Bitcoin
$43,922.99+0.33%
Ethereum
$2,271.76-0.49%
Binance Coin
$230.86-0.59%
XRP
$0.62842630+0.83%
Solana
$63.21+2.93%
Cardano
$0.44641633+6.72%
Dogecoin
$0.09840816+6.89%
Avalanche
$27.31+15.54%
Tron
$0.10545246+1.57%
Chainlink
$15.75-0.08%
Polkadot
$6.12+6.79%
Toncoin
$2.26-4.21%
PlayIconNav
Crypto Prices CoinDesk Market Index CoinDesk Market Index
VolumeMuteUnmute

In a Global First, El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law Now in Effect

Sep 7, 2021

“First Mover” talks to Japanese exchange Liquid Group COO Seth Melamed as crypto hacks become more frequent this year.

  • Up Next
    BlackRock's Spot Bitcoin ETF Plans; U.S. Crypto Lobbying Spending Expected to Hit New Record
    43:22
    BlackRock's Spot Bitcoin ETF Plans; U.S. Crypto Lobbying Spending Expected to Hit New Record
    Dec 5, 2023
  • Most Influential 2023; Bitcoin Breaks Above $42K For First Time Since April 2022
    32:45
    Most Influential 2023; Bitcoin Breaks Above $42K For First Time Since April 2022
    Dec 4, 2023
  • Bitcoin Hovers Below $38K Amid New Inflation Data; Spot Bitcoin ETF Interest in Brazil
    42:57
    Bitcoin Hovers Below $38K Amid New Inflation Data; Spot Bitcoin ETF Interest in Brazil
    Nov 30, 2023
    • Hosts
    Christine Lee
    Christine Lee
    Christine Lee is an anchor and producer at CoinDesk. Previously, she anchored live daily market updates and reported business news features for television stations around the world at Thomson Reuters. She first began covering cryptocurrencies at Bloomberg TV Canada.
    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.
    Emily Parker
    Emily Parker
    Emily Parker is 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.
    Related Price
    View All
    | XBX

    Bitcoin Price Index XBX

    The CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index (XBX) is the world’s leading reference for the price of bitcoin, used by the largest institutions active in crypto assets. It is the crypto market standard, benchmarking billions of dollars in registered financial products and pricing hundreds of millions in daily over-the-counter transactions. Built for replicability and reliability, in continuous operation since 2014, the XBX is relied upon by asset allocators, asset managers, market participants and exchanges. The XBX is the flagship in a portfolio of single- and multi-asset indices offered by CoinDesk.

    Learn more on

    CoinDesk Indices

    Logo of BTC
    BTC
    Bitcoin
    $43,922.99
    0.33%
    Logo of ETH
    ETH
    Ethereum
    $2,271.76
    -0.49%
    Logo of BNB
    BNB
    Binance Coin
    $230.86
    -0.59%
    Logo of XRP
    XRP
    XRP
    $0.62842630
    0.83%
    Logo of SOL
    SOL
    Solana
    $63.21
    2.93%
    Logo of ADA
    ADA
    Cardano
    $0.44641633
    6.72%
    Logo of DOGE
    DOGE
    Dogecoin
    $0.09840816
    6.89%
    Logo of AVAX
    AVAX
    Avalanche
    $27.31
    15.54%
    Logo of TRX
    TRX
    Tron
    $0.10545246
    1.57%
    Logo of LINK
    LINK
    Chainlink
    $15.75
    -0.08%

    Learn more about Consensus 2024, CoinDesk’s longest-running and most influential event that brings together all sides of crypto, blockchain and Web3. Head to coindesk.consensus.com to register and buy your pass now.

    Chevrone Right Icon
    Chevrone Right Icon

    BlackRock's Spot Bitcoin ETF Plans; U.S. Crypto Lobbying Spending Expected to Hit New Record
    BlackRock's Spot Bitcoin ETF Plans; U.S. Crypto Lobbying Spending Expected to Hit New Record
    Dec 5, 2023
    Most Influential 2023; Bitcoin Breaks Above $42K For First Time Since April 2022
    Most Influential 2023; Bitcoin Breaks Above $42K For First Time Since April 2022
    Dec 4, 2023
    CoinDesk placeholder image
    World's Largest Bitcoin Futures ETF Breaks 2021 Record; Polygon's Secret Deal
    Dec 1, 2023
    Bitcoin Hovers Below $38K Amid New Inflation Data; Spot Bitcoin ETF Interest in Brazil
    Bitcoin Hovers Below $38K Amid New Inflation Data; Spot Bitcoin ETF Interest in Brazil
    Nov 30, 2023
    Bitcoin Breaches $38K; CZ Steps Down From Binance.US Board
    Bitcoin Breaches $38K; CZ Steps Down From Binance.US Board
    Nov 29, 2023
    Binance Founder CZ Must Remain in U.S. for the Moment; Crypto Giving Tuesday
    Binance Founder CZ Must Remain in U.S. for the Moment; Crypto Giving Tuesday
    Nov 28, 2023
    Binance to Pay $4B to Settle U.S. Criminal Case; Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao Resigns as CEO, Pleads Guilty
    Binance to Pay $4B to Settle U.S. Criminal Case; Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao Resigns as CEO, Pleads Guilty
    Nov 22, 2023
    Kraken Accused of Operating Unregistered Platform by SEC; CBDC Exploration Around the Globe
    Kraken Accused of Operating Unregistered Platform by SEC; CBDC Exploration Around the Globe
    Nov 21, 2023
    Former Twitch CEO Tapped as New OpenAI Chief; Crypto Friendly Javier Milei Wins Argentine Presidency
    Former Twitch CEO Tapped as New OpenAI Chief; Crypto Friendly Javier Milei Wins Argentine Presidency
    Nov 20, 2023
    Bitcoin's Roller Coaster Week; State of Web3 Gaming in 2023
    Bitcoin's Roller Coaster Week; State of Web3 Gaming in 2023
    Nov 17, 2023