Paddy Baker

Paddy Baker is a London-based cryptocurrency reporter. He was previously senior journalist at Crypto Briefing.

Paddy holds positions in BTC and ETH, as well as smaller amounts of LTC, ZIL, NEO, BNB and BSV.

Paddy Baker

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Finanza

Standard Chartered to Launch Institutional Crypto Custody Solution

The head of Standard Chartered's venture arm said the crypto custody solution could launch into test phase sometime later this year.

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Mercati

Mastercard Now Allows Crypto Firm Wirex to Issue Payment Cards

Mastercard said Wirex is the first crypto company to become a principal member, meaning it can directly issue payment cards to its customers.

mastercard

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Malaysia Crackdown Unlikely to Affect Binance, eToro

Malaysia’s financial watchdog has said Binance and eToro don’t comply with the country’s securities law; it’s unlikely to make much of a difference to their local operations, however.

Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur

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Thailand Already Using Central Bank's Digital Currency

Thailand's digital currency is backed by the central bank’s foreign currency reserves, which have grown by $25 billion over the past 12 months.

Bangkok

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Twitter Says Hacker Group Targeted 130 Accounts

Those behind Wednesday’s Twitter hack targeted up to 130 accounts and managed to gain full control of a smaller subset.

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ConsenSys Accused of Stealing Payment Startup’s Code for Rival Service

BlockCrushr claims investor ConsenSys abused its position of trust to gain access to its source code and create an alternative offering.

ConsenSys CEO Joseph Lubin (CoinDesk archives)

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Microsoft Partners With Waves Enterprise to Tokenize Industrial Assets

The five-year agreement will see Microsoft and Waves collaborate on a possible asset tokenization platform for company equipment.

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OKCoin Joins Coinbase in Supplying Oracle Feed for DeFi Project Compound

OKCoin says its regulated status and liquidity mean users will be able to trust that its data feed will be accurate and reliable.

OKCoin Japan's team (OKCoin Japan)

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Man Charged With Defrauding $4.5M in Crypto to Fund Gambling Habit

The New York man asked investors for loans for what he called a low-risk investment, but the DOJ said most of the money was sent to offshore gambling sites.

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Finanza

Grayscale Says Institutions Invested Record $900M in Crypto Products in Q2

Two consecutive record quarters for Grayscale mean cumulative capital inflows have doubled in the past six months to $2.6 billion.

sonnenshein, grayscale