Emily Parker

Executive Director of Global Content

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.

Latest from Emily Parker

Vidéos

Inside the Courtroom for Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial; Layoffs at Ledger

CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De shares what it's been like inside the courtroom for Sam Bankman-Fried's trial this week. 117 Partners CEO Thomas Braziel discusses how the legal proceedings could impact the FTX bankruptcy case. Martin Leinweber from MarketVector Indexes weighs in on the crypto markets after the September jobs report. And, Immunefi CEO Mitchell Amador reveals how much money was lost from crypto hacks and scams in Q3.

6 oct. 2023

Analyses

Michael Lewis Was Charmed by Sam Bankman-Fried – But So Was Everyone Else

Michael Lewis is getting slammed for a relatively sympathetic portrayal of SBF. The larger question is: Why did so many people fall under Sam’s spell?

5 oct. 2023

Writer Michael Lewis interviews Sam Bankman-Fried at Crypto Bahamas (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Analyses

Michael Lewis è rimasto affascinato da Sam Bankman-Fried, ma lo sono stati anche tutti gli altri

Michael Lewis viene criticato per un ritratto relativamente comprensivo di SBF. La domanda più ampia è: perché così tante persone sono cadute sotto SPELL di Sam?

5 oct. 2023

Analyses

Michael Lewis ficou encantado com Sam Bankman-Fried – mas todos os outros também

Michael Lewis está sendo criticado por uma representação relativamente simpática da SBF. A questão maior é: por que tantas pessoas caíram no SPELL de Sam?

5 oct. 2023

Analyses

Michael Lewis quedó encantado con Sam Bankman-Fried, pero también todos los demás

Michael Lewis está siendo criticado por una interpretación relativamente comprensiva de SBF. La pregunta más amplia es: ¿por qué tanta gente cayó bajo el SPELL de Sam?

5 oct. 2023

Vidéos

The SBF Trial: Here's What Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys Are Saying About FTX's Collapse

Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial officially kicked off Wednesday, with lawyers from both sides presenting their opening arguments to the 12-person jury. ZFZ Law co-founder Michael Zweiback shares his legal analysis. Ryan Rugg and Stephen Randall from Citi treasury and trade solutions discuss Citi's digital asset plans for institutional clients. And, Innovating Capital general partner Anthony Georgiades gives a crypto markets update.

5 oct. 2023

Vidéos

The SBF Trial: Opening Arguments Expected Soon, Bernie Madoff's Former Lawyer Weighs In

The trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is entering its second day. Jury selection should finish up later today, with opening arguments to follow. Mintz and Gold partner Ira Lee Sorkin and former Alameda Research engineer Aditya Baradwaj share their perspectives on the legal proceedings. Coinbase Country Director of Singapore Hassan Ahmed discusses the crypto exchange obtaining a payment license in Singapore. And, tastycrypto head Ryan Grace gives a crypto markets update.

4 oct. 2023

Vidéos

The SBF Trial: FTX Founder Gets His Day in Court as Jury Selection Begins

Once regarded as the white knight of crypto, Sam Bankman-Fried now stands accused of committing wire fraud and conspiracy to commit several other types of fraud. Today, the 31-year-old FTX founder's criminal trial begins in New York City. O'Leary Ventures chairman Kevin O'Leary and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP partner Renato Mariotti join CDTV to discuss. Plus, Kaiko director of research Clara Medalie weighs in on how are crypto traders behaving after FTX's demise.

3 oct. 2023

Vidéos

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Goes on Trial Tomorrow; Ether ETF Race Intensifies

Crypto's biggest trial begins tomorrow and the outcome may hinge on Sam Bankman-Fried's former colleagues. VanEck head of digital assets product Kyle DaCruz discusses plans to roll out its Ethereum futures exchange-traded fund (ETF) as the race for ether (ETH) futures fund heats up. ETF Think Tank research director Cinthia Murphy also weighs in. And, Dexterity Capital managing partner Michael Safai shares his crypto market outlook as the U.S. government avoids a shutdown.

2 oct. 2023

Vidéos

Gitcoin Co-Founder Kevin Owocki on Evolution of Ethereum; Bitcoin Breaks Above $27K

As part of CoinDesk's Staking Week, presented by Foundry, Gitcoin co-founder Kevin Owocki joins the show to discuss the changes since Ethereum switched to proof-of-stake roughly one year ago. Matrixport head of research and strategy Markus Thielen predicts that bitcoin miners could be the ultimate bet for 2024. And, a judge ruled that FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will have to stay in jail for the duration of his trial.

29 sept. 2023

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