Nick Baker

Nick Baker is CoinDesk's deputy editor-in-chief. He won a Loeb Award for editing CoinDesk's coverage of FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried, including Ian Allison's scoop that caused SBF's empire to collapse. Before joining in 2022, he worked at Bloomberg News for 16 years as a reporter, editor and manager. Previously, he was a reporter at Dow Jones Newswires, wrote for The Wall Street Journal and earned a journalism degree from Ohio University. He owns more than $1,000 of BTC and SOL.

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Ironblocks' 'Venn' Network Aims to Keep Malicious Transactions From Ever Hitting Blockchains

The Israeli firm's Venn security network uses a network of operators to seek out and freeze suspect transactions before they execute.

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Політика

Ripple’s Big Court Win Nonetheless Muddied Waters on Whether XRP Is a Security Deserving Tougher Regulation

In a near-vacuum of legal and regulatory clarity for crypto, district judges’ opinions on whether a given token is a security or not – which determines the level of regulation – can vary from court to court.

Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, speaks at Consensus 2024. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Solana ETF Applications Look Like Bets on Trump Retaking White House, Making U.S. Friendlier to Crypto

VanEck and 21Shares' applications seem doomed under the Biden administration. But they include a deadline that lapses when Trump would be in office, if he wins the presidency in November.

Donald Trump's recent crypto embrace means solana ETFs might have a shot if he becomes president again. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Solana ETFs and Huge SOL Gains a Real Possibility Under Trump, Major Crypto Trader Says

Market maker GSR sees bigger upside for SOL than bitcoin saw when it got U.S. ETFs.

Donald Trump at an NFT event at Mar-a-Lago on May 8, 2024. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Політика

Crypto Giants Notch Wins in Expensive Quest to Sway U.S. Politics – Without Mentioning Crypto

Coinbase, Ripple and a16z donated unprecedented money to influence the outcomes of congressional races, but nobody wants to say who's in charge, how it works or even to discuss digital assets in campaign ads.

CEO Brian Armstrong's Coinbase is among the top industry backers of the crypto campaign fund that's shifting the landscape in the 2024 U.S. elections. (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

Аналіз Новин

Biden Likely to Win Popular Vote, but Lose Presidency, Prediction Market Signals

Plus: $DJT believers dispute the resolution of a Polymarket bet, insisting the "preponderance of evidence" shows Barron Trump's involvement.

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - JANUARY 09: U.S. President Joe Biden looks on during a welcome ceremony as part of the '2023 North American Leaders' Summit at Palacio Nacional on January 09, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. President Lopez Obrador, USA President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gather in Mexico from January 9 to 11 as part of the 10th North American Leaders' Summit. The agenda includes topics on the climate change, immigration, trade and economic integration, security among others. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)

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Jump's Kariya, Who Went From Intern to Crypto Leader, Is Leaving Trading Giant

The Wormhole hack and Terra/Luna blowup happened while he ran Jump's crypto operation.

Jump Crypto President Kanav Kariya (Danny Nelson)

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This Is Why Altcoin Investors Struggle Despite Bitcoin, Ether Sitting Near Yearly Highs

Constantly diluting supply with token unlocks, selling pressure from venture funds, lack of fresh inflows to crypto and seasonal trends all contributed to the brutal drawdown in altcoin prices.

Risks of a deeper pullback are growing for BTC (mana5280/Unsplash)

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Billionaire Tech CEO Michael Dell Signals Bitcoin Interest Via Michael Saylor Retweet

Dell and Saylor engaged in a short back-and-forth on X over the past day.

AUSTIN, TEXAS - APRIL 25: Michael Dell attends the 12th Annual Mack, Jack & McConaughey Gala at ACL Live on April 25, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images)

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NEAR Foundation Forms Nuffle Labs With $13M in Funding

The spinout is aimed at advancing NEAR's modularity and bringing more decentralized development to the ecosystem.

16:9 Altan Tutar, Nuffle Labs CEO (Nuffle Labs)