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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Hong Kong Fund's Projected $400 Million Overstock Investment Ends With $5 Million Close

GSR Capital has closed on its investment in Overstock.com's tZERO, security token platform, after months of delays.

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BitGo Hires Former Wall Street Forex Trading Exec

Crypto custody provider BitGo has hired Nick Carmi, former head of forex trading at a number of Wall Street banks.

BitGo CEO Mike Belshe

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Bitstamp Hires Ex-Coinbase Trading Head to Court Wall Street Money

Europe-based crypto exchange Bitstamp has hired former Coinbase trading head and Wall Street veteran Hunter Merghart to lead its U.S. operations.

Bitstamp CEO and founder Nejc Kodrič

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'One-Stop Shop' for Crypto Mining and Trading to Launch Spot Market May 23

Bcause says it's weeks away from launching a spot market for bitcoin, ether, bitcoin cash and litecoin, despite operating under chapter 11.

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Bitcoin Miners Send Message at Fidelity: We Run on Clean Energy, Not Dirty Coal

Bitcoin miners made the case for their industry as a driver of clean energy adoption, rather than an ecological disaster, at Fidelity’s Mining Summit.

Image of the Fidelity Mining Summit session — courtesy of Fidelity

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Crypto ATM Operator Postpones Tether Buying 'Until the Smoke Clears'

Crypto ATM firm CoinFlip has postponed adding the Tron version of USDT, citing the New York Attorney General's Tether probe.

Tron founder Justin Sun

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JPMorgan Exec Joins Blockchain Gold-Trading Firm Tradewind as CEO

Tradewind, a blockchain-powered precious metals market, has hired a JPMorgan veteran to be its first-ever CEO.

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Novogratz's Galaxy Digital Crypto Fund Lost $272.7 Million in 2018

Galaxy Digital, the crypto fund founded by Michael Novogratz, lost $272.7 million in its first full year of operation.

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Creditor Takes Crypto Startup London Block Exchange to Court

A law firm has taken the London Block Exchange to court saying it's owed money, but the startup's CEO has denied it is going out of business.

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Bond Rating Agency Moody's Warns on Risks of Private Blockchains

Rating agency Moody's has warned of several risks of private, centralized blockchains in a report examining the tech's pros and cons.

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