Christine Lee

"First Mover" dives into the crypto markets ahead of Shapella, a portmanteau of Shanghai and Capella, two major Ethereum network upgrades expected to occur simultaneously on April 12. Victoria Bills, Banrion Capital Management Chief Investment Strategist, joins the conversation. Ronit Ghose, Future of Finance Global Head at Citi, explains why the potential of blockchain will be measured in billions of users and trillions of dollars in value. Plus, Komainu CEO Nicolas Bertrand discusses the cryptocurrency custody joint venture of Nomura, Ledger and CoinShares.

Apr 5, 2023

Peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin (BTC) trading platform Paxful is suspending its marketplace and is unsure whether operations will resume. Paxful CEO Ray Youssef joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss. Plus, Delphi Digital Head of Markets Jason Pagoulatos discusses his bitcoin outlook as the total market capitalization for all cryptocurrencies has climbed to the highest level since June, helped by bitcoin’s (BTC) massive 70% rally to begin the year.

Apr 4, 2023

Canadian crypto exchanges WonderFi, Coinsquare and CoinSmart have revealed plans to merge, creating what would be one of the world's largest crypto trading platforms. O'Leary Ventures Chairman Kevin O'Leary, along with WonderFi President and Interim CEO Dean Skurka, join "First Mover" to discuss. Plus, The Tie Co-Founder and CEO Joshua Frank weighs in on dogecoin jumping after Twitter replaces its blue bird logo with the token's dog. And, FTX creditor Sunil Kavuri shares his thoughts on the future of the failed crypto exchange.

Apr 4, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) has chalked up gains in April in six out of the past 10 years, averaging a return of more than 17%, according to Matrixport. Kemet Trading CEO Ash ‎Ashmawy joins "All About Bitcoin" with his bitcoin markets analysis. Separately, Bitcoin gaming and payments company Zebedee debuts a global payment service powered by Bitcoin's Lightning Network. Zebedee Co-founder and CTO André Neves joins the conversation.

Apr 3, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) has been testing the $30,000 mark, trading between $27,500 and $28,900 over the weekend. "First Mover" dives into markets with The Crypto Trader Author Glen Goodman. Meanwhile, crypto markets have displayed resilience in the face of the recent upheaval in the U.S. banking system, with bitcoin in particular outperforming, according to Coinbase. Coinbase Institutional Head of Research David Duong weighs in. Polygon Co-Founder Sandeep Nailwal and Policy 4.0 CEO and Founder Tanvi Ratna also join the conversation.

Apr 3, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) is on track to end the first quarter with its best performance since the first quarter of 2021. So far, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has rallied roughly 70% in 2023. CoinDesk's Bitcoin Protocol Reporter Frederick Munawa and Crypto Markets Analyst Glenn Williams Jr. discuss. Plus, ZeroSync Co-founder Robin Linus joins "All About Bitcoin" to explain how the Swiss nonprofit aims to help scale Bitcoin by using zero-knowledge proofs (zk-proofs).

Mar 31, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) is hovering around $28,000 as the PCE price index increased 0.3 percent in February. Bannockburn Global Forex Chief Market Strategist Marc Chandler shares his crypto markets analysis. Plus, DappRadar Head of Research and Analytics Pedro Herrera discusses DeFi's performance and the rise of interest in Arbitrum in the first quarter.

Mar 31, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) is hovering around the $28,000 level, as traders set their sights on the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization potentially rising to $30,000, a milestone not seen since June. Bitwise Asset Management CIO Matt Hougan shares his crypto markets analysis. Plus, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted bribery and campaign finance violations during a court appearance on Thursday. CoinDesk Regulatory Reporter Cheyenne Ligon weighs in.

Mar 30, 2023

Trading volumes for XRP spiked to billions of dollars on UpBit, Bithumb, and Korbit, three of Korea’s top exchanges by volume, on the back of the token's 26% rise in the past week. Bitget Managing Director Gracy Chen and 3IQ Head of Research Mark Connors join the conversation. Plus, Nansen's Jason Meng discusses Binance's on-chain balance following the CFTC lawsuit against the crypto exchange. And, an update on Sam Bankman-Fried's legal developments ahead of a status hearing on Thursday.

Mar 30, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) has climbed roughly 70% so far in 2023, with the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization on track for its best quarterly gain in two years. Verified Investing Crypto Chief Market Strategist Gareth Soloway joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss his bitcoin price analysis and outlook. Plus, Pow.re CEO Mike Cohen and Pow.re Latin American Director Jimmy Kim share their insights into the state of crypto mining as the Canadian crypto miner secures a contract for 100 megawatts (MW) of power in Paraguay.

Mar 29, 2023