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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Chatex Users Ask US Treasury to Release Crypto Frozen by Sanctions

Retail customers were swept up by actions meant to punish a crypto firm accused of money laundering.

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Most Influential: Katie Haun

The a16z partner’s pedigree and gravitas as a former federal prosecutor will likely become ever-more important in the year ahead as a showdown brews between regulators and industry stakeholders.

(Sasha Katz/CoinDesk)

Finance

Binance Reports Resolving Issue With Its DOGE Wallet

Most affected users confirmed that their accounts have been unfrozen.

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Juridique

Russians Conduct $5B Worth of Crypto Transactions a Year, Central Bank Says

The regulator said it is worried people will start putting their savings into stablecoins.

The Bank of Russia

Juridique

ConsenSys Suddenly Bars Iranian Students From Ethereum Coding Class

“You are located in a country that we are prohibited from providing goods or services to under U.S. law,” the firm’s ConsenSys Academy told the 50 students.

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Technologies

Binance Rebuilding DOGE Wallet to Deal With User Account Freeze

The incident led to Elon Musk starting a Twitter war with the exchange.

(Minh Pham/Unsplash)

Juridique

Russia’s Chief Taxman Says Crypto Could Erode State Taxation Profits

Head of the Federal Tax Service said tax evasion via crypto needs to be fought.

Russia