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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Ukraine's President Signs Law Allowing Central Bank to Issue a CBDC

The National Bank of Ukraine can now officially launch its own payment token.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

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Russia's Telecom Giant MTS Invests $11.7M in Blockchain Trade-Finance Service: Report

MTS bought 51% of Factorin, a Russia-based trade-finance service, for $11.7 million.

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Russia’s Hermitage to Sell Digital Copies of Art as NFTs

The museum will sell digital copies of works by da Vinci, Giorgione, Kandinsky, van Gogh and Monet on Binance NFT.

The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia

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Ukraine Presents Road Map for Developing the Digital Assets Industry

The Ministry of Digital Transformation hopes to see 47% of Ukrainians using digital assets by 2024.

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Bank of Russia Tells Stock Exchanges to Avoid Crypto-Related Funds

The central bank doesn't want crypto ETFs on the country's capital markets.

Bank of Russia in Moscow.

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The 2021 Crypto Hype Is Down, but Old Traders Are Unfazed, Says EXMO CEO

The bull market of early 2021 drew in many newbies, but almost none of them stayed as things cooled down, EXMO exchange CEO said.

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Abkhazia to Punish Public Officials for Illegal Crypto Mining: Report

"District and town majors, you should make your own decisions and, whenever you find a mining farm, fire or reprimand the head of that village," the nation's president said.

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Ukrainian Law Enforcement Raids Illegal Mining Farm With GPUs, PlayStations

The miners reportedly used the electricity of the local power provider.

Ukraine's SSU seized hardware from an allegedly illegal mining operation.