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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Markets

Ripple's Brad Garlinghouse Foresees XRP, Solana, Cardano ETFs: Consensus 2024

It's only a matter of time, the CEO of Ripple said on stage at Consensus 2024 in Austin.

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

Markets

TRUMP Token Sinks After Former U.S. President Is Found Guilty in New York

TRUMP dropped 35%, while Jeo Boden surged 20% in the aftermath.

Trump arrives at an NFT dinner in May 2024. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

NYSE Would Consider Crypto Trading If Regulatory Picture Were Clearer, President Says at Consensus 2024

NYSE President Lynn Martin and Bullish CEO Tom Farley discussed crypto regulations, changing U.S. politics and the limitations and opportunities of blockchain tech to improve traditional markets.

Tom Farley, CEO of Bullish, and Lynn Martin, President of the New York Stock Exchange, speak at Consensus 2024 by CoinDesk.(Shutterstock/CoinDesk/Suzanne Cordiero)

Finance

Coinbase, Circle, Kraken Join Crypto's New 'Neighborhood Watch' for Cyberthreats

Consensys, the Solana Foundation and Fireblocks are also among the baker's dozen founding members of Crypto ISAC.

Cybersecurity (FlyD/Unsplash)

Finance

NYSE Plans Bitcoin Options, Bringing Another TradFi Giant Into Crypto

CoinDesk Indices' XBX is currently the benchmark for $20 billion in ETF assets under management.

The New York Stock Exchange (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Policy

One-Third of U.S. Voters Say They'll Weigh Candidates' Crypto Views Before Voting: Poll

A Harris Poll glimpse of voters' crypto views – paid for by bitcoin ETF issuer Grayscale – shows increasing interest, and 77% think a U.S. presidential candidate should know crypto.

(wildpixel/GettyImages)

Finance

Crypto Governance Advisory MetaLeX Raises $2.75M

Gabriel Shapiro wants to "BORGify" crypto governance.

Gabriel Shapiro (Gabriel Shapiro)

Markets

Ether ETFs Clear Major Hurdle, Though SEC Hasn't Cleared Them for Trading Yet

"A week ago, I would've said you were a little crazy to think that these ETFs were going to get SEC approval," a Bloomberg analyst said.

SEC (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. House Passes Bill Banning Federal Reserve From Issuing a CBDC

The bill's prospects in the Senate are unclear, however.

U.S. Capitol Building (Louis Velazquez/Unsplash)

Finance

Bitcoin Is Coming to Ethereum Stalwart MetaMask: Sources

MetaMask is a giant in the Ethereum ecosystem, but it's poised to cross one of the biggest tribal divides in crypto.

Bitcoin is coming to MetaMask (Unsplash)