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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Consensus Magazine

Fedi Gives Bitcoiners a Community Custody Option

For most people, crypto custody comes down to the choice of holding their own keys or giving them to an exchange. Fedi offers an intriguing third way – to share the burden with trusted friends and family. That’s why Fedi is one of CoinDesk’s Projects to Watch 2023.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Sybil Millionaires: How Airdrop Hunters Trick Projects and Snatch Fortunes

They maintain multiple accounts for the same project, stay undetectable and maximize profits from airdrops like those of Arbitrum, Aptos, Sui and others.

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Consensus Magazine

Bitcoin From Defunct BTC-e on the Move Again: Report

Someone is trying to cash out bitcoin from an exchange the U.S. shut down in 2017.

Alexander Vinnik (Shutterstock)

Технології

Ya se robaron US$119M en criptomonedas en lo que va de 2023 y aumentan los rug pulls con NFT

Según una empresa de inteligencia blockchain, los protocolos DeFi han sido la presa favorita de los hackers durante 2021, pero ahora los delincuentes se están aprovechando de los proyectos NFT.

Computer Hacking Hackers (Shutterstock)

Consensus Magazine

Regulatory Pressure Did Not Shut Down Privacy Tool, Aztec Founders Say

Despite U.S. efforts to sanction Tornado Cash and other crypto privacy tools, Aztec says it shut down its Ethereum zero-knowledge tools for commercial reasons.

(Aztec Network)

Consensus Magazine

$119M in Stolen Crypto So Far in 2023, NFT Rug Pulls on the Rise: Crystal Blockchain

DeFi protocols have been hackers’ favorite targets since 2021. Now hackers are preying on NFT projects, a blockchain intelligence firm says.

Computer Hacking Hackers (Shutterstock)

Consensus Magazine

This Ukrainian Startup Is Looking to Automate Crypto Crime Reporting Using Smart Contracts, AI

The project allows users to report cryptocurrency wallets related to scams, sanctions violations, terrorism financing and other crimes.

Scam alert (Getty)

Consensus Magazine

Russians Use Tether to Send Money to the West, Evading Sanctions and KYC – Transparency International

Russian banks may be cut off from the SWIFT international payments network but, despite wide-ranging international sanctions, money keeps flowing between Russia and the West. Brokers are ready to turn Russian rubles into foreign currency abroad, in cash.

(Benjamin Davies/Unsplash)

Ринки

Por qué es importante el inestable fin de semana que tuvo USDC

La segunda stablecoin más importante del sector de las criptomonedas recuperó su paridad con el dólar estadounidense tras un fin de semana agitado, pero esto demuestra lo fundamental que es el token dentro del ecosistema.

(Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)