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

Coinbase Exec Leaves Crypto Exchange for Stablecoin Issuer

Vaishali Mehta, a senior compliance manager at Coinbase from November 2017 to November 2018, has joined TrustToken as head of compliance.

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Markets

Novogratz Buys Another 2.7% of His Galaxy Digital Crypto Fund for $5 Million

Michael Novogratz has increased his stake in Galaxy Digital Holdings, Ltd. to nearly 80 percent.

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Markets

Wyoming County Moves to Put Land Records on Blockchain

Medici Land Governance, a subsidiary of Overstock, signed a memorandum of understanding with Teton County, Wyoming, to digitize property titles.

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Markets

Overstock's Medici Acquires Digital Tokens Representing Startup Equity Shares

Overstock's Medici Ventures has successfully transferred 3.6 million tokenized shares from Chainstone Labs using Ravencoin's blockchain.

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Markets

Amazon Plays Its Own Game With Enterprise Blockchain

Amazon Web Services, the e-commerce giant’s cloud computing arm, is having its proverbial blockchain cake and eating it, too.

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Markets

Overstock's tZERO to Develop a Cobalt-Backed Token for Hong Kong Investor

The engagement could lead to the tokenization of up to $200 million worth of cobalt, which is used to make electric vehicle batteries, in 2019.

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Overstock Venture Chief Expects Market for Blockchain Products in 2019

Overstock's blockchain arm, Medici Ventures, has big plans for 2019, as the e-commerce giant moves towards a February sale.

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A Top-5 US Hospital Is Exploring Blockchain for Patient Data

Massachusetts General, a top-five U.S. hospital, is partnering with a blockchain startup to find better ways to store and share patient data.

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Coinbase's Former Fraud Lead Has Left to Join Tech Firm Twilio

One of Coinbase's longest-servicing employees, risk operations manager Rees Atlas, has left the Silicon Valley cryptocurrency exchange for Twilio.

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ConsenSys Backs $2.1 Million Funding Round for Ethereum Privacy Startup

ConsenSys Labs has led a $2.1 million seed round for AZTEC, a startup working to make ethereum transactions private.

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