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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Markets

Ether Futures ETFs Are Poised for U.S. Approval, Bloomberg Reports

They would join bitcoin futures ETFs that are already approved.

(Drahomír Posteby-Mach/Unsplash)

Policy

Coinbase-Backed Group Loses Lawsuit Arguing Tornado Cash Sanctions Overstepped U.S. Treasury's Authority

The group of developers and investors sued the Treasury Department last year.

Preston Van Loon, Prysmatic Labs at C22 (Scott Moore/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC Can Try to Appeal Groundbreaking XRP Ruling, Judge Rules

A federal judge will let the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission file a motion that, if granted, would allow it to appeal a ruling that XRP transactions through exchanges didn’t violate securities laws.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse  (Scott Moore/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

Coinbase, Tarred as an Illicit Exchange by the SEC, Quietly Got Regulated Elsewhere in the U.S.

The firm’s new futures commission merchant status at the CFTC may undermine the other U.S. markets regulator – the SEC – and bolster the case for ether as a commodity.

Coinbase Inc. quietly cleared a major hurdle for getting regulated in the U.S., though it's not with the Securities and Exchange Commission. (CoinDesk)

Tech

Just-Launched Sei Blockchain's New Token Plunges 24% After Airdrop

Complaints flooded X (formerly Twitter) about the scantiness of the new SEI token allocations to early adopters, as many recipients apparently moved to dump their holdings on the market.

(CoinGecko)

Finance

Blockchain-Harnessing AI Project Jada Receives $25M in Capital

The project's aim is to offer AI services that aid decision-making for organizations and scale up their operations.

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Markets

Bitcoin Plunges 9%, Sank Below $25K on Binance as August Turns Very Ugly

A boring August has turned into a bloodbath. Two-thirds of leveraged funds' positions are short, one observer said, noting the bearish bias of sophisticated traders.

BTC's price sank (CoinDesk)

Tech

Shiba Inu’s Ethereum Layer-2 Blockchain Shibarium Goes Live Amid Push for DeFi Growth

The much-awaited Shibarium network saw over 21 million wallets created during its testnet and is expected to position Shiba Inu as a serious DeFi contender.

(Getty Images)

CoinDesk Indices

In Canada, Spot Bitcoin ETFs Have Been Working for Years

Gorast Tasevski and Haan Palcu-Chang of Purpose Investments share thoughts about bitcoin ETFs – and Canada.

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CoinDesk Indices

Why Crypto Investors Should Care About Tokenomics: Crypto Long & Short

Perceptions of token issuance by projects have changed dramatically during the crypto winter.

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