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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Pro-Bitcoin Congressional Candidate Aarika Rhodes for California’s 30th District Wants to Converse With Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey
Pro-Bitcoin Congressional Candidate Aarika Rhodes for California’s 30th District Wants to Converse With Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey
“First Mover” hosts talk to Aarika Rhodes (D-Calif.), a STEM teacher and U.S. Congressional Candidate for California’s 30th District who wants to meet with Twitter CEO Jack Do...
Pro-Bitcoin Congressional Candidate Aarika Rhodes for California’s 30th District Wants to Converse With Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey
How High Can Cardano’s ADA Token Go? Cardano Foundation CEO on the Challenges and Opportunities for Cardano Blockchain
How High Can Cardano’s ADA Token Go? Cardano Foundation CEO on the Challenges and Opportunities for Cardano Blockchain
“First Mover” host Christine Lee and co-host Emily Parker talk to Cardano Foundation CEO Frederik Gregaard as Cardano’s ADA token is rising into stardom this year among crypto...
How High Can Cardano’s ADA Token Go? Cardano Foundation CEO on the Challenges and Opportunities for Cardano Blockchain
Author Familiar With Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Sheds Light on the Conspiracy Case
Author Familiar With Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Sheds Light on the Conspiracy Case
“First Mover” host Christine Lee and co-host Emily Parker talk to Ethan Lou, author of “Once a Bitcoin Miner,” who was with Virgil Griffith in North Korea. He sheds light on t...
Author Familiar With Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Sheds Light on the Conspiracy Case
Crypto OG Bobby Lee Sheds Light on China’s Crypto Ban
Crypto OG Bobby Lee Sheds Light on China’s Crypto Ban
“First Mover” host Christine Lee and co-host Emily Parker talk to crypto OG Bobby Lee, Ballet Founder & CEO, and author of “The Promise of Bitcoin,” as prominent crypto exchan...
Crypto OG Bobby Lee Sheds Light on China’s Crypto Ban
Bitcoin, Ether Down as China Declares All Cryptocurrency Transactions Illegal
Bitcoin, Ether Down as China Declares All Cryptocurrency Transactions Illegal
“First Mover” hosts dig into the latest China crypto crackdown as the Chinese Central Bank declared all cryptocurrency transactions illegal. Arca CEO Rayne Steinberg analyzes...
Bitcoin, Ether Down as China Declares All Cryptocurrency Transactions Illegal
What’s Miamicoin and How Can It Offer 430% APY?
What’s Miamicoin and How Can It Offer 430% APY?
“First Mover” is joined by the crypto-friendly Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, as the city just voted to accept a $5 million fund generated by the city-based cryptocurrency Miamic...
What’s Miamicoin and How Can It Offer 430% APY?
Bitcoin Rebounds as Evergrande Default Fear Fades, Why SEC Chair Gary Gensler Says Private Form of Money Won’t Last Long
Bitcoin Rebounds as Evergrande Default Fear Fades, Why SEC Chair Gary Gensler Says Private Form of Money Won’t Last Long
“First Mover” is joined by Valkyrie Investments CIO Steven McClurg, sharing his insights into the recent market movements and insights into the company’s recently-filed bitcoi...
Bitcoin Rebounds as Evergrande Default Fear Fades, Why SEC Chair Gary Gensler Says Private Form of Money Won’t Last Long
Bitcoin Holds $40K Support After Market Sell-off, Messari CEO on DeFi Regulations, Polkadot’s Gavin Wood on Web 3.0
Bitcoin Holds $40K Support After Market Sell-off, Messari CEO on DeFi Regulations, Polkadot’s Gavin Wood on Web 3.0
“First Mover” is joined by Messari CEO Ryan Selkis as he shares insights into the current state of DeFi regulations and its impact on crypto firms. Gavin Wood, the creator of...
Bitcoin Holds $40K Support After Market Sell-off, Messari CEO on DeFi Regulations, Polkadot’s Gavin Wood on Web 3.0
China’s Evergrande Default Risk Could Have Ripple Effect in Crypto Markets
China’s Evergrande Default Risk Could Have Ripple Effect in Crypto Markets
“First Mover” speaks on Chinese real estate developer Evergrande’s default risk and its impact on the crypto markets with Matthew Sigel, Head of Digital Assets Research at ETF...
China’s Evergrande Default Risk Could Have Ripple Effect in Crypto Markets
Erin O'Toole, leader of Canada's Conservative Party, left, debates Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister, during a federal leaders' debate in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. It will be a tight race between Prime Minister Trudeau and Tory Leader O'Toole as the campaigns enter the final stretch ahead of the Sept. 20 vote, which the Liberals triggered in hopes of regaining the parliamentary majority they lost in 2019's election. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
How the Prediction Markets Are Wagering on Canada’s Election
The odds favor a Trudeau reelection but not a Liberal majority, according to prices on blockchain-based Polymarket and centralized platform PredictIt.
Erin O'Toole, leader of Canada's Conservative Party, left, debates Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister, during a federal leaders' debate in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. It will be a tight race between Prime Minister Trudeau and Tory Leader O'Toole as the campaigns enter the final stretch ahead of the Sept. 20 vote, which the Liberals triggered in hopes of regaining the parliamentary majority they lost in 2019's election. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press/Bloomberg via Getty Images)