will the National Credit Union Administration be the next federal regulator to provide crypto guidance Kyle [...]

By Christine Lee Lawrence Lewitinn Emily Parker

Mar 9, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 9, 2021

First Mover

The Latest Crypto Market Moves, Can Bitcoin Be Shut down, Cipher Mining’s Plans to Go Public and Tory Lanez’s Big NFT Sale

Markets Analysis from Quantum Economics’ Jason Deane who explains why he’s convinced bitcoin cannot be shut down. Also, Cipher Mining CEO Tyler Page on going public and the NFT craze in music industry.

By Christine Lee Lawrence Lewitinn Emily Parker

Mar 8, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 8, 2021

Markets

Cryptocurrency

Crypto Options Trading, Explained

The current crypto options market is mostly dominated by institutions but retail traders are beginning to join the party.

By Ollie Leech Lawrence Lewitinn

Mar 5, 2021 at 7:18 p.m. UTC

Mar 5, 2021

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First Mover

Markets React to Strong Jobs Report, Fidelity With Institutional Investor News, Stablecoins vs. CBDCs and More

The latest crypto market moves, Fidelity Digital Assets Research Director Ria Bhutoria anticipating more institutional investors to enter crypto, XBTO’s Philippe Bekhazi on the future of stablecoins and Valour’s Diana Biggs discusses crypto adoption and the regulatory environment in Europe.

By Christine Lee Lawrence Lewitinn Emily Parker

Mar 5, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 5, 2021

First Mover

The Fed’s Jerome Powell to Speak on US Economy; Bitcoin Lower

Saying she’s alarmed by the size of the U.S. debt, pro-crypto Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis discusses her congressional agenda; and a markets check with Spanish economist Daniel Lacalle.

By Christine Lee Lawrence Lewitinn Emily Parker

Mar 4, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 4, 2021

Markets

First mover

How to Buy Bitcoin at an 80% Premium From Michael Saylor

Buying MicroStrategy stock solely for the bitcoin play? It'll cost you a lot.

By Lawrence Lewitinn

Mar 3, 2021 at 10:14 p.m. UTC

Mar 3, 2021

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First Mover

Bitcoin Retakes Key $50K Level; Michael Saylor on His Bitcoin Strategy

Micro Strategy CEO Michael Saylor joins First Mover to discuss his company’s aggressive bitcoin purchases and why he has spent over 2 1 B to buy almost 91 000 BTC Also Charlie Lee talks about the future of his litecoin cryptocurrency and blockchain comes to the automotive industry MOBI CEO Chris Ballinger on his project [...]

By Christine Lee Lawrence Lewitinn Emily Parker

Mar 3, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 3, 2021