Anna Baydakova

Anna writes about blockchain projects and regulation with a special focus on Eastern Europe and Russia. She is especially excited about stories on privacy, cybercrime, sanctions policies and censorship resistance of decentralized technologies.
She graduated from the Saint Petersburg State University and the Higher School of Economics in Russia and got her Master's degree at Columbia Journalism School in New York City.
She joined CoinDesk after years of writing for various Russian media, including the leading political outlet Novaya Gazeta.
Anna owns BTC and an NFT of sentimental value.

Anna Baydakova

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Finance

Binance Reports Resolving Issue With Its DOGE Wallet

Most affected users confirmed that their accounts have been unfrozen.

(Getty Images)

Policy

Russians Conduct $5B Worth of Crypto Transactions a Year, Central Bank Says

The regulator said it is worried people will start putting their savings into stablecoins.

The Bank of Russia

Policy

ConsenSys Suddenly Bars Iranian Students From Ethereum Coding Class

“You are located in a country that we are prohibited from providing goods or services to under U.S. law,” the firm’s ConsenSys Academy told the 50 students.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Tech

Binance Rebuilding DOGE Wallet to Deal With User Account Freeze

The incident led to Elon Musk starting a Twitter war with the exchange.

(Minh Pham/Unsplash)

Policy

Russia’s Chief Taxman Says Crypto Could Erode State Taxation Profits

Head of the Federal Tax Service said tax evasion via crypto needs to be fought.

Russia

Finance

DOGE Users Seethe Over Binance’s 2-Week Withdrawal Freeze

They wonder why a Dogecoin upgrade that led to a Binance glitch now leaves them out in the cold.

Some DOGE users' accounts could be frozen for the next 2 weeks. (Cultura/Mallon Industries/Image Source/Getty Images)

Finance

Binance Freezes Doge Withdrawals as Users Report Being Asked to Return Coins They Don’t Have

Binance users say that the crypto exchange is not allowing them to make any withdrawals until they return the DOGE.

(Getty Images)

Finance

This Imprisoned Russian Artist Is Selling NFTs to Support His Family and Fellow Inmates

Pavel Skazkin, aka “Papasweeds,” found a creative outlet, a sense of purpose and a source of income to supplement his meager inmate’s salary, thanks to the NFT market explosion.

Hall of Shame NFT by the imprisoned Russian digital artist Papasweeds (Foundation)