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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Lesser-Known, Lesser-Capitalized AI Companies Present Opportunities in Crypto

Artificial Intelligence may be a theme worth exploring – potentially transformative in the way that cryptocurrencies have been.

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市场

USDC Stablecoin Depegs, Crypto Market Goes Haywire After Silicon Valley Bank Collapses

USDC's normally stable price sank to 87 cents from $1 while Ethereum gas fees soared hours after the crypto-tied bank failed.

(DALL-E/CoinDesk)

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Let’s Talk About Crypto Protocol Layers and Why Investors Must Examine Them

They’re the overflow rooms for the bustling Bitcoin and Ethereum ecosystems.

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Centralized Exchange Scrutiny Will Spur Research of Decentralized Exchanges

Decentralized exchanges have an intriguing road ahead amid the wreckage of FTX.

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政策

Forsage Founders Indicted for $340M Ponzi Scheme Masquerading as DeFi Platform

Company relied on smart contracts whose coding is consistent with a Ponzi scheme, the U.S. Justice Department says.

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Washington Plays Tennis With Crypto

If digital asset regulation is drifting into partisan waters, that’s bad for all involved.

The Washington Monument, Washington, D.C. (ANDREY DENISYUK/GettyImages)

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CoinDesk Wins a Polk Award, One of Journalism's Top Prizes, for Explosive FTX Coverage

Three stories were honored, including Ian Allison’s scoop that led to Sam Bankman-Fried’s $32 billion crypto empire collapsing in days.

(CoinDesk)

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Let’s Talk About Bitcoin’s Price-to-Earnings Ratio

How do you decide if BTC is under- or overvalued?

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Coinbase's CEO Cites 'Rumors' the SEC May Ban Crypto Staking for Retail Customers

"I hope that's not the case as I believe it would be a terrible path for the U.S. if that was allowed to happen," Brian Armstrong tweeted Wednesday.

Brian Armstrong Chief Executive Officer CEO & Co-Founder of Coinbase speaks at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin's 'Golden Cross' Explained

This much talked about technical indicator has value, yet doesn’t tell the whole story.

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