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Charli Cohen, founder and CEO of RSTLSS, joins "First Mover" to discuss collaborating with Paris Hilton's company 11:11 Media on a Web3 collection called MareBears, which brings tiny creatures to the blockchain and aims to attract emerging artists into the NFT space. Cohen also weighs in on empowering creators and partnering with SHIB and the Shiba Inu ecosystem.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has one last short window, an eight-day period starting Thursday, if it wants to approve all 12 spot bitcoin (BTC) ETF applications this year, Bloomberg Intelligence analysts wrote in a recent note. Diffuse Funds founder and CEO Kenny Estes explains why he "would not be surprised if we see a bitcoin spot ETF approval within the next week," after SEC Chair Gary Gensler posted a video on X discussing what risks investors can take.

"Digital Money Demystified" author and Penn State Dickinson Law professor?Tonya Evans?joins "First Mover" to discuss the latest moves BlackRock is making for an exchange-traded fund (ETF) for Ethereum. Evans also shares insights into her new book "Digital Money Demystified: Go From Cash to Crypto Safely, Legally, and Confidently," which aims to address some of the common misconceptions about the world of cryptocurrency.

BlackRock wants to create an ETF that holds Ethereum's ether (ETH), a plan that deepens the world's largest asset manager's commitment to cryptocurrencies. Following the news, the price of ETH surged nearing $2,100 on Thursday and rose about 3% versus just before the filing came out. CoinDesk Managing Editor of Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De weighs in on the possible industry and regulatory implications.

"Digital Money Demystified" author and Penn State Dickinson Law professor?Tonya Evans?discusses her new book that addresses some of the common misconceptions about crypto, along with some of the regulatory challenges for the digital assets space in the U.S. right now. "The best way that people can position themselves is to at least separate fact from fiction," Evans said.

CoinDesk Managing Editor of Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De breaks down the details of a new filing from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that pushes back against Binance's efforts to dismiss the lawsuit from the regulator. Plus, insights on the unusual "narrative details" included in the documents.

As part of CoinDesk's Trading Week 2023, presented by CME Group, Injective Labs co-founder and CEO Eric Chen joins "First Mover" to share insights into some of the strategies for DeFi traders, including 64% saying they trade on both a centralized and decentralized exchange. Injective says the data was collected from hundreds of traders contacted via multiple channels. After the preliminary data verification, answers were included from 224 qualified respondents.

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) wants to expand its oversight to cover nonbank payment providers and some subsectors of crypto transactions. While the proposal doesn't explicitly name these companies, footnotes reference Venmo (owned by PayPal) and Cash App (owned by Block) as examples of person-to-person payment apps that a majority of Americans have used. CoinDesk managing editor of global policy and regulation Nikhilesh De weighs in.

As part of CoinDesk's Trading Week 2023, presented by CME Group, Injective Labs co-founder and CEO Eric Chen discusses a new Injective survey which indicates a small amount of respondents weren't able to tell if they were operating on a centralized or decentralized exchange. "For a lot of DeFi projects, the goal is for the users to have such a smooth onboarding experience," Chen said.

CoinDesk Managing Editor of Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De explains what a new proposal published by the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) could mean for large nonbank payment providers, like PayPal or Jack Dorsey's Block. Plus, whether the proposed rule could impact bitcoin and other types of cryptocurrencies.

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As part of CoinDesk's Trading Week 2023, sponsored by CME Group, CoinDesk Markets Team co-managing editor Omkar Godbole joins "First Mover" to discuss a chart from Tom McClellan, the editor at The McClellan Market Report, which shows total open interest in bitcoin futures has spiked. Spikes in open interest have historically marked trend changes.

Two U.K. financial watchdogs, the Bank of England (BOE) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), have published their plans to regulate stablecoins. Laura Douglas, senior associate at international law firm Clifford Chance, weighs in on the move. "This is really the next stage of the U.K.'s plan to regulate stablecoins and crypto assets more generally," Douglas said. "It's something the industry has been waiting for, for quite some time."

Altcoins climbed higher on Monday, while bitcoin (BTC) remained close to $35,000 as investors ventured into riskier tokens. Coinbase Institutional Head of Research David Duong shares his crypto markets analysis, explaining the potential factors behind the altcoin spike and why it did not just "materialize out of thin air." Plus, Duong's thoughts on XRP's price action and a spot bitcoin ETF approval in the U.S.

Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital has teamed up with Nodal Power for a 280 kilowatt pilot mining project in Utah that is using methane gas generated from landfill waste to power mining operations. Marathon Digital Holdings CEO Fred Thiel discusses the partnership and the broader state of bitcoin mining, explaining how "long-term, bitcoin miners can essentially become energy negative."

Open interest in Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)'s bitcoin (BTC) futures has surged 35% in four weeks, which could suggest a turning point for bitcoin prices. CoinDesk Markets Team co-managing editor Omkar Godbole joins "First Mover" to discuss, as part of CoinDesk's Trading Week 2023, presented by CME Group.

Two U.K. financial watchdogs, the Bank of England (BOE) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), have published their plans to regulate stablecoins. Clifford Chance LLP senior associate Laura Douglas discusses the significance of the proposals that aim to a clearer regulatory framework in the U.K. and the previous challenges the country has faced regarding stablecoin rules.

Despite crypto winter, Chainalysis says that stablecoin activity has remained resilient, but most of the growth is happening outside the US. Chainalysis Global VP of Public Policy Caroline Malcolm discusses the key takeaways and the what the future of stablecoin regulation could look like.

As part of CoinDesk's Trading Week 2023, presented by CME Group, ProShares Global Investment Strategist Simeon Hyman weighs in on bitcoin's recent rally despite the "challenging news flow" and headwinds in the industry. "The rally that we've seen in cryptocurrency...is certainly a vote towards resilience," Hyman said.

PayPal received a subpoena from the SEC recently, requesting documentation about its stablecoin PYUSD. Columbia Business School adjunct professor and former Paxos head of portfolio management Austin Campbell discusses the agency's latest move, explaining why he thinks this is a "pretty transparent attempt at intimidation and a power grab, especially against another U.S. regulator." Plus, Campbell's reaction to FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's guilty verdict and the outlook for the crypto industry.