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.

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MicroStrategy, With Bitcoin's Price Depressed, Looks to Lightning to Boost Usage, Saylor Says

The company is developing solutions for big enterprises to join the Lightning network, the chairman said.

Michael Saylor speaking at the Baltic Honeybadger conference in Riga, Latvia, Sept. 3, 2022.

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There’s a New Platform for Bitcoin-Backed Borrowing and It’s Courting Banks to Lend

Max Keidun, CEO of non-custodial bitcoin exchange Hold Hodl, is launching a decentralized platform for stablecoin and fiat loans with Casa, Blockstream, Bitfinex and others.

"The Sailor and the Banker," 1799 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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Binance Froze Russian Gun Maker's Crypto Assets, Amid Ukrainian Pressure

Vladislav Lobaev, a Russian gun manufacturer, raised $21,000 in crypto for the war in Ukraine before the world’s largest crypto exchange locked down the funds.

Russian arms manufacturer Vladislav Lobaev (Lobaev Arms)

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Sanctioned Bitcoin Mining Firm BitRiver Loses Another Client as SBI Leaves: Sources

The Japanese bank is at least the second big name to emerge as ceasing work with BitRiver after the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on the Russian firm in April.

A BitRiver mining facility in Siberia. (Anna Baydakova/CoinDesk)

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Coinbase CEO Suggests Exchange Won't Censor Transactions on Ethereum

Brian Armstrong expressed his preference not to censor transactions to and from sanctioned addresses after the blockchain's transition to proof-of-stake.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

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CEO da Coinbase sugere que exchange T censurará transações no Ethereum

Brian Armstrong expressou sua preferência por não censurar transações de e para endereços sancionados após a transição do blockchain para prova de participação.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

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Le PDG de Coinbase suggère qu'Exchange ne censurera T les transactions sur Ethereum

Brian Armstrong a exprimé sa préférence pour ne pas censurer les transactions vers et depuis des adresses sanctionnées après la transition de la blockchain vers la preuve de participation.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

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El CEO de Coinbase sugiere que Exchange no censurará las transacciones en Ethereum

Brian Armstrong expresó su preferencia por no censurar las transacciones hacia y desde direcciones sancionadas después de la transición de blockchain a prueba de participación.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)