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Anna Baydakova

Investigative Reporter

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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Facebook Seeks Wallet Engineers as Blockchain Job Openings Top 30

Facebook is looking to hire more than 30 blockchain professionals, including six engineers for the Calibra crypto wallet.

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Chainalysis Hires FinCEN Vet to Tackle Crypto's New 'Travel Rule' Challenge

Chainalysis has hired a FinCEN official to help crypto firms comply with tough new FATF data-sharing requirements.

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Facebook Seeking Crypto Wallet Data Engineer, Regulatory Policy Expert

Facebook is seeking a data professional to work on its crypto wallet Calibra, as well as a policy specialist to help with regulatory hurdles.

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All Global Crypto Exchanges Must Now Share Customer Data, FATF Rules

The Financial Action Task Force has officially ruled that crypto firms worldwide must share client data with each other.

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Facebook's Crypto Hiring Spree Continues With Search for Finance Lead

Fresh off releasing the white paper for its Libra coin, Facebook is looking to hire a finance program manager in blockchain.

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Oxfam Trials Delivery of Disaster Relief Using Ethereum Stablecoin DAI

Oxfam International, a U.K.-based non-profit group, just spent a month testing MakerDAO's stablecoin DAI as a vehicle for helping disaster victims.

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'Big Four' firm PwC has launched a new tool for auditing cryptocurrency transaction data.

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Crypto App, Debit Card 2Gether Adds Dash to Roster of 9 Tokens

2gether, a European payment app allowing users to spend crypto via a Visa debit card, is adding dash to its list of nine supported coins.

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Microsoft and Salesforce have joined Hyperledger, lending their enterprise software heft to the DLT consortium.

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Retail Giant Target Is Quietly Working on a Blockchain for Supply Chains

Retail giant Target has quietly entered the blockchain space, working with Hyperledger on supply chain solutions.

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