Anna Baydakova

Anna writes about blockchain projects and regulation with a special focus on Eastern Europe and Russia. She is especially excited about stories on privacy, cybercrime, sanctions policies and censorship resistance of decentralized technologies.
She graduated from the Saint Petersburg State University and the Higher School of Economics in Russia and got her Master's degree at Columbia Journalism School in New York City.
She joined CoinDesk after years of writing for various Russian media, including the leading political outlet Novaya Gazeta.
Anna owns BTC and an NFT of sentimental value.

Anna Baydakova

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Tech

Bitcoin Wallet of the Failed BTC-e Exchange Wakes Up

Someone transferred 10,000 BTC from a previously sleeping wallet identified as holding the treasury of the failed BTC-e exchange.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)

Tech

La billetera Bitcoin del fallido intercambio BTC-e se despierta

Alguien transfirió 10,000 BTC de una billetera previamente inactiva identificada como la que contenía la tesorería del fallido intercambio BTC-e.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)

Tech

A carteira Bitcoin da falha na troca BTC-e acorda

Alguém transferiu 10.000 BTC de uma carteira anteriormente adormecida, identificada como detentora do tesouro da falida exchange BTC-e.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)

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Ukrainian Official Refutes FTX-Ukraine Money Laundering Rumors

The deputy crypto chief of Ukrainian government says war-torn country used FTX only as a fiat on-ramp.

From left To right: Rev Miller, Atlantis World co-founder; Alex Bornyakov, Ukraine’s deputy minister for Digital Transformation, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin 
(Kyiv Tech Summit)

Tech

David Chaum Rolls Out Privacy-Protecting CBDC Technology

The “godfather of cryptocurrency” suggested a CBDC design for a pilot with the Swiss National Bank.

David Chaum (Horacio Villalobos-Corbis/Getty Images)

Policy

Bank of Russia Suggests NFT, Smart Contract Regulation

Russia's central bank suggested detailed framework for trading digital assets.

Russian flag (Egor Filin/Unsplash)

Finance

Zhao, CEO de Binance, sugiere que el exchange podría seguir aceptando usuarios rusos

Mientras que los exchanges de criptomonedas de la Unión Europea han cumplido con las sanciones contra Rusia, la decisión no es tan clara fuera de Europa, dijo el CEO de Binance.

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Finance

Binance CEO Zhao Suggests Exchange Might Still Allow Russian Users

While the crypto exchange's EU entities have complied with sanctions against Russia, the decision isn't as clear outside of Europe, the Binance CEO said.

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Southeast Asia Leads the World in Crypto Adoption, Propelled by Play-to-Earn Gaming: Chainalysis

Games like Axie Infinity and cross-border crypto transfer applications push “lower middle income” nations to global leadership in crypto adoption.

AI Artwork Vietnam and Axie Infinity (Midjourney/CoinDesk)