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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Policy

CBDCs Like a Digital Dollar Face Doubts Without Privacy Protections, Key Organization Finds

A Bank for International Settlements, or BIS, study found that privacy increases participants' willingness to use a CBDC by up to 60% when purchasing privacy-sensitive products.

Padlock and chain (Georg Bommeli/ Unsplash)

Policy

Les CBDC, comme un dollar numérique, font face à des doutes sans protection de la Politique de confidentialité , selon une organisation clé

Une étude de la Banque des règlements internationaux, ou BRI, a révélé que la Politique de confidentialité augmente jusqu'à 60 % la volonté des participants d'utiliser une CBDC lors de l'achat de produits sensibles à la confidentialité.

Padlock and chain (Georg Bommeli/ Unsplash)

Policy

Le CBDC, come un dollaro digitale, affrontano dubbi senza tutela Privacy , rileva un'organizzazione chiave

Uno studio della Banca dei Regolamenti Internazionali, o BIS, ha rilevato che la Privacy aumenta la disponibilità dei partecipanti a utilizzare una CBDC fino al 60% quando acquistano prodotti sensibili alla privacy.

Padlock and chain (Georg Bommeli/ Unsplash)

Policy

CBDCs como um dólar digital enfrentam dúvidas sem proteções de Política de Privacidade , descobrem organizações importantes

Um estudo do Bank for International Settlements, ou BIS, descobriu que a Política de Privacidade aumenta em até 60% a disposição dos participantes de usar um CBDC ao comprar produtos sensíveis à privacidade.

Padlock and chain (Georg Bommeli/ Unsplash)

Policy

Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial May Be Over, but The Bahamas Is Living Its Own Trial

Bankman-Fried may have been convicted, but The Bahamas appears to be dealing with the stigma of rolling out a red carpet for FTX.

A musician in downtown Nassau, The Bahamas on a day no cruise ship had docked
Courtesy: Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk
Date: October 2023

Finance

CoinShares Secures Option to Buy Valkyrie's ETF Unit

A takeover would give the company a foothold in the U.S. as investors get optimistic that crypto ETFs will win SEC approval.

Jean-Marie Mognetti, CEO CoinShares (CoinShares)

Markets

Solana's SOL Rallies 20% in a Day, Erasing Woes of Past 18 Months

The Solana token's massive rally this year increases the odds that FTX customers will recoup all their lost money.

Solana price (CoinDesk)

Finance

Meet Midas: A New Yield-Bearing Stablecoin Investing in U.S. Treasuries

The proposed stablecoin, which tokenizes ownership of Treasuries, mentions BlackRock, Circle, Fireblocks and Coinfirm as "institutional partners."

(Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin ETF Excitement Drives Wall Street Giant CME Above Binance in BTC Futures Rankings

CME's rise to the top rank highlights the growing institutional demand for bitcoin, as the venue is almost exclusively used by large traditional financial institutions, one analyst noted.

Top exchanges by bitcoin futures open interest (CoinGlass)

Markets

Ether Surges to 7-Month High, Outshines Bitcoin on BlackRock ETF Plans; Altcoins Plunge

Bitcoin hit an 18-month high near $38,000 before pulling back sharply.

ETH price (CoinDesk)