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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Policy

Bank of Russia Suggests NFT, Smart Contract Regulation

Russia's central bank suggested detailed framework for trading digital assets.

Russian flag (Egor Filin/Unsplash)

Finance

Zhao, CEO de Binance, sugiere que el exchange podría seguir aceptando usuarios rusos

Mientras que los exchanges de criptomonedas de la Unión Europea han cumplido con las sanciones contra Rusia, la decisión no es tan clara fuera de Europa, dijo el CEO de Binance.

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Finance

Binance CEO Zhao Suggests Exchange Might Still Allow Russian Users

While the crypto exchange's EU entities have complied with sanctions against Russia, the decision isn't as clear outside of Europe, the Binance CEO said.

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Southeast Asia Leads the World in Crypto Adoption, Propelled by Play-to-Earn Gaming: Chainalysis

Games like Axie Infinity and cross-border crypto transfer applications push “lower middle income” nations to global leadership in crypto adoption.

AI Artwork Vietnam and Axie Infinity (Midjourney/CoinDesk)

Finance

Coinbase Threatens to Sue Crypto Traders Who Profited From Pricing Glitch

A thousand users in the republic of Georgia made wild profits on a Coinbase pricing glitch. Now the U.S.-based crypto exchange wants the money back.

Various banknote and money of the Republic of Georgia (Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Russian Journalists, Activists Kicked Off Crypto Exchanges Due to EU Sanctions

The European Commission last week boosted restrictions on providing financial services to Russians.

Russians face new crypto sanctions in the European Union. (Getty Images)

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Bitcoin and Beyond: The Future of Cryptocurrency Investing

Experts weigh in on the future of crypto as currency ahead of CoinDesk's I.D.E.A.S. conference.

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