Fran Velasquez

Fran is CoinDesk's TV writer and reporter. He is an alum of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and CUNY's Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, where he earned his master's in business and economic reporting. In the past, he has written for Borderless Magazine, CNBC Make It, and Inc. He owns no crypto holdings.

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Undercollateralized USDN Stablecoin Needs Tweaking, Waves Founder Says

“We have to work on the algorithm” after several depeggings from the dollar, Sasha Ivanov said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” program.

Waves founder Sasha Ivanov (CoinDesk TV, modified by CoinDesk)

Web3

SuperRare in SoHo: NFTs in the Real World

Visions from Remembered Futures is leaping into the metaverse and simultaneously out into the real world.

(Nicolas Sanchez)

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‘Bitcoin Will Find Its Footing’ in Near Term, Says Grayscale CEO

"Market forces,” including a liquidity crunch, are contributing to the pressures on bitcoin and on GBTC, CEO Michael Sonnenshein said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover.”

Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk TV, modified by CoinDesk)

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Tether ‘Transparency Is Needed’ Following Terra’s UST Collapse: Analyst

The director of blockchain market research Quantum Economics said during CoinDesk TV's "First Mover" that Tether should be more transparent about “what they actually hold on their balance sheets.”

Alexandre Lores on CoinDesk TV's "First Mover." (Modified by CoinDesk)

Mercados

More Downside Ahead for Bitcoin, Says Top Valkyrie Analyst

“It’s a marathon, not a sprint,” Josh Olszewicz, head of research at Valkyrie, said about bitcoin’s price recovery, on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” program.

(Josh Olszewicz/CoinDesk TV, modified by CoinDesk)

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Justin Sun Still Thinks Algorithmic Stablecoins Are a Good Idea

The crypto mogul also said LUNA and UST might make good "meme coins," he said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover.”

Justin Sun on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” (CoinDesk TV, modified by CoinDesk)

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Dai Creator Rune Christensen on Terra's Collapse

The MakerDAO founder said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” that he wasn’t in the mood to say “I told you so,” following Terra’s stablecoin collapse.

Rune Christensen (CoinDesk TV, modified by CoinDesk)

Finanças

Kevin Zhou on UST's Roller-Coaster Ride and Where It Goes From Here

The Galois Capital co-founder foresaw the problems with UST, and joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss what could happen to it now.

(CoinDesk TV)

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Kevin Zhou na montanha-russa da UST e para onde vai a partir daqui

O cofundador da Galois Capital previu os problemas com a UST e juntou-se ao “First Mover” da CoinDesk TV para discutir o que poderia acontecer com ela agora.

(CoinDesk TV)

Finanças

Kevin Zhou sul giro sulle montagne russe dell'UST e su dove va da qui

Il co-fondatore di Galois Capital ha previsto i problemi con UST e si è unito al "First Mover" di CoinDesk TV per discutere cosa potrebbe accadergli ora.

(CoinDesk TV)