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.

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Policy

Telegram's Fight Against SEC Will Help Push Cryptocurrency Legislation, Says Trade Group

Telegram’s ongoing court battle with the SEC over its $1.7 billion token offering could put pressure on Congress to move cryptocurrency regulation forward, according to the Blockchain Association.

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Finance

CEO Says BlockFi Is Lending to Crypto Miners as Other Providers Pull Back

Crypto lending platform BlockFi has begun extending credit to miners as competition for their business has eased during the coronavirus crisis.

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince

Finance

Kraken Hires Lawyer Marco Santori to Ramp Up Acquisitions

Marco Santori, who helped write the SAFT framework, is leaving Blockchain.com to helm Kraken's expanding legal team.

Seema Mody, Jose Pagliery, Marco Santori and Maria Vullo. (Credit:  CoinDesk)

Tech

P2P Exchange Hodl Hodl Takes First Step in Bringing Private Bitcoin Trades to BlueWallet Users

Users of the BlueWallet app can now view available trades on Hodl Hodl, with trading coming soon.

Igor Korsakov, co-founder of BlueWallet

Policy

Judge Denies Telegram's Request to Issue Gram Tokens to Non-US Investors

A federal judge denied Telegram's request to issue Gram tokens to non-U.S. investors.

The Southern District of New York's courthouse (elbud / Shutterstock)

Finance

Binance Crypto Exchange Is Launching Its First Bitcoin Mining Pool

Binance has been offering "generous" referral bonuses for its new crypto mining pool.

(Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao/CoinDesk)

Policy

Telegram Hopes It Can Still Sell Tokens to Non-US Investors After Court Ruling

Telegram has asked a court to clarify if it can still issue its tokens to non-U.S. investors after a preliminary injunction blocked the issuance in the U.S.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov

Finance

Bitcoin Price Decline Prompts US Mining Firm to Shut Down 'Indefinitely'

Digital Farms is halting operations due to low bitcoin prices, its owner says.

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Policy

Devs Plot Launch of Telegram's Blockchain Without Company's Involvement

Developers are discussing ways to launch Telegram's blockchain without the messaging app company's participation, following a court order tying its hands.

Fedor Skuratov, the founder of the TON Community Foundation / photo courtesy of Skuratov

Policy

Russian Prime Minister Introduces Bill to Allow Fintech Sandboxes, Blockchain Included

The new bill would allow the creation of “experimental regulatory regimes” for companies working on cutting-edge technologies like AI and distributed ledgers.

Russian government building