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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Markets

DBS Bank CEO: We Have Twice as Many Engineers as Bankers

Banks and financial regulators should facilitate the tokenization of the financial system, DBS CEO Piyush Gupta said during Consensus 2021.

Piyush Gupta, chief executive officer of DBS Group Holdings

Policy

Binance's Brian Brooks: Digital Dollar 'More a Discussion Than a Reality'

Building central bank digital currencies is not the American way, said the former Acting Comptroller of the Currency on CoinDesk TV today.

Binance.US CEO Brian Brooks

Markets

Diem Co-Creator Says Original Plan for Stablecoin Was 'Naive'

Diem, the latest iteration of Facebook's ambitious Libra project, had to make multiple concessions to calm the regulators. Chief Economist Christian Catalini explains the evolution.

Diem co-creator Christian Catalini said the original vision for the stablecoin may have been "naive."

Markets

Russian Artists to Sell NFTs to Support Journalists Under Pressure

Russian digital artists will sell NFTs to support Meduza, a media outlet designated as a "foreign agent" by the Kremlin.

Meduza journalists

Markets

Investors in Failed TON Project Sue Telegram

A group of investors wants compensation for the way Telegram refunded them, and is suing the company in London.

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Markets

Russian Political Candidates Will Have to Report Crypto Holdings

A bill before parliament will require candidates to say how much they spent on digital assets during the past three years.

Security cameras outside the Russian parliament building

Finance

DarkSide Hackers' Bitcoin Stash Tracked

DarkSide hackers might have received 321.5 BTC for ransom since March, with 107 BTC still unaccounted for.

Detective board with evidence

Markets

From Risky to Promising: Ukraine's Quest to Become a Dream Crypto Jurisdiction

Ukraine is the leader in global crypto adoption but it isn't crypto's favorite jurisdiction yet – though the country is trying to change this.

Monument of Independence in Kyiv (Andreas Wolochow/Shutterstock)

Policy

Election Monitors Call Russia's Blockchain Voting a Black Box: Report

The Russian Central Election Commission won't allow observers to look under the hood of its blockchain voting system, experts say.

Critics say Russia's blockchain voting system is a black box.