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Fran Velasquez

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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CDCROP: Kevin O'Leary (Michael Kovac/Getty Images)
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Kevin o'leary
'Shark Tank' Star Kevin O'Leary Calls Litigating Your Crypto Regulator 'Really Stupid'
In Coinbase's case, O'Leary said, it would be "better to sit down and work it out" with regulators, and if a "U.S. regulator doesn't want staking or lending, so be it."
CDCROP: Kevin O'Leary (Michael Kovac/Getty Images)
By Fran Velasquez
Apr 4, 2023 at 10:12 p.m. UTC
Apr 4, 2023
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Human Crowd Forming Plus Sign Inside Of A Human Head Shape
Web3
Polygon
Polygon's Mission ‘Has Always Been Mass Adoption of Web3,’ Co-Founder Says
That can only happen with mainstream companies, Sandeep Nailwal said.
Human Crowd Forming Plus Sign Inside Of A Human Head Shape
By Fran Velasquez
Apr 3, 2023 at 6:13 p.m. UTC
Apr 3, 2023
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Technology
Arbitrum
Arbitrum Airdrop Shows Interest in DeFi, Researcher Says
DappRadar's Pedro Herrera says decentralized finance may be benefiting from the troubles at traditional banks and regulators' actions against centralized exchanges.
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By Fran Velasquez
Apr 3, 2023 at 5:35 p.m. UTC
Apr 3, 2023
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(Cathy Hackl, modificada por Kevin Ross/CoinDesk)
Tecnologia
Spanish
El metaverso está teniendo un “momento de calma” en medio del invierno cripto
Esto no es necesariamente algo malo, dijo en “First Mover” Cathy Hackl, directora de metaverso en Journey.
(Cathy Hackl, modificada por Kevin Ross/CoinDesk)
By Fran Velasquez
Mar 31, 2023 at 2:02 p.m. UTC
Mar 31, 2023
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Markets
Btc
Bitcoin Is Still in Its ‘Safe Haven Period’: Analyst
Bitcoin is over $28,000 on Thursday, up more than 20% in the last month. Mark Connors, 3IQ head of research, attributes part of that rise to uncertainty in the banking sector and the arrests of Do Kwon and Sam Bankman-Fried.
3IQ head of research at Mark Connor (3IQ)
By Fran Velasquez
Mar 30, 2023 at 7:09 p.m. UTC
Mar 30, 2023
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(Cathy Hackl, modified by Kevin Ross/CoinDesk)
Web3
Metaverse fashion week
The Metaverse Is Facing a ‘Cooldown Moment’ Amid Crypto Winter
That isn’t necessarily a bad thing, Cathy Hackl, chief metaverse officer at Journey, told "First Mover."
(Cathy Hackl, modified by Kevin Ross/CoinDesk)
By Fran Velasquez
Mar 29, 2023 at 7:58 p.m. UTC
Mar 29, 2023
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Former Facebook deputy general counsel Paul Grewal is joining Coinbase as its new chief legal officer. (Coinbase)
Policy
Coinbase
Coinbase Chief Legal Officer: There’s ‘A Lot to Unpack’ in CFTC’s Filing Against Binance
Paul Grewal added that despite its own issues with U.S. regulators, Coinbase is "not going anywhere" right now.
Former Facebook deputy general counsel Paul Grewal is joining Coinbase as its new chief legal officer. (Coinbase)
By Fran Velasquez
Mar 29, 2023 at 7:43 p.m. UTC
Mar 29, 2023
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Former U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Timothy Massad (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Policy
Cftc
Former CFTC Chairman: Regulator's Lawsuit Against Binance 'Is a Big Deal'
The level of detail in the CFTC's filing is “really quite striking," Timothy Massad told CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover.”
Former U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Timothy Massad (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
By Fran Velasquez
Mar 28, 2023 at 6:47 p.m. UTC
Mar 28, 2023
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J. Christopher Giancarlo, attorney and former business executive who served as 13th chairman of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Author of "CryptoDad". (J. Christopher Giancarlo)
Finance
Cbdcs
Former CFTC Chair Giancarlo: A Privacy-Protecting U.S. CBDC Could ‘Take Over the World’
Mass adoption depends on a digital dollar designed to be free of surveillance tools, the Digital Dollar Project co-founder said.
J. Christopher Giancarlo, attorney and former business executive who served as 13th chairman of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Author of "CryptoDad". (J. Christopher Giancarlo)
By Fran Velasquez
Mar 27, 2023 at 7:28 p.m. UTC
Mar 27, 2023
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(Lisa Braganca, CoinDesk TV)
Policy
Sec
Former SEC Branch Chief Explains Why U.S. Has Jurisdiction in Do Kwon Case
Lisa Braganca believes that the crypto entrepreneur knowingly pitched investments in the UST and LUNA tokens to Americans.
(Lisa Braganca, CoinDesk TV)
By Fran Velasquez
Mar 24, 2023 at 5:35 p.m. UTC
Mar 24, 2023
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