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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金融

Coinbase Creates New Crypto Lending Service Geared Toward Large Investors

Coinbase (COIN) raised $57 million for the platform as of Sept. 1, according to an SEC filing.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

市场

Large Bitcoin Holders Accumulate $1.5B Worth of BTC as Price Wavers

The accumulation suggests optimism among large investors, IntoTheBlock’s head of research noted.

(Todd Cravens/Unsplash)

科技

MakerDAO Should Use Solana’s Code to Build Its New Blockchain, Co-Founder Says

Some community members have already pushed back against the idea.

Rune Christensen (Trevor Jones)

市场

Bitcoin Slumps to $25.5K, With Price Now Probing August Low

A modestly softer-than-expected employment report Friday morning failed to provide a positive catalyst.

Bitcoin continues to slump (CoinDesk)

金融

Grayscale’s SEC Victory May Render Alameda’s Redemptions Lawsuit Unnecessary, Bloomberg Analysts Say

The ruling could lead to Grayscale's GBTC converting into a bitcoin ETF, which would allow redemptions, making Alameda's suit unnecessary, Bloomberg Intelligence analysts said in a note on Wednesday.

Grayscale's Michael Sonnenshein speaks at Invest: NYC 2019 (CoinDesk)

金融

Robinhood’s Crypto Wallet Adds Bitcoin and Dogecoin

The company is also beginning to roll out Ethereum swaps.

Johann Kerbrat, GM of Robinhood Crypto (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

政策

Controversial Digital Euro Plan to Be Led by Architect of Landmark MiCA Crypto Law

Center-right lawmaker Stefan Berger, who previously negotiated the MiCA crypto law for the European Parliament, now heads up a CBDC proposal many colleagues are skeptical about.

The EU has passed new crypto laws (Pixabay)

CoinDesk Indices

Why Good Indexes Are Vital to Crypto’s Future

U.S. regulatory crackdown is hampering their development

Index (Maksym Kaharlytskyi/Unsplash)

CoinDesk Indices

A Guide to TradFi Blockchain Adoption

As financial institutions look to come on-chain, total value locked, or TVL, is anticipated to be the leading indicator of where adoption will occur.

(Sean Pollock/Unsplash)

市场

Grayscale’s Victory Ignites a GBTC Trading Frenzy as Investors Bet on Narrowing Discount to Bitcoin Price

The SEC must review its rejection to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into an exchange-traded fund, the appeals court ruled Tuesday.

Grayscale ad (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)