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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Crypto Must Take Fraud Prevention Seriously: Crypto Long & Short

Countries that enable regulatory technology while avoiding reliance on legacy bureaucratic approaches will be a breakaway leader in cryptocurrencies.

(Emmanuel Ikwuegbu/Unsplash)

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A Wall Street (Crypto) Analyst’s Take on ChainLink: Crypto Long & Short

If the LINK token were a stock, here’s what an analyst might say.

(Nick Fewings/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Steady at $29.3K After Fed Rate Hike and Powell Press Conference

The U.S. central bank as expected lifted its benchmark fed funds rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday afternoon.

BTC

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Elon Musk’s Twitter Overhaul Could Be Huge for DOGE and Crypto Generally

“Elon clearly has an affinity for DOGE, almost as part of a running joke, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he actually went through with enabling payments via DOGE.”

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Indonesia's New Crypto Exchange Opens After Long Delays

The long-awaited national bourse for crypto has been operational since July 17, according to an official announcement from Thursday.

Jakarta, Indonesia

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Fed Dramatically Speeds Up U.S. Payments With FedNow, but Downplays Any Tie to CBDCs

Some argue it would weaken crypto’s payments use case or form a bridge to a digital dollar.

Fed Chair Jay Powell is set to speak after the central bank held policy steady (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

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The GBTC Discount Is Narrowing; Here's Why It Matters

The possibility the SEC will approve the conversion of GBTC into an ETF is playing a role, according to analysts.

GBTC discount to NAV (Ycharts)

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Stablecoin Issuer Lybra Finance Launches Arbitrum Testnet Amid Quest to Be More DeFi-Friendly

Users can now interact with Lybra’s new companion stablecoin peUSD, which is said to be more compatible with decentralized finance protocols than the protocol’s main stablecoin eUSD.

Lybra Finance launched its version 2 test network on Arbitrum Wednesday morning. (Getty Images)

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Professor Gary Gensler vs. SEC Chair Gary Gensler: Crypto Long & Short

Gary Gensler once taught a class on crypto. Is he contradicting himself now in his powerful Washington role?

Chairman for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Gary Gensler. (SEC, modified by CoinDesk)

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Not All Crypto Custody Is Created Equal: Crypto Long & Short

FTX, Celsius and BlockFi gave the industry a fresh perspective on crypto custody services.

(Emiel Maters/Unsplash)