Nick Baker

Nick Baker is CoinDesk's deputy editor-in-chief. He won a Loeb Award for editing CoinDesk's coverage of FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried, including Ian Allison's scoop that caused SBF's empire to collapse. Before joining in 2022, he worked at Bloomberg News for 16 years as a reporter, editor and manager. Previously, he was a reporter at Dow Jones Newswires, wrote for The Wall Street Journal and earned a journalism degree from Ohio University. He owns more than $1,000 of BTC and SOL.

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CFTC Pushes FTX-Inspired Rule to Protect Customers' Money

Commissioners took a step toward requiring derivatives clearing organizations, a key type of middleman in the industry, to keep their customers' money segregated from their own funds.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission would be granted far-reaching authority over crypto trading and regulation in a new Senate bill. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Itinulak ng CFTC ang FTX-Inspired na Panuntunan para Protektahan ang Pera ng mga Customer

Ang mga komisyoner ay gumawa ng isang hakbang patungo sa pag-aatas sa mga derivatives clearing na organisasyon, isang pangunahing uri ng middleman sa industriya, upang KEEP ihiwalay ang pera ng kanilang mga customer mula sa kanilang sariling mga pondo.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission would be granted far-reaching authority over crypto trading and regulation in a new Senate bill. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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CFTC promove regra inspirada na FTX para proteger o dinheiro dos clientes

Os Comissários deram um passo no sentido de exigir que as organizações de compensação de derivados, um tipo fundamental de intermediário na indústria, KEEP o dinheiro dos seus clientes segregado dos seus próprios fundos.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission would be granted far-reaching authority over crypto trading and regulation in a new Senate bill. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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U.S. CFTC Approves Bitcoin Futures Platform Bitnomial's Derivatives Clearing Application

The commissioners discussed issues like conflict of interest before ultimately voting in favor of the margined bitcoin futures company.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Inaprubahan ng US CFTC ang Bitcoin Futures Platform Bitnomial's Derivatives Clearing Application

Tinalakay ng mga komisyoner ang mga isyu tulad ng salungatan ng interes bago tuluyang bumoto pabor sa margined Bitcoin futures company.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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US CFTC aprova aplicativo de compensação de derivativos da plataforma de futuros de Bitcoin Bitnomial

Os comissários discutiram questões como conflito de interesses antes de finalmente votarem a favor da empresa marginalizada de futuros de Bitcoin .

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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La CFTC de EE. UU. aprueba la aplicación de compensación de derivados de la plataforma de futuros de Bitcoin Bitnomial

Los comisionados discutieron temas como el conflicto de intereses antes de finalmente votar a favor de la compañía de futuros de Bitcoin marginada.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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La CFTC américaine approuve l'application de compensation de produits dérivés de la plateforme Bitcoin Futures Bitnomial

Les commissaires ont discuté de questions telles que les conflits d’intérêts avant de finalement voter en faveur de la société à terme Bitcoin avec marge.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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La CFTC statunitense approva la richiesta di compensazione dei derivati ​​della piattaforma Bitcoin Futures di Bitnomial

I commissari hanno discusso questioni come il conflitto di interessi prima di votare alla fine a favore della società di futures Bitcoin con margini.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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S&P Faults Biggest Stablecoin, Tether's USDT, as It Debuts New Industry Ranking

USDT was assigned a low score of four, meaning the largest stablecoin is constrained in its ability to maintain its peg to fiat, the rating agency says.

Ratings company S&P Global has started ranking stablecoins' ability to hold their pegs. (eswaran arulkumar/Unsplash)