FIRST MOVER: Crypto Progress Is Not the Same as the Beginning of the Internet: Kara Swisher

Author, journalist and podcast host Kara Swisher reflects on her decades-long reporting career.

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Tech journalist, author and podcast host Kara Swisher joins "First Mover" to reflect on her decades-long career reporting on some of the biggest technological advancements in recent history. "The internet was a major Cambrian explosion. This is a tiny one,” she said when asked if recent crypto progress is similar to the early days of the internet. Swisher also shares her thoughts on the tech founders she’s interviewed over the years, what the future might look like, and a bitcoin wallet she lost years ago.

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “First Mover” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and Melissa Montañez and edited by Victor Chen.

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